There are times when questions and options about medical care and treatment pose dilemmas for patients, families, physicians and staff. Often there is no clear right or wrong answer. The Center for Clinical Ethics has experienced consultants available to help with unresolved ethical concerns.
The Center for Clinical Ethics was formed to provide confidential, ethical advice to patients, family members and hospital staff dealing with difficult healthcare decisions for themselves and for others. The Center for Clinical Ethics includes 6 different Ethics Committees that provide ethical guidance at the different delivery networks within the Yale New Haven Health System. Each Ethics Committee includes medical physicians, psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, chaplains, bioethicists, and non-Yale New Haven Health community members bound by legal confidentiality agreements to protect patient and family privacy.
We offer patients and families guidance concerning:
An ethics consultation may help whenever it is difficult to choose the best care or course of action for you or a family member. A consultation can provide education and guidance to the hospital and medical staff that they may use in their decision-making.
Patients, family members, and any member of the healthcare team may request a consultation. Medical staff may assist interested patients or family members with making a request.
When a consultation is requested:
To request a consultation with the Center for Clinical Ethics call the number provided for your delivery network on this webpage, or ask your nurse to call for you.
These lines are staffed during regular business hours. Messages left at other times will be returned during regular business hours.
Eileen Curley, Administrative Assistant for the Dept. of Anesthesiology
203-384-3801
Dr. Lisa Caramico
203-258-9926
Dr. R. Morgan Bain
203-863-4625
Palliative Care Office
860-442-0711, ext. 2702
401-316-4134
or the hospital operator
Adult Bioethics (both campuses)
(203)-688-2997
Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital
Please call to request an ethics consult
203-785-4651
If you have additional questions about the Center for Clinical Ethics, you can contact the Center directly:
(203)-688-2997
[email protected]
These lines are staffed during regular business hours. Messages left at other times will be returned during regular business hours.
Eileen Curley, Administrative Assistant for the Dept. of Anesthesiology
(203) 384-3801
Dr. Lisa Caramico
203-258-9926
Call the hospital operator and ask to speak to the Nursing Administrative Coordinator and ask for an Ethics Consult
(203) 863-3000
Palliative Care Office
(860) 442-0711, ext. 2702
(401) 316-4134
or the hospital operator
Adult Bioethics (both campuses)
(203)-688-2997
Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital
Please call to request an ethics consult
203-785-4651
If you have additional questions about the Center for Clinical Ethics, you can contact the Center directly:
(203)-688-2997
[email protected]
