Table 8_2_3.2
Hospital patients with pneumonia who received the initial antibiotic dose within 4 hours of hospital arrival, by State, 2005 and 2006
| State |
2006 |
2005 |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| United Statesa |
79.7 |
1.0 |
76.4 |
1.1 |
| Alabama |
79.4 |
0.4 |
75.5 |
0.4 |
| Alaska |
74.1 |
1.7 |
77.0 |
1.6 |
| Arizona |
74.4 |
0.4 |
70.9 |
0.4 |
| Arkansas |
81.8 |
0.4 |
79.1 |
0.4 |
| California |
76.6 |
0.2 |
72.9 |
0.2 |
| Colorado |
82.7 |
0.5 |
79.7 |
0.5 |
| Connecticut |
81.4 |
0.5 |
78.5 |
0.5 |
| Delaware |
72.9 |
1.2 |
73.7 |
1.1 |
| District of Columbia |
55.2 |
1.3 |
52.0 |
1.3 |
| Florida |
74.0 |
0.2 |
69.2 |
0.2 |
| Georgia |
75.9 |
0.3 |
71.7 |
0.3 |
| Hawaii |
78.1 |
0.9 |
76.4 |
0.8 |
| Idaho |
84.3 |
0.8 |
81.3 |
0.8 |
| Illinois |
80.9 |
0.2 |
78.1 |
0.2 |
| Indiana |
83.6 |
0.3 |
80.8 |
0.3 |
| Iowa |
87.5 |
0.4 |
85.0 |
0.4 |
| Kansas |
82.7 |
0.5 |
80.8 |
0.5 |
| Kentucky |
80.5 |
0.3 |
77.4 |
0.3 |
| Louisiana |
76.5 |
0.4 |
74.0 |
0.4 |
| Maine |
85.1 |
0.6 |
82.7 |
0.6 |
| Maryland |
75.1 |
0.4 |
68.5 |
0.4 |
| Massachusetts |
78.6 |
0.3 |
76.4 |
0.3 |
| Michigan |
82.5 |
0.3 |
77.9 |
0.3 |
| Minnesota |
82.9 |
0.4 |
80.2 |
0.4 |
| Mississippi |
78.8 |
0.5 |
73.8 |
0.5 |
| Missouri |
81.2 |
0.3 |
78.1 |
0.3 |
| Montana |
87.4 |
0.7 |
83.9 |
0.8 |
| Nebraska |
89.7 |
0.5 |
87.6 |
0.5 |
| Nevada |
70.8 |
0.8 |
67.3 |
0.8 |
| New Hampshire |
84.2 |
0.7 |
78.6 |
0.8 |
| New Jersey |
84.1 |
0.3 |
81.0 |
0.3 |
| New Mexico |
74.2 |
0.7 |
70.9 |
0.7 |
| New York |
76.6 |
0.2 |
70.5 |
0.2 |
| North Carolina |
79.0 |
0.3 |
76.4 |
0.3 |
| North Dakota |
87.6 |
0.8 |
85.6 |
0.8 |
| Ohio |
82.1 |
0.2 |
77.5 |
0.2 |
| Oklahoma |
83.8 |
0.3 |
81.3 |
0.4 |
| Oregon |
81.4 |
0.5 |
78.9 |
0.5 |
| Pennsylvania |
79.5 |
0.2 |
73.7 |
0.2 |
| Puerto Rico |
46.0 |
0.8 |
43.6 |
0.7 |
| Rhode Island |
84.7 |
0.7 |
80.5 |
0.8 |
| South Carolina |
80.9 |
0.4 |
75.7 |
0.4 |
| South Dakota |
88.7 |
0.7 |
87.9 |
0.7 |
| Tennessee |
81.1 |
0.3 |
77.2 |
0.3 |
| Texas |
78.0 |
0.2 |
71.9 |
0.2 |
| Utah |
83.9 |
0.6 |
80.2 |
0.6 |
| Vermont |
85.3 |
1.0 |
82.6 |
1.0 |
| Virginia |
77.3 |
0.3 |
73.7 |
0.3 |
| Washington |
79.1 |
0.4 |
76.3 |
0.4 |
| West Virginia |
79.1 |
0.5 |
73.6 |
0.5 |
| Wisconsin |
87.9 |
0.3 |
84.4 |
0.3 |
| Wyoming |
86.1 |
0.9 |
79.9 |
1.1 |
a The estimate is based on State-level estimates.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.
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