Advance Care Planning FAQ

Advance directives, including Health Care Proxies and Living Wills, help ensure your healthcare wishes are honored during emergencies when you may not be able to communicate. They provide clarity and guidance, helping reduce stress for loved ones during difficult times. Taking time to plan ahead can ease uncertainty and help ensure care reflects what matters most to you.






Liver Transplant Surgery

What is a liver transplant?

A liver transplant is a surgery during which doctors remove your sick or injured liver and replace it with a healthy liver from a donor. Most often, the liver is from a deceased organ donor. Sometimes, a portion of the liver of a healthy living donor can be used for transplantation.
 

Who needs a liver transplant?

You cannot live without a liver. If your liver damaged to a point that it doesn’t work properly, in other words if you have liver failure, a liver transplant can help you to become healthy again and save your life.


LGBTQIA+ Health Resources

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Resources to Empower the LGBTQIA+ Community

At UMass Memorial Health, we are dedicated to providing comprehensive care and support for the LGBTQIA+ community. Discrimination has no place in health care, and our commitment to serve you is unwavering. Here are some regional and national resources that can empower the LGBTQIA+ community when accessing care: