09/02/2024
Nuvance Health’s Norwalk Hospital and Danbury Hospital have received American Heart Association Quality Achievement Awards for implementing specific quality improvement measures to treat patients who suffer severe heart attacks and for their commitment to managing heart failure patients.
"We are honored to be recognized by the American Heart Association for our dedication and achievements in caring for patients with heart failure and acute myocardial infarction,” said Dr. Mark Warshofsky, senior vice president and chair of the Nuvance Health Heart and Vascular Institute. “Our hospitals are committed to improving the quality of care for our cardiac patients. We provide a teamwork approach that allows for prompt and appropriate treatment.”
Danbury Hospital received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Heart Failure Gold Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to improving outcomes for patients with heart failure, meaning reduced readmissions and more healthy days at home.
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Danbury Hospital is also recognized on the American Heart Association’s Target: Heart FailureSM Honor Roll. Hospitals on the Honor Roll meet specific criteria that improve medication adherence, provide early follow-up care and coordination, and enhance patient education. The goal is to further reduce hospital readmissions and help patients improve their quality of life in managing this chronic condition.
In addition, Danbury Hospital earned the American Heart Association’s Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll™ award. Target: Type 2 Diabetes aims to ensure patients with Type 2 diabetes, who might be at higher risk for complications, receive the most up-to-date, evidence-based care when hospitalized due to heart disease or stroke.
Norwalk Hospital received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Heart Failure Silver Plus achievement award for demonstrating a commitment to treating patients according to the most up-to-date guidelines as outlined by the American Heart Association.
Similar to Danbury Hospital, Norwalk Hospital received the Target: Heart FailureSM Honor Roll and the Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll™ awards.
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About 6 million U.S. adults are living with heart failure (HF), a number that is expected to increase to more than 8 million by 2030. Despite the name, HF doesn’t mean the heart has stopped working — it means the heart is having a hard time pumping blood and oxygen throughout the body. While there’s no cure for HF, patients can live a quality life by working with their healthcare team to create and stick with a plan that may include medication, symptom monitoring and lifestyle changes.
Norwalk Hospital also earned the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Silver achievement award for its commitment to offering rapid and research-based care to people experiencing the most severe form of heart attacks and strokes, ultimately saving lives.
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Norwalk Hospital’s Emergency Management Service (EMS) is also recognized on the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline System of Care Target Heart Attack award, focused on the system of care for patients. This award highlights the collaboration and contributions of both prehospital and hospital providers. This time-critical award level is limited to those agencies that provide patient transport to ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)-receiving and STEMI-referring centers.
Learn more about the Heart and Vascular Institute at Nuvance Health