Table 1.103b
Percent of pneumonia patients who received the first dose of antibiotic within 4 hours of arrival at the hospital, all payers, by State, 2005 |
| State |
Percent |
Standard error |
| United States |
76.4 |
1.1 |
| Alabama |
75.5 |
0.4 |
| Alaska |
77.0 |
1.6 |
| Arizona |
70.9 |
0.4 |
| Arkansas |
79.1 |
0.4 |
| California |
72.9 |
0.2 |
| Colorado |
79.7 |
0.5 |
| Connecticut |
78.5 |
0.5 |
| Delaware |
73.7 |
1.1 |
| District of Columbia |
52.0 |
1.3 |
| Florida |
69.2 |
0.2 |
| Georgia |
71.7 |
0.3 |
| Hawaii |
76.4 |
0.8 |
| Idaho |
81.3 |
0.8 |
| Illinois |
78.1 |
0.2 |
| Indiana |
80.8 |
0.3 |
| Iowa |
85.0 |
0.4 |
| Kansas |
80.8 |
0.5 |
| Kentucky |
77.4 |
0.3 |
| Louisiana |
74.0 |
0.4 |
| Maine |
82.7 |
0.6 |
| Maryland |
68.5 |
0.4 |
| Massachusetts |
76.4 |
0.3 |
| Michigan |
77.9 |
0.3 |
| Minnesota |
80.2 |
0.4 |
| Mississippi |
73.8 |
0.5 |
| Missouri |
78.1 |
0.3 |
| Montana |
83.9 |
0.8 |
| Nebraska |
87.6 |
0.5 |
| Nevada |
67.3 |
0.8 |
| New Hampshire |
78.6 |
0.8 |
| New Jersey |
81.0 |
0.3 |
| New Mexico |
70.9 |
0.7 |
| New York |
70.5 |
0.2 |
| North Carolina |
76.4 |
0.3 |
| North Dakota |
85.6 |
0.8 |
| Ohio |
77.5 |
0.2 |
| Oklahoma |
81.3 |
0.4 |
| Oregon |
78.9 |
0.5 |
| Pennsylvania |
73.7 |
0.2 |
| Puerto Rico |
43.6 |
0.7 |
| Rhode Island |
80.5 |
0.8 |
| South Carolina |
75.7 |
0.4 |
| South Dakota |
87.9 |
0.7 |
| Tennessee |
77.2 |
0.3 |
| Texas |
71.9 |
0.2 |
| Utah |
80.2 |
0.6 |
| Vermont |
82.6 |
1.0 |
| Virginia |
73.7 |
0.3 |
| Washington |
76.3 |
0.4 |
| West Virginia |
73.6 |
0.5 |
| Wisconsin |
84.4 |
0.3 |
| Wyoming |
79.9 |
1.1 |
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.
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