WV Center for End-of-Life Care

Friday, July 1, 2022 marks the 20th anniversary of the WV Center for End-of-Life Care’s (the Center) official establishment by the West Virginia Legislature on July 1, 2002. In recognition of this milestone, the Center is pleased to share an overview of the history and important dates of the Center’s existence.

1998 – Funding was provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community-Site
Partnership, the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, Project on Death in America,
the West Virginia Humanities Council, the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC), the
State of West Virginia Public Health Bureau, the Soros Foundation, the WV Center for Health Ethics and Law, WVU Health Sciences, and more to support a project called “the West Virginia Initiative to Improve End-of-Life Care.” West Virginia was one of 21 Community-State Partnerships to Improve End-of-Life Care. The West Virginia Center for End-of-Life Care evolved from the West Virginia Initiative to Improve End-of-Life Care.

West Virginia, led by Dr. Alvin Moss, began addressing the needs of the aging population
with a focus on implementing West Virginia’s version of the National POLST form. This would be later named the WV POST (portable orders for scope of treatment) Program. This project was comprised of a 20-member coalition, a major media campaign with Senator Jay Rockefeller and Governor Cecil Underwood, an extensive phone survey, and a summit.

Each of these aspects was focused on collecting information and feedback from health care professionals and organizations, administrators, state agency representatives,
legislators, citizens, consumer groups, and media to ensure the initiative was
representative of the entire state of West Virginia.

Our newsletter featuring today's 20th anniversary!

TODAY marks the 20th anniversary of the WV Center for End-of-Life Care being officially established by the West Virginia Legislature on July 1, 2002. The Center was created to provide coordination, education, and resources to West Virginians to improve medical advance care planning literacy and access.

We will be sharing some interesting history and information related to how the Center came to be what it is today.

As of today, June 7th, a NEW version of the WV Health Care Decisons Act is in effect. This new version introduces major changes to all WV advance directives including removing persistent vegetative state from the Living Will.

Visit our website https://wvendoflife.org/meet-the-forms/ to learn more about the new forms.

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Yesterday, April 17th, was . In honor of , we will be sharing some important messages throughout the day.

Make sure you stay connected during this time as IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS will be made related to the NEW WV Health Care Decisions Act and NEW FORMS!!!

Thank you to everyone who donated to our Center yesterday as part of . You all donated a combined $500. Your generosity will help our Center better serve your community and the state more than you know. For example, $500 can help provide over 3,330 medical orders to health care offices and patients in need.

Thank you again to everyone who donated and who continue to support our Center's mission. If you want to help out without making a donation, make sure you LIKE and REVIEW our Center on Facebook and Google. If you want to donate, we have an open donation fund year round: https://give.wvu.edu/wvendoflife

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As we draw the 2022 Day of Giving to a close we wanted to sincerely thank you all for your donations. We raised over $350 dollars thanks to your kind support

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We’re counting on you, our supporters, to help us support your loved ones with making their voices and their wishes known!
Donate now!

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“Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong…” Record a video of yourself singing or performing “Country Roads” and post it to twitter or Instagram! Make sure to tag us and use
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Did you know that since the beginning of this centers existence we have distributed over 1,300,000 forms? Each of those forms goes to help a loved one get their medical affairs in order. To support us in our continuation to help others please donate today.
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Between 7 and 8 p.m. on social, share a picture of your pet(s) in WVU gear on Twitter or Instagram. Here is a picture of one of our volunteers’ pups, Ziggy, proudly sporting a WVU collar and being a goof! Be sure to tag us in your posts and use
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Power Hour! From 6-7 we will be racing to get as many donations as possible! If you haven’t donated yet, now is the perfect time to donate! Thank you for your continued support of our center!
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A little goes a long way! A smaller monthly payment can add up to a significant gift over time. For the same price as your monthly Netflix subscription, you can help us to continue to provide access to vital end of life care forms to providers who need them.

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2022 WVU Day of Giving March 9, 2022

Between 4 and 5 p.m. on social, post a picture of your kid(s) in WVU gear on Twitter or Instagram and we’ll pick the three most creative ones to be featured on our page! Be sure to tag us and use the hashtag .
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So far, we have raised over $100! We really appreciate all that has been donated! You are all helping us to keep our center running for the foreseeable future!
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We want to thank all first responders for the work that they do bravely every day. From 2-3pm, we encourage you to post a special message of thanks to a first responder or frontline worker who is making an impact everyday especially during the pandemic! Be sure to tag us and use hashtags
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Last year, the Center provided over 100,000 forms to healthcare facilities in need. All forms were sent out with no cost to them. Help us to keep the distribution of these crucial forms free!
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By donating just 30 dollars, you can help us to provide 200 forms to those who need them. These forms can help organize the end-of-life care for all who need it. Every penny helps: https://dayofgiving.wvu.edu/eolc

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Did you know our Center has distributed over 1,300,000 forms since we were officially established in 2002? Each of those forms helps a loved one get their medical affairs in order. Support us in our continuation to help others: https://dayofgiving.wvu.edu/eolc

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To keep our center running, we rely on the help of volunteers for form input and packaging. Most of the volunteers are students at WVU. Our hope is that we can provide them with education on healthcare forms while they graciously provide us with their time and effort. Please help us continue to provide these services to WVU students and Donate Now.
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We love the photos that our volunteers take of the WVU campus here is our favorite. What’s yours? Post your favorite picture of campus and be sure to tag us and use the hashtag
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The day of giving is our biggest fundraiser of the year! Instead of coffee, donate those five dollars to help our center continue to provide access to vital forms on our end-of-life registry.
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Happy Day of Giving! Here’s how you can help
· Share to your social medias
· Participate in some of the Day of Giving challenges and tag our center
· Donate at https://dayofgiving.wvu.edu/eolc

2022 WVU Day of Giving March 9, 2022

And so, it begins! The WV Center for End-of-Life Care is proud to be taking part in the WVU Day of Giving 2022. Your donation would help us to continue to distribute free End-of-Life care forms to those who need them.
Donate now: https://dayofgiving.wvu.edu/eolc

Today is National Donor Day!

Did you know you can store your donor information on the WV e-Directive Registry? Our Registry is the most comprehensive database of its kind in the nation and ensures your forms are available 24/7 for your health care providers.

"The WVU Medicine Transplant Alliance is joining Donate Life West Virginia and the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) to encourage everyone to share the love this Valentine’s Day by registering to be an organ donor today!

According to Donate Life WV, National Donor Day is a time to focus on all types of donation — organ, eye, tissue, blood, platelets, and marrow. Of the more than 115,000 U.S. residents awaiting a life-saving organ transplant, more than 500 of them are West Virginians. Each registered donor can save up to eight lives and improve 75 more.

It is also a day to recognize those who have given and received the gift of life through organ, eye, and tissue donation, those who are currently waiting for a lifesaving transplant, and those who died waiting because an organ was not donated in time.

“Our state has one of the highest rates of kidney failure in the country. Advanced heart and kidney disease are among the leading causes of death for West Virginians. We believe this needs to change. Nobody should die waiting for an organ transplant,” Michael Shullo, PharmD, WVU Medicine associate vice president for transplant services, said. “The more people who register to be donors, the more lives we can save. Organ donors are heroes and these days, we need more heroes. Be a hero; register to be an organ donor.”

WVU Medicine is home to West Virginia’s first and only multi-organ transplant center, making heart and kidney transplant at an academic medical center a reality for people across the state and region.

For more information on transplantation or to refer a potential kidney or heart transplant patient, contact the WVU Medicine Transplant Alliance at 304-974-3004. To register as an organ donor, visit RegisterMe.org/WVUMedicine."

Submit your forms to the WV e-Directive Registry by mail to PO Box 9022, Morgantown, WV 26506, by fax to 844 616 1415, or by secure email to [email protected].

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Our toll free number (877) 209-8086 is working again!

We are happy to help you into the New Year!

Happy New Year!

2022 is starting off a little confusingly. Our toll-free number (877 209 8086) is currently being forwarded to the WVU School of Nursing instead of to our offices. We are aware of this situation and are investigating a fix.

Until then, you can call our offices directly at 304-293-0695! Sorry for the inconvenience.