National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 1.99c

Table 1.99c
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 2005
	2005	2004
State	Percent^a	Percent^a
Total	77	74
Alabama	76	74
Alaska	75	70
Arizona	74	69
Arkansas	81	78
California	72	68
Colorado	81	75
Connecticut	78	73
Delaware	72	65
District of Columbia	55	56
Florida	68	63
Georgia	72	68
Hawaii	77	75
Idaho	80	73
Illinois	77	73
Indiana	81	76
Iowa	85	85
Kansas	82	82
Kentucky	78	75
Louisiana	73	71
Maine	83	75
Maryland	69	67
Massachusetts	77	75
Michigan	80	77
Minnesota	82	79
Mississippi	74	72
Missouri	79	74
Montana	84	77
Nebraska	88	85
Nevada	70	64
New Hampshire	80	75
New Jersey	78	72
New Mexico	72	70
New York	71	68
North Carolina	75	73
North Dakota	90	80
Ohio	79	76
Oklahoma	80	76
Oregon	79	77
Pennsylvania	73	67
Rhode Island	76	76
South Carolina	76	73
South Dakota	86	81
Tennessee	76	73
Texas	73	70
Utah	84	75
Vermont	85	79
Virginia	70	69
Washington	77	72
West Virginia	74	72
Wisconsin	85	80
Wyoming	81	84

^a State average percent pre-calculated and supplied as part of the Hospital Compare database. The 2004 data reflect care for period January to June 2004, the 2005 data reflect care for period July 2004 to June 2005.

Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Hospital Compare.

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