At Scripps, we believe you should have control of your medical treatment, and we do anything we can to help you make the best decisions for your care. We call this Patient-Centered Decision Making, which means:

• We’ll help you understand your treatment choices and the possible outcomes of each.
• You have the right to choose the treatment you receive, and even refuse treatment.
• We’ll help get you all the information you need so you can make an informed decision.

Our physicians, nurses and staff are committed to caring for you as partners, not just as
caregivers. We’ll take the time to discuss your care with you and get the information you need. Our hope is that this information will help increase your control over medical treatment both now and in the future.

• FAQs, which answers question such as “How do I select a doctor?”and “Can other people help with my decisions?”
• Advance Directives, which helps you plan ahead, should you ever get too sick to make decisions for yourself
• Difficult Decisions, which describes how we can help during times when you have to make hard medical decisions