Participating Organizations in 2008:

• 76 national organizations
• Nearly 400 state and local organizations 
• Activities in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia
• The US Army and Navy are conducting activities at bases around the world
• Click here to view the complete listing of organizations
• Ten states have established proclamations officially recognizing National Healthcare Decisions Day: AL, CT, CO, MS, MO, PA, SC, VA, WA, WI

• We had 31 states with state liaisons.
• Survey results from only a third of participating organizations indicated nearly 200,000 facility/organization staff members received NHDD/AD information or training, nearly 30,000 members of the general public participated in NHDD events and/or were known to have received advance directive information, and over 5,300 advance directives were completed that day alone!
• There was a variety of coverage in newspapers, TV, radio, and the internet. 
• A Google search of “National Healthcare Decisions Day” on April 17 produced approximately 3 Million hits!

• For the public
• For providers/organizations

• 533 participating sites in 49 states
• More than 2106 registrants requesting professional continuing education credit
• Available for free downloading: http://www.mcguirewoods.com/media/default.asp (password: mwmedia)

• Both houses of Congress issued proclamations for the event (S.Con.Res.73 & H.Con.Res.323)
• Ten states have established proclamations officially recognizing National Healthcare Decisions Day: AL, CT, CO, MS, MO, PA, SC, VA, WA, WI