2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 1.103c

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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
State	Percent^a	Percent^a
Total^b	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.