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. These quality measures show some of the standards of care provided, if appropriate, to someone who has heart failure. Click here for more information about heart failure care. (Source: hospitalcompare.hhs.gov)

Congestive Heart Failure	US Average	TN Average	MMC
Percent of Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions	69%	70%	76% of 238 patients
Percent of Heart Failure Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function	87%	84%	100% of 290 patients
Percent of Heart Failure Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)	87%	84%	98% of 81 patients
Percent of Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling	89%	92%	100% of 52 patients