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Heart Failure: How a New Program is Saving Lives in Vermont
HealthSource Radio at the University of Vermont Medical Center
15 minutes 57 seconds
6 years ago
Heart Failure: How a New Program is Saving Lives in Vermont
More than five million Americans have heart failure, making it one of the leading causes of hospitalization. 550,000 new cases are diagnosed each year in the United States. Experts estimate that by 2030 more than eight million Americans will have heart failure, that's one out of every 33 people. Heart failure also accounts for the highest 30 day admission rate of any diagnosis. With more than one million hospitalizations each year in the US. A new program with the University of Vermont Health Network is helping to reduce that rate, seeing a 14 percent reduction in its first year. Robert Hamble, a heart failure nurse clinician at the University of Vermont Medical Center, talks with us about his work on this issue.
HealthSource Radio at the University of Vermont Medical Center
Staff and providers at the University of Vermont Medical Center discuss relevant health topics and give you tips on how to live a healthier life.
