Forsyth Medical Center 
Congestive Heart Failure
Congestive Heart Failure Program
| Forsyth Medical Center is considered a national leader in cardiac and vascular care. Our Optimal Care Score for treating heart failure is 96%. The average for North Carolina hospitals is 70%. We also treat nearly 75% of the cardiac catherization patients in Forsyth County. And if you arrive at Forsyth Medical Center in need of a balloon angioplasty, we'll likely treat you 30 minutes faster than the national standard. |
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Talk To Your Doctor For A Referral
We're located in the Whitaker Rehab Center at Forsyth Medical Center. Phone: (336) 718-6199. Participation requires a physician referral.
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Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a serious form of heart disease, but it can be monitored and treated to improve heart function and reduce symptoms. The Forsyth Heart Failure Program includes an outpatient clinic that provides comprehensive care to people with all stages of heart failure. The program aims to help patients improve their quality of life and decrease their hospitalizations.
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Our cardiologists, nurse practitioners, and case managers have extensive experience and training in the management of patients with heart failure and coordinate their recommendations with your physician.
Forsyth Medical Center's Heart Failure Program is nationally certified. Forsyth Cardiac and Vascular Center is honored to receive national certification from the Joint Commission. Our patients benefit from shorter hospital stays, fewer readmissions and lead healthier lives.
Services offered include the following:
- Accurate and efficient diagnosis of the etiology of heart failure
- Personalized medical therapy based on the latest research and guidelines
- Evaluation and referral for Bi-Ventricular pacemaker/implantable cardiac defibrillator implantation
- Evaluation for surgical therapies including ventricular restoration surgery and valve repair
- Home inotrope infusion therapies
- Enhanced External Counterpulsation
- Intensive education program
- Case management
- Nutrition counseling to assist with dietary and salt restrictions
- Referral for cardiac rehabilitation
- Cardiopulmonary stress testing
- Heart failure support group
