What is a Heart Attack?
A heart attack (also called an AMI or acute myocardial infarction) occurs when an area of heart muscle dies or is permanently damaged because of an inadequate supply of oxygen to that area.
Learn more about Heart Attacks.
How is Care Measured?
When someone is having a Heart Attack, timely, clear-cut treatment is critical. Evidence has shown that patients who received specific treatments and medications at certain times experienced the best outcomes. These procedures and medications include:
- Aspirin at arrival;
- Aspirin at discharge;
- ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD);
- Fibrinolytic medication within 30 minutes of arrival;
- PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) within 90 minutes of arrival;
- Smoking cessation advice/counseling.
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center exceeds most averages for the region and across the nation for the above heart attack care standards.
Details for each measurement are available at the Health and Human Services Web site Hospital Compare.
Heart Attack
| UH Geneva Medical Center Hospital Process of Care Measure |
Percentage for UH Geneva |
State Average
|
National Average |
| Percent of Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
|
100% |
99% |
99% |
| Percent of Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
|
100% |
99% |
99% |
| Percent of Heart Attack Patients Given Ace Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
|
100% |
97% |
96% |
| Percent of Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
|
100% |
100% |
100% |
| Percent of Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
|
100% |
99% |
98% |