Living Wise, Living Well

Just because you have a chronic heart condition doesn’t mean you shouldn’t get the most out of life.  South Miami Heart Center recognizes the special challenges that heart patients face. Our Heart Failure Resource Program was created to address their needs and provide treatment for heart failure.

Heart Failure Disease Resource Program Goals

The Heart Failure Resource Program is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary inpatient and outpatient program that helps patients and their cardiologists manage chronic heart conditions. The Heart Failure Resource Program provides high-quality, cost-effective care and the most advanced disease management options available.  

A primary feature of the program is a unit designed for heart failure patients.

Program staff members, under the direction of the patient's cardiologist, help heart failure patients maintain clinical stability and avoid hospitalization. When hospitalization is necessary, the Heart Failure Resource Program team works to shorten the hospital stay and helps patients return to a normal routine as quickly as possible. Their goals are improving quality of life and long-term treatment outcomes for heart failure patients. They also promote heart failure treatment research and educational outreach to the public and healthcare providers.

Your Heart Health Team

If you or someone you love is struggling with heart failure, our Heart Failure Resource Program is a great source of education and support. Our specially trained team, made up of the patient's cardiologist, a nurse practitioner, a nutritionist and a patient educator, works one-on-one with patients to help them manage their disease. The team develops an individualized lifestyle plan for each patient and shares the latest medical information with them.

Once patients leave South Miami Hospital, they receive follow-up phone calls from the Heart Failure Resource Program team. Patients also are invited to the monthly support group meetings facilitated by team members.

Heart Failure Support Group

South Miami Heart Center offers a support group for people living with or at risk for heart failure. This group meets the first Monday of each month, from 2 to 3 p.m., in the Victor E. Clarke Education Center at South Miami Hospital, U.S. 1 and SW 62 Ave. Experts in heart failure prevention, diagnosis and treatment help educate people about how to change their diet and activity levels to improve their health. For more information and to register, call 786-662-4380.

Contact Us

For more information about South Miami Heart Center’s Heart Failure Resouce program, call 786-662-4380.

Patient Successes

Learn how South Miami Heart Center helps heart failure patients live better lives.

Physician Referral

Get an online referral to a South Miami Heart Center physician or call the South Miami Heart Center Physician Referral line at 786-662-2222.