Mercy Hospital Southeast recognized for heart failure and stroke care – KBSI Fox 23 Cape Girardeau News

Mercy Hospital Southeast recognized for heart failure and stroke care – KBSI Fox 23 Cape Girardeau News

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Mercy Hospital Southeast was nationally recognized with the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Heart Failure Gold Plus quality achievement award.

The medical facility also received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award.

The recognizition was awarded for the hospital’s commitment to improving outcomes for patients with heart failure, meaning reduced readmissions and more healthy days at home.

About 6 million U.S. adults are living with heart failure. That number is expected to increase to more than 8 million by 2030. Heart failure doesn’t mean the heart has stopped working. It can mean the heart is having a hard time pumping blood and oxygen throughout the body.

There is no cure for heart failure. However, patients can live a quality life by working with their health care team to create and stick with a plan that may include medication, symptom monitoring and lifestyle changes.

“We’re very excited to receive this recognition,” said Regina Moore, Mercy Southeast quality management specialist. “This is our sixth year earning this award for the work we do to care for the heart failure patient population in Southeast Missouri. There are a lot of moving parts in this work, which include the heart failure team, led by Dr. Munis Raza, and our heart failure nurse practitioner, Morgan Siemer. For our hospital inpatients, education is provided by the nursing, cardiac rehab, transitional care, palliative care, pharmacy and nutrition teams.”

The Get With The Guidelines – Heart Failure quality achievement award is earned by hospitals that demonstrate a commitment to treating patients according to the most up-to-date guidelines as outlined by the American Heart Association. Get With The Guidelines puts the expertise of the American Heart Association to work for hospitals nationwide, helping ensure patient care is aligned with the latest research- and evidence-based guidelines. The program aims to increase healthy days at home and reduce hospital readmissions for heart failure patients.

“Our specialists work hard to serve our patients at the outpatient level as well, and in return, we are able to decrease hospital admissions,” Moore said. “Serving our patients to the best of our ability is our mission.”

Mercy Hospital Southeast is also recognized on the American Heart Association’s Target: Heart FailureSM Honor Roll and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll™.

Hospitals on the heart failure honor roll meet specific criteria that improve medication adherence, provide early follow-up care and coordination and enhance patient education.

TThe goal is to reduce hospital readmissions and help patients improve their quality of life in managing this chronic conition.

The Target: Type 2 Diabetes honor is given to facilities that aim 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.

The American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award was awarded for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability.

Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the U.S. A stroke occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked by a clot or bursts. When that happens, part of the brain cannot get the blood and oxygen it needs, so brain cells die. Early stroke detection and treatment are key to improving survival, minimizing disability and accelerating recovery times.

“It’s an honor to serve our stroke patients, and we are so excited to receive this recognition,” said Mary Green-Brown, Mercy Southeast stroke program coordinator. “This award demonstrates the commitment of the stroke team, including Dr. Matthew Hileman, medical director of the stroke program, in meeting the needs of our region by providing quality, evidence-based care to stroke patients in our community.”

Get With The Guidelines puts the expertise of the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association to work for hospitals nationwide, helping ensure patient care is aligned with the latest research- and evidence-based guidelines. Get With The Guidelines – Stroke is an in-hospital program for improving stroke care by promoting consistent adherence to these guidelines, which can minimize the long-term effects of a stroke and even prevent death.

Each year, program participants qualify for the award by demonstrating how their organization has committed to providing quality care for stroke patients. In addition to following treatment guidelines, Get With The Guidelines participants educate patients to help them manage their health and recovery at home.


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