Monday, February 9, 2015
Helmsley Charitable Trust Funds Heart Attack Care in the Rural Midwest
The American Heart Association, Midwest Affiliate, has received a $4.6 million grant award to enhance systems of care, save lives, and improve outcomes for heart attack patients in rural Iowa, called Mission: Lifeline.
Mission: Lifeline will be implemented over three years, launching today, in collaboration with Iowa's health systems, hospital networks, emergency medical service (EMS) providers, and the State of Iowa's Department of Public Health, including the Division of Acute Disease Prevention, Emergency Response, and Environmental Health (ADPER/EH) and the Bureau of Emergency and Trauma Services and other funders. Mission: Lifeline helps identify the gaps that lead to slower and less effective patient care, and with the providers in the state, closes those gaps through change in protocols and processes, and also in providing resources such as life-saving equipment. The funding for this initiative will enhance existing efforts in Iowa....