Heart Failure

When it comes to heart failure, Mount Carmel's goal is to minimize the amount of time you spend in the hospital and maximize your ability to manage your disease. That’s why we offer personal, professional heart failure services that ensure you receive the care you deserve and the peace of mind that comes from knowing someone is looking out for you at all times.

Our comprehensive heart failure program includes education, personal care and access to a host of helpful resources, like:

Heart Failure Coordinators

Our heart failure coordinators are experienced cardiac nurses who work with you, your family, your caregivers and your physicians to facilitate treatment based on your needs.  In addition to reviewing your medical history and identifying changes in your condition and treatment, they make sure you have access to the education and resources you need.

Inpatient Care

By grouping our heart failure specialists and technologies together into Heart Failure Units at Mount Carmel East, Grove City and St. Ann’s, we give you the most direct care possible and surround you with expert professionals who understand heart conditions and symptom management.

Outpatient Care

Mount Carmel is dedicated to helping you learn to live with heart failure by providing access to outpatient heart failure services at three locations throughout central Ohio. Under the direction of a cardiologist, the experienced advance practice providers at each location can provide you with education, prescribe and monitor your medications, and offer regular follow-up to keep your symptoms under control.

Meet Our Advanced Practice Providers

If you haven’t met the expert advance practice providers at Mount Carmel Heart Failure Management yet, here’s a quick introduction. All are here to give you one-on-one attention, assist you with disease management, and work in partnership with you and your doctors to help you stay active, happy out of the hospital and in good health.

Brooke Hill, CNP 

Heart Failure Center Advance Practice Nurse

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Biology, Otterbein University
• Medical Education: Master of Science in Nursing, The Ohio State University
• Certification(s): Certified Adult-Geriatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
• Helpful Heart Failure Tip: Treatments for heart failure are constantly being improved and developed. If your current medication regimen isn’t working for you, don’t lose hope. You likely have options!
• Special Hobbies: Reading and spending time outside
• Heart Failure Management Location: East Broad

 

 

Kelly Saltsman, CNP

Heart Failure Center Advance Practice Nurse

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Mount Carmel College of Nursing
• Medical Education: Master of Science in Nursing, The Ohio State University
• Certifications: Certified Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
• Professional Nursing Organization Member: American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) and Ohio Association of Advanced Practice Nurses (OAAPN)
• Helpful Heart Failure Tip: Heart failure treatment has many layers. Paying attention to your emotional well-being is just as important as taking your medications and watching your physical health!
• Special Hobbies: Reading, running/walking, yoga and spending time with my family.
• Heart Failure Management Location: East Broad

 

Lauren Woods, PA

Heart Failure Center Advance Practice Nurse

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Integrated Health Studies, Kent State University
• Medical Education: Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies, University of Mount Union
• Certification(s): Certified Physician Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Professional Nursing Organization Member: Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA)
• Helpful Heart Failure Tip: Take medications as prescribed, check weight daily, limit sodium intake, and exercise as tolerated.
• Special Interests: Advanced Heart Failure
• Special Hobbies: Reading, country music, traveling and hanging out with family and friends
• Heart Failure Management Location(s): Westerville

 

Barbara Phillips, CNP

Heart Failure Center Advance Practice Nurse

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Mount Carmel College of Nursing
• Medical Education: Master of Science in Nursing, Mount Carmel College of Nursing
• Certification(s): Certified as Family Practice Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
• Helpful Heart Failure Tip: Heart failure can be managed with treatment to help you live a long, active life. The goal of treatment is to slow down the progression of heart failure to optimize your quality of life. The treatment is individualized to your type and stage of heart failure.
• Special Hobbies: Gardening, Traveling, Enjoying my grandchildren and family.
• Heart Failure Management Location(s): Grove City