UAMS Free Estate Planning Assistance for Cancer Patients

Date/Time
Date(s) - Oct 18, 2018
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Location
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

Address
4301 W Markham St
Little Rock, AR 72205

UAMS to Offer Free Estate Planning Assistance

For Cancer Patients Oct. 18

LITTLE ROCK – Cancer patients and survivors are invited to receive free legal assistance on important personal documents Oct. 18 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

The estate planning clinic will be held at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute as a free service by local attorneys. It is open to anyone in cancer treatment or who has completed treatment, based on financial need. One-hour appointments are available at either 4 p.m. or 5 p.m. Oct. 18. Attendees will meet individually with licensed attorneys to prepare wills, living wills and powers of attorney and will leave with notarized copies of their documents.

Advance reservations are required by contacting the UAMS Cancer Institute Social Work Department at 501-603-1612 or wilsonavisf@uams.edu. The event will take place in the Patient Support Pavilion on the first floor of the UAMS Cancer Institute. Free parking is available in parking deck 3 at the corner of Cedar Street and Capitol Avenue.

UAMS is the state’s only health sciences university, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; hospital; northwest Arkansas regional campus; statewide network of regional centers; and six institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Psychiatric Research Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging and Translational Research Institute. It is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has 2,727 students, 822 medical residents and five dental residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 10,000 employees, including 1,200 physicians who provide care to patients at UAMS, its regional campuses throughout the state, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the VA Medical Center and Baptist Health. Visit www.uams.edu or www.uamshealth.com. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or Instagram.