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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