{"id":17195,"date":"2023-07-19T16:38:23","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T16:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elmhurstrehabhc.com\/?page_id=17195"},"modified":"2024-02-22T10:52:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T10:52:51","slug":"heart-failure-certification","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elmhurstrehabhc.com\/heart-failure-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION HEART FAILURE CERTIFIED"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We are Proud to be American Heart Association\u00a0<\/a>Heart Failure Certified<\/h2>\n

Here at Elmhurst Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, we are proud to be an American Heart Association Heart Failure Certified Skilled Nursing Center and eager to provide qualitative cardiac rehabilitation for those entrusted within our care.<\/p>\n

What are the benefits of the American Heart Failure Certification for patients?<\/h3>\n

The Heart Failure certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) recognizes hospitals and healthcare facilities that provide high-quality care for patients with heart failure. The accreditation helps patients identify facilities that follow the latest evidence-based cardiology guidelines and standards for heart failure care. This helps ensure coordination of pre-admission, during treatment, and post-discharge follow-up care.
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\nPatients and families have additional assurance that the skilled nursing facility is recognized by the AHA based on professional evaluation criteria developed by heart health and skilled nursing experts.<\/p>\n

What is the Skilled Nursing Facility Heart Failure Certification Eligibility Criteria?<\/h3>\n

This certification provides a framework for evaluating skilled nursing facilities against the American Heart Association\u00ae evidence-based guidelines for heart failure patients. A center that has received certification provides validation that a facility has followed the American Heart Association requirements.
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\nTo receive this certification a Skilled Nursing Facility must demonstrate that their heart failure program:<\/p>\n