Facing Mortality: Exploring Death Trends and End-of-Life Decision-Making in the United States [Infographic]

Death and dying are difficult subjects for most of us. Yet how our country deals with these issues might inadvertently hurt how health professionals approach end-of-life care and serious illness, all of which incur a significant cost.

In this episode of A Question of Care™, Robert Espinoza speaks with Dr. Joseph Shega, Chief Medical Officer at VITAS Healthcare and Co-Managing Editor of Essential Practices in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. They touch on our country’s relationship with death and dying and how a different approach to these topics would improve final chapter for millions of Americans.

The infographic below offers some key statistics on death trends in the U.S. and lists 10 essential end-of-life documents that all Americans should maintain.

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