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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.
Data: Fourth Quarter 2009 through Third Quarter 2010
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| What is Heart Failure? | SARMC |
Trinity
Health |
Top 10% | State Average |
U.S. Average |
| Discharge
Instructions: % 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. |
86% | 87% |
100% | 88% | 89% |
| Assessment
of left ventricular function: % of all eligible heart failure patients who had their left ventricular function (heart's ability to pump blood) measured while in the hospital. |
99% | 99% |
100% | 99% | 98% |
| ACE
Inhibitor or ARB medications at discharge for heart failure patients: % of eligible patients who received a prescription for ACE inhibitor or ARB medications at discharge from the hospital. |
99% | 96% |
100% | 96% | 95% |
| Advice
for heart failure patients to quit smoking: % of eligible heart failure patients who were advised to quit smoking. |
100% | 100% |
100% | 97% | 99% |
