Table 1.103c Percent of pneumonia patients who received the first dose of antibiotics within 4 hours of arrival at the hospital, all payers, by State, 2004 and 2006 |
State |
2006 |
2004 |
Percenta |
Percenta |
Totalb |
80 |
74 |
Alabama |
78 |
74 |
Alaska |
74 |
70 |
Arizona |
73 |
69 |
Arkansas |
82 |
78 |
California |
74 |
68 |
Colorado |
82 |
75 |
Connecticut |
81 |
73 |
Delaware |
74 |
65 |
District of Columbia |
58 |
56 |
Florida |
73 |
63 |
Georgia |
74 |
68 |
Hawaii |
77 |
75 |
Idaho |
81 |
73 |
Illinois |
80 |
73 |
Indiana |
84 |
76 |
Iowa |
87 |
85 |
Kansas |
85 |
82 |
Kentucky |
81 |
75 |
Louisiana |
76 |
71 |
Maine |
87 |
75 |
Maryland |
73 |
67 |
Massachusetts |
80 |
75 |
Michigan |
83 |
77 |
Minnesota |
85 |
79 |
Mississippi |
78 |
72 |
Missouri |
81 |
74 |
Montana |
88 |
77 |
Nebraska |
91 |
85 |
Nevada |
73 |
64 |
New Hampshire |
83 |
75 |
New Jersey |
81 |
72 |
New Mexico |
76 |
70 |
New York |
76 |
68 |
North Carolina |
80 |
73 |
North Dakota |
89 |
80 |
Ohio |
82 |
76 |
Oklahoma |
82 |
76 |
Oregon |
80 |
77 |
Pennsylvania |
78 |
67 |
Rhode Island |
77 |
76 |
South Carolina |
81 |
73 |
South Dakota |
86 |
81 |
Tennessee |
82 |
73 |
Texas |
78 |
70 |
Utah |
83 |
75 |
Vermont |
84 |
79 |
Virginia |
77 |
69 |
Washington |
78 |
72 |
West Virginia |
80 |
72 |
Wisconsin |
87 |
80 |
Wyoming |
87 |
84 |
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.