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Studies show that many hospital visits and admissions could be avoided through education and management of heart disease.
Over the past several years, treatment of those with heart failure has undergone tremendous change. Riverside Heart Disease Management uses a multidisciplinary team of health care providers that includes a physician and nurse practitioner, nurses and pharmacists with expertise in heart failure management, a social worker and a dietitian. Working in partnership with you and your physician, Riverside's Heart Disease Management team provides assessment, education, social service support and medical management on an outpatient basis to:
- Decrease your symptoms
- Keep you out of the hospital
- Improve your day-to-day quality of life and the ability to carry out normal activities
- Help you and your family better understand heart failure and how to cope with it
For more information on heart failure, including when to call your doctor and understanding activity limits, read this PDF document.
It has been found that those who understand their heart conditions and participate in their treatment plans have an improved quality of life and make better decisions about their healthcare. Since opening the program in December 1997, patients have received care with the following outcomes:
- 60% reduction in heart failure admissions
- 36% reduction in non-heart admissions
With the goal of helping those suffering from heart failure to become active partners with their healthcare providers, our Riverside team works with you and your family to establish a plan of care to meet your individual needs. Recent participants in the program have experienced improvement in their ability to perform daily activities along with fewer hospital admissions.
Call (614) 566-3175 for more information on Riverside Heart Disease Management.
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