Quality Report

Heart Failure - Sutter Solano Medical Center
Heart failure has been called a new epidemic that affects nearly 5 million Americans and is the top cause of hospitalization for people over age sixty-five. Below are some of the key areas that medical experts focus on when treating patients hospitalized with heart failure. Each of these actions will help patients live better with the disease. 		 
Assessment of Left Ventricular Function (LVF)
 
SSMC 99%  
U.S. Avg. 87%  
Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
ACE inhibitor/ARB drugs given for left ventricular systolic dysfunction
 
SSMC 96%  
U.S. Avg. 87%  
Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
Discharge instructions when patients leave the hospital
 
SSMC 99%  
U.S. Avg. 69%  
Top U.S. Performance - 96%  
Smoking cessation advice and counseling
 
SSMC 100%  
U.S. Avg. 89%  
Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
 
Key Sutter Solano Medical Center (SSMC)
Data Source: Data pulled from MIDAS DataVision ( and provided to CMS), August 2007 - July 2008
  Either no data was reported or no patients met the criteria for inclusion in the measure calculation.
U.S. Average
Data Source: CMS Hospital Compare, Q406 - Q307
Our goal is to perform among the top ten percent of hospitals nationwide
Data Source: CMS Hospital Compare, Q406 - Q307.
 

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