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are having difficulty with interference or batteries, then let your nurse know. In most cases, surgery patients may continue to wear their hearing aids.

Closed captioning is available on all televisions. TDD and other assistive devices are available.

Internet Service

Saint Alphonsus has free wireless Internet service throughout the hospital. If you do not have a laptop computer, you can use the public computers in our Kissler Library and Research Center, located on the second floor of the Central Tower. Our librarians are happy to help you. From inside the hospital, dial ext. 3993 for services.

Notary Public

Please contact Patient Financial Services at ext. 3127 or (208) 367-3127.

Advance Directives

If you have an advance directive, which is a Living Will or Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare, please make sure your doctor and nurse know about it. The copy you provide will be inserted into your hospital record so your healthcare team is fully aware of your desires for treatment should you be unable to speak for yourself.

Advance directives are the way in which you can tell family members, your doctor, and the hospital more about your choices for medical treatment. It is very important that the doctor caring for you in the hospital knows that you have an advance directive.

In Idaho, there are two kinds of advance directives: the Living Will and the Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare. While both are legal documents, you do not need a lawyer to help you create them. Both are forms available at Saint Alphonsus by asking your doctor, nurse, or chaplain for copies. Or, you can get a copy from http://www.uslegalforms.com.

The Idaho Living Will is a way for you to indicate what kind of medical treatment you would like to receive if you have a terminal illness and are unable to say what you want at the time. You may choose to receive life-support treatment, nutrition/hydration, or you may refuse some or all of these. The Living Will lets you say what you prefer.

The Idaho Durable Power of Attorney lets you say who you appoint to officially make decisions about your medical treatment and care if you are not able to make these decisions for yourself. Unlike the Living Will, which takes effect only if you have a terminal illness, the Idaho Durable Power of Attorney names your spokesperson for any medical situation when you are unable to speak for yourself because of accident, injury, or illness.