Table 1.50b
Median time for AMI patients to PTCA,a all payers, by State, 2005 |
| State |
Median time (minutes) |
| United States |
99 |
| Alabama |
97 |
| Alaska |
86 |
| Arizona |
111 |
| Arkansas |
107 |
| California |
103 |
| Colorado |
86 |
| Connecticut |
102 |
| Delaware |
76 |
| District of Columbia |
139 |
| Florida |
104 |
| Georgia |
100 |
| Hawaii |
104 |
| Idaho |
85 |
| Illinois |
100 |
| Indiana |
96 |
| Iowa |
81 |
| Kansas |
96 |
| Kentucky |
98 |
| Louisiana |
110 |
| Maine |
90 |
| Maryland |
105 |
| Massachusetts |
95 |
| Michigan |
97 |
| Minnesota |
73 |
| Mississippi |
107 |
| Missouri |
96 |
| Montana |
83 |
| Nebraska |
88 |
| Nevada |
123 |
| New Hampshire |
95 |
| New Jersey |
107 |
| New Mexico |
87 |
| New York |
100 |
| North Carolina |
94 |
| North Dakota |
82 |
| Ohio |
94 |
| Oklahoma |
98 |
| Oregon |
95 |
| Pennsylvania |
104 |
| Puerto Rico |
165 |
| Rhode Island |
106 |
| South Carolina |
97 |
| South Dakota |
109 |
| Tennessee |
106 |
| Texas |
103 |
| Utah |
101 |
| Vermont |
99 |
| Virginia |
99 |
| Washington |
87 |
| West Virginia |
88 |
| Wisconsin |
87 |
| Wyoming |
92 |
a Time in minutes from arrival to percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTCA) in patients with ST segment elevation or left bundle branch block (LBBB) on the electrocardiogram (ECG) performed closest to hospital arrival time.
Key: AMI: acute myocardial infarction.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.
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