Table 1.104c Percent of immunocompetent pneumonia patients (either ICU or non-ICU) who received the recommended empirical antibiotic regimen during the first 24 hours that is consistent with current guidelines, all payers, by State, 2005 and 2006 |
State |
2006 |
2005 |
Percenta |
Percenta |
Totalb |
83 |
77 |
Alabama |
81 |
74 |
Alaska |
79 |
72 |
Arizona |
85 |
82 |
Arkansas |
81 |
76 |
California |
82 |
76 |
Colorado |
84 |
79 |
Connecticut |
85 |
71 |
Delaware |
88 |
83 |
District of Columbia |
82 |
79 |
Florida |
83 |
76 |
Georgia |
81 |
74 |
Hawaii |
79 |
73 |
Idaho |
86 |
79 |
Illinois |
82 |
75 |
Indiana |
83 |
78 |
Iowa |
84 |
79 |
Kansas |
77 |
69 |
Kentucky |
81 |
75 |
Louisiana |
77 |
72 |
Maine |
87 |
79 |
Maryland |
87 |
81 |
Massachusetts |
85 |
76 |
Michigan |
88 |
82 |
Minnesota |
79 |
77 |
Mississippi |
77 |
73 |
Missouri |
80 |
76 |
Montana |
83 |
74 |
Nebraska |
88 |
83 |
Nevada |
82 |
75 |
New Hampshire |
90 |
81 |
New Jersey |
87 |
78 |
New Mexico |
80 |
77 |
New York |
86 |
78 |
North Carolina |
83 |
76 |
North Dakota |
81 |
78 |
Ohio |
84 |
78 |
Oklahoma |
81 |
75 |
Oregon |
83 |
79 |
Pennsylvania |
83 |
77 |
Rhode Island |
89 |
83 |
South Carolina |
82 |
75 |
South Dakota |
81 |
75 |
Tennessee |
82 |
76 |
Texas |
80 |
74 |
Utah |
84 |
80 |
Vermont |
89 |
83 |
Virginia |
83 |
77 |
Washington |
82 |
75 |
West Virginia |
80 |
76 |
Wisconsin |
87 |
83 |
Wyoming |
82 |
81 |
a State average percent precalculated and supplied as part of the Hospital Compare database. The 2005 data reflect care for the period July 2004 to June 2005; 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.