LifeCircle is an interdisciplinary and inter-institutional representation of people, organizations, and institutions in South Dakota whose purpose is to improve care at the end of life for people of the state.
Visit the LifeCircle page for more info.
Advance Care Planning are conversations between a patient, family and a healthcare provider about future healthcare decisions that may need to be made if the patient is suddenly ill or injured and unable to make their own medical decisions. These discussions will often result in Advance Directives which are written documents naming a medical power of attorney, directing the type of care they wish to receive through a living will or transportable medical orders if the patient has and advanced disease.
Visit the Advance Care Planning page for more information.
Hospice
- National Hospice Locator
- Core Roles and Responsibilities of Physicians in Hospice Care
- Statewide Hospice Service Areas
- The National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care
- Catholic Health Association
- SD DOH Perinatal Hospice
- Perinatal Hospice & Palliative Care
- Children’s Hospice International
- National Coalition Pediatric Palliative Care Task Force
- NHPCO Pediatric Palliative and Hospice Care
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Step-By-Step Guide for Patients
- Step-By-Step Guide for Caregivers
- Step-By-Step Guide for Practitioners/Physicians
- South Dakota Dispensaries
- Cannabis Consent Form
- Medical Cannabis Journal
- South Dakota Department of Health: 605-773-3361
