Adult Ethics

The Ethics Committee at Yale-New Haven Hospital provides consultation on individual cases where ethical issues have been raised. This committee is co-chaired by Lori Bruce, MA, MBE, HEC-C, Associate Director at Yale’s Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics and Adjunct Professor in the Bioethics Program at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and Benjamin Tolchin, MD, MS, FAAN; Director, Yale New Haven Health System Center for Bioethics; Assistant Professor of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine. Patients and families are offered guidance regarding the right to receive or refuse treatment; patient rights and responsibilities; advance directives; families’ wishes; and privacy concerns. To request a consultation with the Adult Ethics Committee, contact us at 203.789-3299.