Advance Care Planning in an Urban Hospital: Sustainability and Growth in Documenting Care Plans over Four-Years

Khadeja Kausar, Edward Coffield, Sampath Gopalan, Regina Tarkovsky, Sarah Egan, Robert A Press, John Marshall, Maimonides Medical Center, Hofstra University, Internal Medicine Resident, Maimonides Medical Center, Deptment of Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Hospice Physician, Calvary Hospice at Home, Calvary Hospital, Bronx NY, Department of Medicine, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, Executive Vice President of Medical Affairs, Chief Medical Officer, Maimonides Medical Center

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®

Published online on August 12, 2026

Abstract

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundAdvance care planning (ACP) aligns treatment pathways with patient preferences. Many acute care patients are admitted without advance care plans (AC-Plans) which may result in patients receiving care misaligned with their preferences. ...