What is Heart Failure?
Heart failure is a weakening of the heart's pumping power. Your heart tries to pump more blood to get the oxygen and nutrients it needs, but the muscle wall becomes weaker over time.
| Data listed is from October 2011 - September 2012. |
Barton |
U.S. Average |
| Heart failure patients given discharge instructions. Higher percentages are better. |
92.0% |
93.0% |
| Heart failure patients given an evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) function. Higher percentages are better. |
100% |
99.0% |
| Heart failure patients given Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) inhibitor or Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARB) for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD). Higher percentages are better. |
*100% |
96.0% |
| *The number of cases is too small to reliably tell how well a hospital is performing. |
U.S. Average percentages come from data found on hospitalcompare.org