Advanced Cardiac Program
We’re Here to Help Care for Your Heart
The Advanced Cardiac Care Program is here to support you and your loved ones by helping you manage your advancing heart disease. This innovative program is one of the first specialized programs to be established nationally in collaboration with the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) and the American Heart Association (AHA) to address the underutilization of palliative medicine services for those suffering from advanced heart failure.
Services are provided anywhere you call home, including hospitals, assisted living facilities, nursing care facilities and in your personal residence.
Program Goals
Reduce emergency room visits
Monitor and manage symptoms in order to decrease emergency situations
Increase your ability to cope with advanced heart disease, including congestive heart failure (CHF)
Boost patient/family confidence and caregiving skills
The Cardiac Care Program helps you and your family meet these goals through:
An individualized plan of care developed and coordinated with the patient’s personal physician
Regularly scheduled visits to the patient’s home by specially-trained nurses
Information provided to the patient and their caregivers to manage symptoms and ensure comfort measures
Medications and other techniques designed to control symptoms at home
What makes our Cardiac Care Program special?
Our clinical team works with your physician to coordinate care
We reduce or eliminate frequent visits to the emergency room
We help you manage symptoms at home
We educate your caregivers to deliver needed support
We provide guidance on improving your quality of life
We arrange for medications to ease your symptoms
We employ proven procedures to treat shortness of breath and chest pain
We offer respite care to allow caregivers short-term relief
How can I receive this service?
Call 828.466.0466 and request a visit. We can coordinate your care by contacting your physician and billing Medicare, Medicaid and/or your insurance carrier.
Request a Free Handbook
A Cardiac Care Program Guide is available upon request, which provides valuable education and resources to manage heart failure successfully. To receive your free guide, please fill out the form below: