DNR vs. Living Will vs. POLST in the Age of COVID

By Eric Goldberg, Esq., Certified Elder Law Attorney,   Mandelbaum Salsburg P.C.
DNR vs. Living Will vs. POLST in the Age of COVID-19 - The current healthcare crisis has created an influx of calls to our office regarding the efficacy of DNR orders and Living Wills. In the last few weeks, we have received multiple communications like this: “I can’t believe my mom has a DNR. Now that she has been diagnosed with COVID-19 (or is concerned about contracting it), the hospital will never put her on a ventilator!” 

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