Quality & Safety at MDI Hospital

Heart Failure
Heart failure is a weakening of the heart’s pumping power. With heart failure your body doesn’t get enough oxygen and nutrients to meet its needs. These quality measures show some of the standards of care provided, if appropriate, to someone who has heart failure. Click here for more information about heart failure care.

The rates displayed in these graphs are from data reported for discharges July 2006 - June 2007.
Green is for scores equal to or above the state and national averages.
Yellow is for scores between the state or national average.
Red is for scores below both the national and state averages.

Indicator of Quality

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Maine Hospitals

US Hospital

MDI Hospital
1. % of heart failure patients given ACE inhibitor or ARB for left ventricular systolic dysfunction
85%
84%
100%
2. % of heart failure patients given assessment of left ventricular function
92%
85%
96%
3. % of heart failure patients given discharge instructions
76%
66%
100%
4. % of patients given smoking cessation counseling
 95%
 86%
 100%

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