Table 1.102c Percent of pneumonia patients who had blood cultures collected before antibiotics were administered, all payers, by State, 2004 and 2006 |
State |
2006 |
2004 |
Percenta |
Percenta |
Totalb |
90 |
82 |
Alabama |
88 |
78 |
Alaska |
94 |
88 |
Arizona |
86 |
82 |
Arkansas |
94 |
84 |
California |
89 |
81 |
Colorado |
92 |
82 |
Connecticut |
90 |
84 |
Delaware |
84 |
81 |
District of Columbia |
82 |
72 |
Florida |
88 |
82 |
Georgia |
89 |
79 |
Hawaii |
88 |
84 |
Idaho |
94 |
88 |
Illinois |
91 |
82 |
Indiana |
91 |
82 |
Iowa |
95 |
84 |
Kansas |
95 |
84 |
Kentucky |
89 |
77 |
Louisiana |
89 |
80 |
Maine |
89 |
83 |
Maryland |
87 |
82 |
Massachusetts |
90 |
81 |
Michigan |
90 |
83 |
Minnesota |
94 |
82 |
Mississippi |
89 |
79 |
Missouri |
91 |
79 |
Montana |
92 |
89 |
Nebraska |
96 |
87 |
Nevada |
78 |
68 |
New Hampshire |
93 |
83 |
New Jersey |
94 |
88 |
New Mexico |
90 |
78 |
New York |
88 |
81 |
North Carolina |
90 |
81 |
North Dakota |
92 |
80 |
Ohio |
91 |
83 |
Oklahoma |
90 |
82 |
Oregon |
90 |
84 |
Pennsylvania |
91 |
83 |
Rhode Island |
88 |
81 |
South Carolina |
92 |
81 |
South Dakota |
95 |
80 |
Tennessee |
90 |
80 |
Texas |
90 |
79 |
Utah |
91 |
77 |
Vermont |
94 |
78 |
Virginia |
90 |
84 |
Washington |
90 |
84 |
West Virginia |
89 |
82 |
Wisconsin |
95 |
86 |
Wyoming |
93 |
88 |
a State average percent precalculated and supplied as part of the Hospital Compare database. The 2004 data reflect care for the period January to June 2004; the 2006 data reflect care for the period April 2005 to March 2006.
b Estimates are the means of reporting States.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital Compare.