In selecting a guardian advocate, the court shall give preference to a health care surrogate, if one has already been designated by the patient. If the patient has not previously selected a health care surrogate, except for good cause documented in the court record, the selection shall be made from the following list in the order of listing:
The patient’s spouse.
An adult child of the patient.
A parent of the patient.
The adult next of kin of the patient.
An adult friend of the patient.
An adult trained and willing to serve as guardian advocate for the patient.
So the hospital knew that my mother and I were communicating with Cathy and were available to serve as her health care surrogate, yet they went ahead and appointed a guardian advocate. I'm going to be sure to bring this up to...someone. The hospital? Carol, maybe? The physician? Not sure exactly yet who the best person would be to ask about this. Guess I'll start with an email to Carol and go from there.
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