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Proclamation recognizing the Western Pennsylvania Hospital - Forbes Regional Campus for being the only hospital in Pennsylvania, and one of 38, out of more than 4,000 hospitals nationwide to have a better-than-average death rate for heart failure patients.
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WHEREAS, the Western Pennsylvania Hospital - Forbes Regional Campus is the only hospital in Pennsylvania to show better-than-average heart failure death rates; and
WHEREAS, the West Penn - Forbes Regional Campus' performance puts it among an elite group of 38 hospitals that were named better-than-average, out of 4,453 nationwide, in a report issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services comparing heart attack and heart failure rates; and
WHEREAS, Forbes Regional treats more than 700 heart failure patients every year and is a quality provider for heart failure patients; and
WHEREAS, Forbes Regional employees have worked tirelessly to improve key treatments that include everything from prescribing blood pressure lowering drugs to providing smoking cessation counseling;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Allegheny County Council does hereby recognize and commend the physicians, nurses and other professionals at West Penn - Forbes Regional Campus who display the highest levels of commitment and expertise as they care for cardiac patients. We congratulate West Penn - Forbes Regional Campus for their outstanding performance, which serves as an inspiration to us all.