Sanford Health Awarded Grant to Enhance Heart Failure Diagnosis and Treatment
Sanford Health has been selected as one of only three recipients of a highly competitive grant offered through a collaboration between Pfizer and the American College of Cardiology (ACC). This grant supports innovative quality improvement initiatives aimed at increasing identification and accurate diagnosis of heart failure patients with cardiac amyloidosis.
Tiny implant device improves heart failure management for Nebraska Medicine patients
A tiny sensor implanted in the pulmonary artery of patients with heart failure can reduce hospitalizations and may lead to improved survival of these patients.
Avera McKennan Hospital Achieves DNV Heart Failure Advanced Certification in South Dakota
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center has earned Heart Failure Advanced Certification from DNV, recognizing the facility's excellence in heart failure diagnosis, treatment protocols, and patient outcome metrics.
Advancing Global Heart Failure Care with New Accreditation
More than 56 million people globally live with heart failure (HF), which prevents the body from getting enough of the oxygen-rich blood it needs to work properly.
Sanford Health’s New Remote Patient Monitoring Service Launches In Sioux Falls
Sanford Health is offering remote monitoring to help patients stay healthy from the comfort of their home.
Monument Health Expands Cardiac Services
Monument Health Heart and Vascular Institute will be extending its cardiac services to include treatment for advanced heart failure.
Heart Bypass Surgery At Essentia Health Helps One Fargo Man Keep Running
Dave Green ran early in life, but became an avid runner in 2008 with his first half marathon in Phoenix, Arizona.
American Heart Association & Get With The Guidelines® Collaborate To Improve Care For Rural Hospitals
People in rural communities live an average of three years fewer and have a 40% higher likelihood of developing heart disease (14.2%) compared with their counterparts in small metropolitan (11.2%) and urban (9.9%) areas, a gap that has grown over the past decade. 1 Rural communities face the added challenge of a critical shortage of health care professionals, including public health workers, leaving many people vulnerable to increased morbidity and mortality that could be prevented with appropriate identification and treatment.
Partnerships And Collaboration Are The Gold Standard For Solving Health Care Challenges Of Today And Tomorrow
Improving patient care for those living with cardiac diseases and stroke has been a long-standing priority for the American Heart Association and its hospital and health care partners. Together, we have envisioned a world where evidence-based quality initiatives and superior professional education go hand in hand to improve patient care.