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Table 1.106c
Percent of pneumonia patients age 65 and over who were screened for pneumococcal vaccine status and vaccinated prior to discharge, if indicated, all payers, by State, 2004 and 2006
State 2006 2004
Percenta Percenta
Totalb 67 45
Alabama 60 50
Alaska 61 59
Arizona 62 57
Arkansas 66 38
California 55 22
Colorado 71 51
Connecticut 74 54
Delaware 70 43
District of Columbia 28 18
Florida 65 38
Georgia 58 34
Hawaii 49 38
Idaho 73 55
Illinois 59 38
Indiana 74 52
Iowa 81 59
Kansas 58 45
Kentucky 72 45
Louisiana 60 40
Maine 74 31
Maryland 67 48
Massachusetts 71 30
Michigan 70 50
Minnesota 72 48
Mississippi 61 32
Missouri 69 45
Montana 76 55
Nebraska 71 56
Nevada 54 32
New Hampshire 77 37
New Jersey 84 66
New Mexico 55 34
New York 68 50
North Carolina 72 44
North Dakota 73 45
Ohio 75 46
Oklahoma 68 59
Oregon 62 44
Pennsylvania 72 33
Rhode Island 57 58
South Carolina 74 49
South Dakota 72 55
Tennessee 72 49
Texas 66 38
Utah 65 36
Vermont 79 36
Virginia 67 45
Washington 65 31
West Virginia 70 58
Wisconsin 77 52
Wyoming 72 53

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.

 

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