Porter Hospital was recently awarded the Get With The Guidelines®–Heart Failure Bronze Quality Achievement Award. Presented by the American Heart Association, the award recognizes Porter’s success in treating patients with heart failure.
To achieve Bronze level, Porter demonstrated a commitment to treating patients with 85 percent or higher compliance to core standard levels of care as outlined by the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology for 90 consecutive days.
Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure (GWTG-HF) is a quality improvement initiative that provides hospital staff with tools that follow proven, evidence-based guidelines and procedures in caring for patients with heart failure to prevent future hospitalizations. According to GWTH-HF treatment guidelines, heart failure patients are started on aggressive risk reduction therapies such as cholesterol-lowering drugs, beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, aspirin, diuretics and anticoagulants in the hospital. The patients also receive alcohol/drug use and thyroid management counseling as well as referrals for cardiac rehabilitation before being discharged.
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Valparaiso Campus
814 LaPorte Avenue
Valparaiso, IN 46383
Phone: 219-263-4600
Porter also participates in Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke program, which outlines protocols for the rapid diagnosis and treatment of stroke and was recently awarded certification as a Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission.
“Porter is dedicated to making advancements in care that will benefit all of our patients,” said Porter CEO Jonathan Nalli. “The Get With The Guidelines® programs help us accomplish this by making it easier for our professionals to have access to information on the latest and most clinically proven treatments and therapies.”
Porter Health System has two hospital campuses and seven outpatient facilities serving patients in Porter, Lake, LaPorte and Jasper counties. With more than 350 physicians representing 50 medical specialties, Porter Health System is a leader in technology, innovation and overall patient care.