2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 1.104c

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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
State	Percent^a	Percent^a
Total^b	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.