VBJ February 18 Online

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February 2018
CELEBRATE
AMERICAN HEART MONTH
Keep your Heart Healthy
Temecula Valley Hospital Earns
4-Star
Medicare
Hospital Compare Rating
Temecula Valley Hospital is making
a name for itself. Not only has TVH
recently won awards for Leapfrog “A”
grades in safety, Top Hospital, and a Top
Workplace in the Inland Empire; 4 Stars
on Medicare Hospital Compare has been
just added to its resume.
Hospital Compare was created
through the efforts of the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
According to the Medicare Hospital
Compare website: “The Hospital Compare
rating summarizes up to 57 quality
measures, reflecting common conditions
that hospitals treat, such as heart attacks
or pneumonia. The overall rating shows
how well each hospital performed, on
average, compared to other hospitals
in the U.S.
The Hospital Compare rating ranges
from one to five stars. The more stars,
the better a hospital performed on the
available quality measures. The most
common overall rating is 3 stars. The
way that Hospital Compare calculates
the star ratings is that survey information
from one hospital is compared to
that from others. More stars indicate
better quality care than fewer stars.”
“I am excited about the recognition
of our 4 Stars on Hospital Compare,”
said Darlene Wetton, CEO, Temecula
Valley Hospital. “Quality, patient expe-
rience and efficiency are very important
to our TVH team values. I am grateful
to our staff and medical team for the
excellent care that we provide to our
community.”
Pranav Kachhi MD, Chief of Staff
for Temecula Valley Hospital, said,
“This is truly a wonderful honor and a
reflection of the exceptional providers
that we have at TVH!”
About Temecula Valley Hospital
- Temecula Valley Hospital brings
advanced technology, innovative programs,
patient centered and family
sensitive care to area residents. The
hospital features 140 private patient
rooms; 24 hour a day emergency care;
advanced cardiac and stroke care;
orthopedics; and general and surgical
specialties. For more information, visit
www.temeculavalleyhospital.com
For more information, please visit
the Medicare Hospital Compare website
at: www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare
“I am grateful to our
staff and medical
team for the excellent
care that we provide
to our community.”
February is American Heart
Month! This is a great time to remind
Americans to focus on their hearts and
encourage them to get their families,
friends and communities involved in
heart healthy activities.
Losing weight is one of the best
ways to keep your heart healthy.
Carrying extra weight takes a toll on
your body and can increase your risk
of heart disease and stroke. One of
the very best things you can do to
keep your heart healthier is to lose
weight – and even a small amount
of weight loss can help. Weighing
less also helps prevent other serious
health problems, such as diabetes
and arthritis, and may improve your
quality of life.
If you need another reason to drop
some excess weight, consider these 3
benefits for your heart:
1. Lower blood pressure. Losing
even just 5-10% of your body
weight can lower your blood
pressure and reduce your risk of
heart attack and stroke. When you
weigh less, your heart doesn’t have
to work as hard to pump blood
throughout your body. This can
help you keep your blood pressure
under control or may allow you
to lower or eliminate medications
you take to manage high blood
pressure.
2. Reduce cholesterol. There’s no
absolute correlation between how
much you weigh and your cholesterol
and triglyceride levels,
but when you lose weight, you’re
more likely to reduce your LDL
(“bad”) cholesterol, increase your
HDL (“good”) cholesterol and
lower your triglycerides. This
means there’s less fat floating
through your blood vessels that
can turn into artery-clogging
plaque.
3. Prevent metabolic syndrome.
Weight loss can lower your risk of
metabolic syndrome, a collection
of conditions that increase your
risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes,
including high blood sugar,
high blood pressure, abnormal
cholesterol levels and excess body
fat around the waist. Metabolic
syndrome is expected to become
the leading risk factor for heart
disease due to rising obesity rates
in the U.S. (approximately 70%
of U.S. adults are overweight or
obese) and one of the best ways
to avoid or reverse metabolic syndrome
is to lose weight by eating
healthy and exercising.
For heart, stroke and gyn education,
join in the Women’s Health
Expo, put on by Temecula Valley
Hospital and Southwest Healthcare
Systems. This free community event
held at Pechanga Resort and Casino
happens on Wednesday, February
28th, 10:00 am to 1:30 pm. The expo
includes health screenings, lunch,
community partners, and more! To
register, please visit: www.temeculavalleyhospital.com.
About Temecula Valley Hospital -
Temecula Valley Hospital brings
advanced technology, innovative
programs, patient centered and family
sensitive care to area residents.
The hospital features 140 private
patient rooms; 24 hour a day emergency
care; advanced cardiac and
stroke care in clinical collaboration
with UCSD Health; orthopedics;
and general and surgical specialties.
For more information, visit
www.temeculavalleyhospital.com.
One of the very best things
you can do to keep your heart
healthier is to lose weight –
and even a small amount of
weight loss can help.
temeculavalleyhospital.com