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September 4, 2025
We are excited to share exciting new results with Prairie Heart Institute, part of Hospital Sisters Health System, a 15-hospital system serving patients in Illinois and Wisconsin. Above is a video story developed in partnership with PHI, and below is a .
Prairie Heart Institute (PHI) is the largest cardiac center in Illinois. PHI identified several challenges in its transition to value based care, including variability in protocols, gaps in patient education materials, lack of real-time monitoring for patient compliance, and increased cost due to higher than expected length of stay, readmissions and discharge to skilled nursing facilities (SNF).
To address these challenges, PHI partnered with Ƶ and achieved the following results:
- ↓ 1.0 days length of stay (LOS)
- ↓ 45% 30-day readmissions
- ↓ 64% discharged to Skilled Nursing Facilities
- Improved patient experience across cardiac surgery and cardiac electrophysiology
About Prairie Heart Institute
Prairie Heart Institute is a specialty cardiovascular center at HSHS St. John’s. The care patients receive at Prairie goes far beyond technical excellence as its founding principles follow the motto: “Quality, Compassionate, Personal Care.” Prairie’s mission “To optimally serve our patients and their physicians in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease with compassion and dignity, assurance of quality, research and education” is upheld every day. For more information about the Prairie Heart Institute, please visit: and for more information about HSHS St. John’s, please visit:
About Ƶ
Ƶ provides the #1 platform for patient engagement, remote monitoring and virtual care. Patients are guided on smartphones, tablets and computers from preparation through recovery with the help of reminders, education and progress tracking. Providers can receive alerts, monitor patients and access analytics to deliver better care. Health systems such as Stanford Health Care, Rush University Medical Center and UAB Health System use Ƶ to improve patient satisfaction while reducing hospital length of stay, readmissions, and costs. For more information, please visit: .
