Table 1.93c Percent of pneumonia patients who have blood cultures collected before antibiotics are administered, by State, 2004 |
State |
Percenta |
|
|
Alabama |
78 |
Alaska |
88 |
Arizona |
82 |
Arkansas |
84 |
California |
81 |
Colorado |
82 |
Connecticut |
84 |
Delaware |
81 |
District of Columbia |
72 |
Florida |
82 |
Georgia |
79 |
Hawaii |
84 |
Idaho |
88 |
Illinois |
82 |
Indiana |
82 |
Iowa |
84 |
Kansas |
84 |
Kentucky |
77 |
Louisiana |
80 |
Maine |
83 |
Maryland |
82 |
Massachusetts |
81 |
Michigan |
83 |
Minnesota |
82 |
Mississippi |
79 |
Missouri |
79 |
Montana |
89 |
Nebraska |
87 |
Nevada |
68 |
New Hampshire |
83 |
New Jersey |
88 |
New Mexico |
78 |
New York |
81 |
North Carolina |
81 |
North Dakota |
80 |
Ohio |
83 |
Oklahoma |
82 |
Oregon |
84 |
Pennsylvania |
83 |
Rhode Island |
81 |
South Carolina |
81 |
South Dakota |
80 |
Tennessee |
80 |
Texas |
79 |
Utah |
77 |
Vermont |
78 |
Virginia |
84 |
Washington |
84 |
West Virginia |
82 |
Wisconsin |
86 |
Wyoming |
88 |
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a State average percent pre-calculated and supplied as part of the Hospital Compare database.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital Compare.
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