Table 1.103b Percent of pneumonia patients who received the first dose of antibiotic within 4 hours of arrival at the hospital, all payers, by State, 2005 |
State |
Percent |
Standard error |
United States |
76.4 |
1.1 |
Alabama |
75.5 |
0.4 |
Alaska |
77.0 |
1.6 |
Arizona |
70.9 |
0.4 |
Arkansas |
79.1 |
0.4 |
California |
72.9 |
0.2 |
Colorado |
79.7 |
0.5 |
Connecticut |
78.5 |
0.5 |
Delaware |
73.7 |
1.1 |
District of Columbia |
52.0 |
1.3 |
Florida |
69.2 |
0.2 |
Georgia |
71.7 |
0.3 |
Hawaii |
76.4 |
0.8 |
Idaho |
81.3 |
0.8 |
Illinois |
78.1 |
0.2 |
Indiana |
80.8 |
0.3 |
Iowa |
85.0 |
0.4 |
Kansas |
80.8 |
0.5 |
Kentucky |
77.4 |
0.3 |
Louisiana |
74.0 |
0.4 |
Maine |
82.7 |
0.6 |
Maryland |
68.5 |
0.4 |
Massachusetts |
76.4 |
0.3 |
Michigan |
77.9 |
0.3 |
Minnesota |
80.2 |
0.4 |
Mississippi |
73.8 |
0.5 |
Missouri |
78.1 |
0.3 |
Montana |
83.9 |
0.8 |
Nebraska |
87.6 |
0.5 |
Nevada |
67.3 |
0.8 |
New Hampshire |
78.6 |
0.8 |
New Jersey |
81.0 |
0.3 |
New Mexico |
70.9 |
0.7 |
New York |
70.5 |
0.2 |
North Carolina |
76.4 |
0.3 |
North Dakota |
85.6 |
0.8 |
Ohio |
77.5 |
0.2 |
Oklahoma |
81.3 |
0.4 |
Oregon |
78.9 |
0.5 |
Pennsylvania |
73.7 |
0.2 |
Puerto Rico |
43.6 |
0.7 |
Rhode Island |
80.5 |
0.8 |
South Carolina |
75.7 |
0.4 |
South Dakota |
87.9 |
0.7 |
Tennessee |
77.2 |
0.3 |
Texas |
71.9 |
0.2 |
Utah |
80.2 |
0.6 |
Vermont |
82.6 |
1.0 |
Virginia |
73.7 |
0.3 |
Washington |
76.3 |
0.4 |
West Virginia |
73.6 |
0.5 |
Wisconsin |
84.4 |
0.3 |
Wyoming |
79.9 |
1.1 |
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.