HealthWednesday, November 4
Trinity Rock Island becomes the first Quad Cities hospital to earn heart failure accreditation
The Daily Davenport team
If you or someone you love lives with heart failure, there's news close to home. UnityPoint Health – Trinity Rock Island is the first hospital in the Quad Cities to earn Heart Failure Accreditation from the American College of Cardiology. Trinity earned it in October after an onsite review.
More than 50hospitals nationwide with ACC Heart Failure Accreditation
Trinity Rock Island is one of them, and the first in the Quad Cities.
Sources: Quad Cities Business Journal, kwqc.com
UnityPoint Health says accreditation means patients get a coordinated care team that follows evidence-based standards from diagnosis through the transition home, according to the Quad Cities Business Journal. UnityPoint Health also offers free Cooking With Heart classes on heart-healthy nutrition and lifestyle.
- Review covered: pre-hospital care and early stabilization
- Also covered: acute care, transitional care and clinical quality measures
- Process: gap analysis, action plan, onsite review, then monitoring
Trinity Heart Center is at 2701 17th Street in Rock Island
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Address | 2701 17th Street, Rock Island, IL |
| Phone | 309-779-5340 |
| Free classes | Cooking With Heart |
Source: kwqc.com
Sources: Quad Cities Business Journal, kwqc.com