{"id":19854,"date":"2023-10-26T15:29:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T15:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montmarierehab.com\/?p=19854"},"modified":"2023-10-26T15:29:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T15:29:05","slug":"receiving-american-heart-association-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montmarierehab.com\/receiving-american-heart-association-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Mont Marie Rehabilitation &#038; Healthcare Center  Receives American Heart Association Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19855 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/montmarierehab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/10\/aha-certification-rectangle.jpg\" alt=\"Skilled Nursing Facility AHA Heart Certification\" width=\"800\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montmarierehab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/10\/aha-certification-rectangle.jpg 800w, https:\/\/montmarierehab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/10\/aha-certification-rectangle-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montmarierehab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/10\/aha-certification-rectangle-768x228.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mont Marie Rehabilitation &amp; Healthcare Center recently achieved the <a href=\"\/\">Skilled Nursing Facility<\/a> Heart Failure Certification offered by the American Heart Association, the world\u2019s leading voluntary organization focused on heart and brain health.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart.org\/en\/professional\/quality-improvement\/healthcare-certification\/certified-care\/skilled-nursing-facility-heart-failure\">certification<\/a> provides an evidence-based framework for evaluating skilled nursing facilities against the American Heart Association\u2019s rigorous science-based requirements for heart failure patients, including program management, patient and caregiver education and support, care coordination, clinical management and quality improvement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHeart failure patients need high-quality care after leaving the hospital that follows evidence-based guidelines, giving them the best chance to improve their health,\u201d said Natasha Pieciak, Mont Marie\u2019s Administrator.&nbsp; \u201cThe American Heart Association has armed us with innovative methods and additional tools so that we can be trailblazers and give our heart failure patients the best care.&nbsp; It is an honor to have our processes and efforts recognized in this way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 1 in 4 heart failure patients <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahajournals.org\/doi\/10.1161\/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.121.008335\">are readmitted<\/a> within 30 days of discharge and approximately half are readmitted within six months; about one-quarter of readmissions may be preventable. This certification can support facilities\u2019 efforts to stop preventable readmissions.<\/p>\n<p>To be eligible for this certification, the facility must be in the U.S. or a U.S. territory and implement a heart failure program that uses a standardized method of delivering clinical care based on current evidence-based guidelines. &nbsp;Learn more about this certification and others at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heart.org\/CertifiedCare\">www.Heart.org\/CertifiedCare.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Mont Marie Rehabilitation &amp; Healthcare Center provides Holyoke and surrounding communities with the highest levels of subacute short-term and comprehensive long-term care in a compassionate and caring environment.&nbsp; The 84-bed center is supported by <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/mqshealth.com\/\"><em>Marquis Health Consulting Services<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><em>a health care administrative consulting firm that brings industry-leading expertise aiming to enhance the overall experience of the residents and families of the facilities it services.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mont Marie Rehabilitation &amp; Healthcare Center recently achieved the Skilled Nursing Facility Heart Failure Certification offered by the American Heart Association, the world\u2019s leading voluntary organization focused on heart and brain health. 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