The American Heart Association is recognizing Fond du Lac’s St. Agnes Hospital for its commitment to prioritizing quality care for heart failure patient through a Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. More than 6.5 million adults in the United States are living with heart failure. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring heart failure patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines founded in the latest scientific evidence. St. Agnes Hospital earned the award by meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure patients at a set level for a designated period.
