A heart attack (also called acute myocardial infarction, or AMI) occurs when the arteries leading to the heart become blocked, depriving the heart of oxygen.
The quality measures below tell you how well Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare hospitals follow the recommended guidelines for heart attack treatment. 

Compare Wheaton’s scores with state and national averages for the following quality measures:

• Heart attack patients given aspirin at arrival
• Heart attack patients given aspirin at discharge 
• Heart attack patients given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) 
• Heart attack patients given beta blocker at discharge 
• Heart attack patients given Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) within 90 minutes of arrival 
• Heart attack patients given smoking cessation advice or counseling 

• Heart attack patients prescribed a statin at discharge

Heart failure quality measures
Heart failure occurs when the heart struggles to pump enough blood to deliver oxygen to the body.

The quality measures below tell you how well Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare hospitals follow the recommended guidelines for heart failure.

Compare Wheaton’s scores with state and national averages for:

• Heart failure patients given an evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) function 
• Heart failure patients given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) 
• Heart failure patients given discharge instructions 
• Heart failure patients given smoking cessation advice/counseling