Share your preferences
Tell your clinical team what matters to you and discuss which treatments you would or would not accept.
Your beliefs and treatment choicesCare that respects
Care that respects
your beliefs.
Information for patients who wish to discuss care without blood transfusions, including Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Our approachRespect for your choices.
Respect for your choices.
Clear conversations about care.
Atasemanso Hospital does not administer blood transfusions.
This approach is important to patients who decline transfusions for religious or personal reasons, including Jehovah’s Witnesses. We encourage you to discuss your beliefs and treatment preferences directly with your clinical team.
Each person’s needs must be assessed individually. Your clinician should discuss the available treatment options, risks, limitations and any referral that may be needed. Not every condition or procedure can be managed without transfusion, and this approach does not remove the risks of an illness, childbirth or surgery.
Before planned treatment or travel, speak with the hospital to confirm whether the care you need can appropriately be provided here. Treatment decisions and consent are discussed with the clinical team, rather than through the website information guide.
Discuss arrangements with the hospitalDiscuss the options
Ask about the options for your individual circumstances, including risks, limitations and the hospital’s scope of care.
Agree the next step
The team will assess suitability and discuss care arrangements or referral where appropriate. Your clinical team will explain the options and limitations before treatment.