National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 1.98c

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Table 1.98c
Percent of pneumonia patients who had blood cultures collected before antibiotics were administered, all payers, by State, 2004 and 2005
	2005	2004
State	Percent^a	Percent^a
Total	82	82
Alabama	79	78
Alaska	90	88
Arizona	78	82
Arkansas	84	84
California	82	81
Colorado	82	82
Connecticut	84	84
Delaware	81	81
District of Columbia	75	72
Florida	81	82
Georgia	78	79
Hawaii	83	84
Idaho	85	88
Illinois	83	82
Indiana	82	82
Iowa	86	84
Kansas	85	84
Kentucky	79	77
Louisiana	79	80
Maine	77	83
Maryland	82	82
Massachusetts	81	81
Michigan	83	83
Minnesota	80	82
Mississippi	82	79
Missouri	81	79
Montana	86	89
Nebraska	83	87
Nevada	67	68
New Hampshire	85	83
New Jersey	89	88
New Mexico	78	78
New York	83	81
North Carolina	82	81
North Dakota	80	80
Ohio	83	83
Oklahoma	83	82
Oregon	81	84
Pennsylvania	84	83
Rhode Island	81	81
South Carolina	83	81
South Dakota	86	80
Tennessee	80	80
Texas	81	79
Utah	81	77
Vermont	83	78
Virginia	83	84
Washington	83	84
West Virginia	82	82
Wisconsin	86	86
Wyoming	86	88

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

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

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