Oregon POLST Quick Info for Patients & Family
A Factsheet for Anyone New to POLST - English
Click here for the English factsheet about POLST.
A Factsheet for Anyone New to POLST - Spanish
Click here for the Spanish factsheet about POLST.
A Factsheet for Anyone New to POLST - Arabic
Click here for the Arabic factsheet about POLST.
A Factsheet for Anyone New to POLST - Chinese (Simplified)
Click here for the Chinese (Simplified) factsheet about POLST.
A Factsheet for Anyone New to POLST - Chinese (Traditional)
Click here for the Chinese (Traditional) factsheet about POLST.
A Factsheet for Anyone New to POLST - Korean
Click here for the Korean factsheet about POLST.
A Factsheet for Anyone New to POLST - Russian
Click here for the Russian factsheet about POLST.
A Factsheet for Anyone New to POLST - Ukrainian
Click here for the Ukrainian factsheet about POLST.
A Factsheet for Anyone New to POLST - Vietnamese
Click here for the Vietnamese factsheet about POLST.
A Video in English about Understanding POLST
Watch Understanding POLST – A 4-minute video explaining POLST.
A Video in Spanish about Understanding POLST
Watch Cómo Comprender el POLST – A 10-minute version of Oregon’s “Understanding POLST” video in Spanish.
A Video in English about POLST & Oregon's Advance Directive
Watch When is the Right Time? – A 3-minute video showing when it might be the right time to create a POLST.
The New 2023 Version
of the Oregon POLST Form
Translated Versions of the Current (2023) Oregon POLST Form for Educational Purposes Only to Download & Print
- Amharic
- Arabic
- Chinese (Traditional)
- Chinese (Simplified)
- French (European)
- German
- Japanese
- Korean
- Russian
- Somali
- Spanish
- Tagalog
- Ukrainian
- Vietnamese
These translated versions of the Oregon POLST form are not valid forms. They are for educational purposes only. Translated versions are offered to improve POLST health literacy during conversations among health care professionals, their patients and health care representatives.
A signed POLST must be in English, so emergency personnel can read and follow the orders.