{"id":2459,"date":"2023-02-01T13:44:30","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T13:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/springfieldrehabhc.com\/?p=2459"},"modified":"2024-06-25T20:33:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T20:33:14","slug":"springfield-earns-american-heart-association-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/springfieldrehabhc.com\/springfield-earns-american-heart-association-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Springfield Earns American Heart Association Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"
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American Heart Association certification is a certification that less than 1% of SNFs nationally have achieved.\u202f\u202fThe hospital and patients can have confidence that the SNF(s) have been highly vetted by AHA experts.<\/p>\n
Building on its commitment to comprehensive care and services,\u202fwe recently earned\u202fthe American Heart Association\u2019s (AHA\u2019s) new Skilled Nursing Facility Heart Failure Center Certification<\/a>. Located at 463 West\u202fSproul Road, we provide post-hospital care, memory care, respite care<\/a>, short-term rehab and long-term residential care.<\/p>\n The world\u2019s leading nonprofit focused on heart and brain health, the\u202fAHA\u202fhas invested more than\u202f$4.8 billion in research since its founding.\u202fEvaluation criteria for its new skilled nursing certification \u2013 earned by less than 1% of skilled nursing facilities nationwide, to date \u2013 was designed by heart failure experts. Certification requirements include program management, personnel education, clinical management, care coordination and performance improvement, as well as patient and caregiver education and support.<\/p>\n \u201cThis advanced certification\u202fprovides heart patients with the assurance that Springfield is recognized by the AHA for delivering the most effective heart failure treatment strategies\u202fbased on a standardized method of current evidence-based guidelines,\u201d\u202fsaid Danielle Koons, senior regional director of market development at Marquis Health Consulting Services.<\/p>\n Beyond the clinical programs<\/a>, we offer a community resource library of physician-curated content.<\/a> With 173 skilled nursing beds and personal care units, the campus is in the midst of a multi-million-dollar upgrade.<\/p>\n