Heart Failure

Measures of Heart Failure Quality

Scripps’ quality efforts related to heart failure treatment include:

• Following evidence-based medicine guidelines in providing care
• Tracking our performance and constantly working to improve on heart failure quality measures correlated with better health outcomes
• Planning to build the : a world-class heart care center where patients will have access to the nation’s top cardiac experts, advanced diagnostics, leading-edge treatments and latest research findings in the fight against heart disease.

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• Scripps Green Hospital
• Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
• Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
• Scripps Mercy Hospital

About 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.