Cardiovascular
Many patients in our service area are diagnosed with Hypertension (High Blood Pressure). If you are one of them there are things you must do to control this. High Blood Pressure is know as the "silent killer" because many times the patient has no idea that they are suffering from this condition.
Do you know what your blood pressure numbers are? If not, then you really need to have it checked as soon as you can. Normal Blood Pressure is 120/80. Any number higher than 140/90 is considered to be high.
When was the last time you had it checked? If it has been more than a year, you need to call and come in for an annual physical to check your blood pressure.
Do you have a family history? Is there someone in your immediate family that has been diagnosed? If you answered yes to any of these, then chances are that High Blood Pressure might run in your family.
You need to have your Blood Pressure checked regularly.
Useful Links for information on Hypertension and Cardiovascular Health:
http://www.cdc.gov/doc.do/id/0900f3ec802720b8
At RHCC, there are measures that we want you to work on with our staff so you can effectively manage your Cardiovascular condition.
At RHCC, we have over 3200 patients in our Cardiovascular PECS (Patient Electronic Care System) registry. Below are graphs that show how we are doing in managing our patients with some of the measures.
This represents the number of patients with their Blood Pressure under control of below 140/90. We are currently at 46% of all of our patients with Hypertension having their B/P under 140/90.
This graph represents the number of patients with Hypertension that have set a Self-Management Goal for themselves.
This graph represents the number of patients with Hypertension that have had a Lipid Panel drawn.
Click below to download an Adobe® format of our Self-Management Goal Sheet.
English Self-Management Goal Sheet
Spanish Self-Management Goal Sheet