{"id":8214,"date":"2009-10-29T18:40:34","date_gmt":"2009-10-29T22:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=8214"},"modified":"2020-12-06T15:12:14","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T20:12:14","slug":"lutheran-becomes-eighth-heart-failure-institute-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2009\/10\/29\/lutheran-becomes-eighth-heart-failure-institute-in-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Lutheran becomes Eighth Heart Failure Institute in US"},"content":{"rendered":"ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n

Press release from Lutheran Hospital:<\/p>\n

National Organization Recognizes Lutheran for the Care it Provides to Patients with Heart Failure<\/strong>
\nHealthcare Accreditation Colloquium Names Hospital Eighth Heart Failure Institute in the US<\/em><\/p>\n

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Lutheran Hospital has joined a select number of facilities across the country that have been recognized for the care they provide to patients with heart failure. The Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium announced today that Lutheran has become the eighth accredited heart failure institute in the United States.<\/p>\n

Heart failure has no cure, but quality of life for patients with this chronic and progressive condition can be improved when a wide variety of options are made available across the entire continuum of care. Starting with the relationship between the patient and caregiver, accredited heart failure institutes must meet specific milestones that address various aspects of inpatient and outpatient care.<\/p>\n

“Although the process to become an accredited heart failure institute is relatively new, Lutheran Hospital has been laying the foundation for decades,” said Tony Joseph, MD, president of the Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium. “In addition to providing heart transplant services, Lutheran’s heart failure program is so strong that they attract substantial research even though they have the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcfeel’ of a community hospital. This means that Lutheran’s patients have access to treatments generally reserved for larger academic facilities.”<\/p>\n

The Colloquium’s novel approach requires ongoing work to maintain accreditation. Unlike other accreditations and verifications that typically last between three and five years, heart failure institutes are evaluated by the Colloquium annually.<\/p>\n

“This accreditation says a lot about what we’ve been able to accomplish in the past for heart failure patients, but it is also a call to action,” said cardiologist Mark Jones, MD, heart failure physician champion, Lutheran Hospital. “The Colloquium demands that we continue to improve. That is a philosophy we have always chosen to embrace.”<\/p>\n

Hospitals that seek accreditation through the Colloquium work together with a common goal, to improve heart failure care. A true spirit of collaboration helps each facility benefit by:<\/p>\n