Learn about heart failure.

Find your hospital's scores.

Year 1: Oct. 1, 2003 - Sept. 30, 2004; Year 2: Oct. 1, 2004 - Sept. 30, 2005;
Year 3: Oct. 1, 2005 - Sept. 30, 2006; Year 4: Oct. 1, 2006 - Sept. 30, 2007

The national average scores are from Oct. 1, 2006 - Sept. 30, 2007.

Goals for heart failure care include:

• Providing discharge instructions
• Evaluation of left ventricular systolic function
• ACE inhibitor or ARB for left ventricular systolic dysfunction
• Adult smoking cessation advice/counseling

Read more about Fairview's CMS measures.