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Iowa City Hospice Recognized for Gold Standard Evidence-based Hospice Care
American Heart Association certification recognized Iowa City Hospice’s accomplishment in quality care [Iowa City, Iowa; June 2023] – Iowa City Hospice has earned Hospice Heart Failure certification from the American Heart Association®, the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all. The certification provides an evidence-based framework for evaluating palliative and hospice care agencies against the American Heart Association’s rigorous science-based standards for heart failure patients. “This certification helps assure patients and families can have confidence that their end-of-life heart failure care is coordinated and follows the latest evidence-based guidelines,” said Rabia Malik, M.D., American Heart Association volunteer expert and associate medical director at Anthem. “We’re pleased to have Iowa City Hospice join the national network of American Heart Association Palliative/Hospice Heart Failure certified agencies.” Iowa City Hospice officially began serving patients in 1983, making it one of the oldest hospice care providers in Iowa. The agency’s service area includes seven eastern Iowa counties: Johnson, Cedar, Iowa, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine, and Washington. As a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, Iowa City Hospice turns no one away from hospice care due to inability to pay. “Iowa City Hospice is proud to receive this certification from the American Heart Association,”…
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