Table 1.49b Median time for AMI patients to thrombolysis,a all payers, by State, 2005 |
State |
Median time (minutes) |
United States |
43 |
Alabama |
47 |
Alaska |
42 |
Arizona |
46 |
Arkansas |
37 |
California |
35 |
Colorado |
35 |
Connecticut |
34 |
Delaware |
33 |
District of Columbia |
120 |
Florida |
40 |
Georgia |
33 |
Hawaii |
44 |
Idaho |
50 |
Illinois |
54 |
Indiana |
28 |
Iowa |
38 |
Kansas |
37 |
Kentucky |
37 |
Louisiana |
50 |
Maine |
33 |
Maryland |
50 |
Massachusetts |
39 |
Michigan |
41 |
Minnesota |
44 |
Mississippi |
41 |
Missouri |
37 |
Montana |
55 |
Nebraska |
45 |
Nevada |
35 |
New Hampshire |
51 |
New Jersey |
40 |
New Mexico |
50 |
New York |
40 |
North Carolina |
35 |
North Dakota |
34 |
Ohio |
41 |
Oklahoma |
35 |
Oregon |
33 |
Pennsylvania |
38 |
Puerto Rico |
63 |
Rhode Island |
36 |
South Carolina |
41 |
South Dakota |
45 |
Tennessee |
38 |
Texas |
44 |
Utah |
38 |
Vermont |
38 |
Virginia |
39 |
Washington |
58 |
West Virginia |
38 |
Wisconsin |
42 |
Wyoming |
52 |
a Time in minutes from arrival to initiation of a thrombolytic agent in patients with ST segment elevation or left bundle branch block (LBBB) on the electrocardiogram (ECG) performed closest to hospital arrival time.
Key: AMI: acute myocardial infarction.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.