What is Heart Failure (HF)?
Heart failure, also called congestive heart failure (CHF), is a life-threatening condition in which the heart can no longer pump enough blood to the rest of the body. Heart failure is almost always a chronic, long-term condition, although it can sometimes develop suddenly. This condition may affect the right side, left side, or both sides of the heart.
Learn more about heart failure.
How is Care Measured?
When someone is experiencing heart failure, 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:
- Assessment of Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction;
- ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD);
- Discharge instructions;
- Smoking cessation advise/counseling.
University Hospitals Bedford Medical Center, A Campus of UH Regional Hospitals exceeds averages for the region and across the nation for the above heart failure care standards.
Details for each measurement are available at the Health and Human Services Web site Hospital Compare.
Heart Failure
| UH Bedford Campus of UH Regional Hospitals Process of Care Measure |
Percentage for UH Bedford Campus of UH Regional Hospitals |
State Average
|
National Average |
| Percent of Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions
|
98% |
91% |
89% |
| Percent of Heart Failure Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function
|
100% |
99% |
98% |
| Percent of Heart Failure Patients Given Ace Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
|
100% |
96% |
95% |
| Percent of Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
|
100% |
99% |
99% |