Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Congestive Heart Failure is one of the top chronic illnesses in the United States and is a leading cause for hospitalization for people over 65. The team of cardiac specialists at SIH Prairie Heart Institute are constantly working to optimize care for heart failure patients. SIH participates in the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines—Heart Failure Quality Improvement Program to enhance patient outcomes.

Our heart failure care program includes:

• Continuity of Care with the patient’s Cardiologist and other providers
• Telemonitoring Program
• CardioMEMS Remote Monitoring Program
• Outpatient Clinic for quick access to avoid hospitalization
• Intravenous Diuretics for symptom management
• Guideline Driven Medical Therapy managed by our Prairie Providers
• 24/7 on-call Nurse for Clinic patients to call with heart failure issues
• Connection with Community Resources