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CHRISTUS St. Patrick Quality Report

Performance Results—Heart Failure

Heart failure, sometimes called congestive heart failure, occurs when the heart muscle weakens and cannot pump as much blood as the body requires. As a result, the body doesn’t get enough oxygen and nutrients to meet its needs. Heart failure one of the most common reasons for hospitalization of elderly patients, but may occur in younger patients as well.

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Better than U.S. average

Near U.S. average

Below U.S. average

# - Too few eligible cases to calculate a reliable statistic blank - does not apply italic number - no comparative data

Heart Failure Care Measures *	Desired Indicator Score	CHRISTUS St. Patrick	U.S. average
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions	100	95	76%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)	100	100	88%
Percent of Patients Given Assessment of Left Ventricular Function (LVF)	100	100	94%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling	100	100	96%

The data used to compute the indicator percentage for the system overall and each individual facility was collected in the fouth quarter of the calendar year, from October 2007 to December 2007.

The data for this measure was provided by the TJC (The Joint Commission) from its September 2007 data.

*The indicator percentage includes only patients whose history and condition indicate the treatment is appropriate. Talk to your doctor if you have questions about your treatment.

** Indicates less than 20 cases in the reporting period

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