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Performance by Category—Heart Failure
Heart failure, also called congestive heart failure, is a life-threatening condition in which the heart can no longer pump enough blood to the rest of the body.
Quality and Safety
Saint Alphonsus is committed to providing safe, high quality care. Measuring how we provide patient care allows us to evaluate and improve care. We measure care that experts agree is the best treatment for each condition.
Fourth Quarter 2006 through Third Quarter 2007
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| What is Heart Failure? | SARMC | Top
10% |
U.S. Average |
| Discharge Instructions: Percent of eligible patients who were given complete instructions about follow-up and how to care for themselves at home after discharge from the hospital for heart failure. | 82% | 96% |
68% |
| Assessment of left ventricular function: Percent of all eligible heart failure patients who had their left ventricular function (heart's ability to pump blood) measured while in the hospital. | 99% | 100% |
86% |
| ACE Inhibitor or ARB medications at discharge for heart failure patients: Percent of eligible patients who received a prescription for ACE inhibitor or ARB medications at discharge from the hospital. | 100% | 100% |
85% |
| Advice for heart failure patients to quit smoking: Percent of eligible heart failure patients who were advised to quit smoking. | 98% | 100%
|
88% |
