| Heart Attack Measure |
Definition |
Galion Community Hospital |
AMI Patients Given Aspirin Upon Arrival
|
Indicates the percent of AMI patients that receive aspirin prior to or upon arrival to hospital. The early use of aspirin in patients with a heart attack results in a significant reduction in adverse events and possibly may increase mortality. |
April – June 2009
50% (1 of 2)
July – September 2009
100% (1 of 1)
October – December 2009
100% (3 of 3)
January – March 2010
50% (1 of 2) |
| AMI Patients Prescribed Aspirin at Discharge |
Indicates the percent of patients prescribed aspirin at discharge. It is recommended to prescribe long-term aspirin use to help prevent future heart attacks. |
April – June 2009
Patients transferred
July – September 2009
Patients transferred
October – December 2009
50% (1 of 2)
January – March 2010
100% (1 of 1) |
| AMI Patients Given an ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
Indicates the percent of patients that had problems with the heart pumping enough blood to the body were prescribed medicine to improve their heart’s ability to pump blood. The common medicines are angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). |
The patient(s) tested here had normal left sided heart function so this measure not reportable.
April – June 2009
July – September 2009
October – December 2009
January – March 2010 |
| AMI Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
Indicates the percent of patients that were smokers and were provided with advice or counseling to quit smoking. Smoking harms the heart, lungs and blood vessels, worsens existing heart disease and is linked to heart failure. Quitting may improve a patient’s condition. |
April – June 2009
100% (1 of 1)
July – September 2009
No smokers
October – December
2009
No smokers
January – March 2010
No smokers |
