Fletcher Allen, a Vermont university hospital and medical center, serves all of
Vermont and the northern New York region. Located in Burlington, Fletcher Allen is a regional, academic healthcare center and teaching hospital in alliance with the University of Vermont.
Heart Attack/AMI - Clinical Data
Clinical measures have been identified by The Joint Commission as being important indicators of care quality. A process of care measure shows how often hospitals give recommended treatments that are known to get the best results for patients. Risk-adjusted mortality measures are a quality indicator of hospital performance.
Aspirin Given at Arrival
What this means
This measures the percentage of heart attack patients who receive aspirin within 24 hours of arrival at the hospital.
Why it’s important
Aspirin is beneficial because it improves survival rates by reducing the tendency of blood to clot in heart vessels.
Chart Source Data - Joint Commission #1
Aspirin Prescribed at Discharge
What this means
This measures how often aspirin was prescribed to heart attack patients when they are leaving a hospital.
Why it’s important
Aspirin is beneficial because it improves survival rates by reducing the tendency of blood to clot in heart vessels.
Chart Source Data - Joint Commission #1
ACE Inhibitor, or ARB, Prescribed for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
What this means
This measures the number of heart attack patients who receive a prescription for a medicine called an ACE inhibitor when they are discharged from the hospital. Heart attack patients are prescribed this medicine to improve the heart’s ability to pump blood.
Why it’s important
Heart attack patients who receive this medicine generally have better outcomes.
Chart Source Data - Joint Commission #1
Beta Blocker Prescribed at Discharge
What this means
This measures the percentage of heart attack patients who were given a medicine called a beta blocker when leaving the hospital.
Why it’s important
This treatment has been shown to reduce further heart damage in heart attack patients.
Chart Source Data - Joint Commission #1
