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Pneumonia

Pneumonia is a serious lung infection that causes difficulty breathing, fever, cough and fatigue. These quality measures show some of the recommended treatments for pneumonia. To compare St. Mary's results with other hospitals in the United States, please visit http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov/.

Pneumonia Treatment	Better than or equal to US average	Near US average (within 10 points)	Worse than US average (greater than 10 points)	N/A - no comparative data
Indicator	Maine Average 2005	US Average 2005	St. Mary's 2005
Oxygen Assessment	100%	99%	100%
Use of Pneumococcal Vaccination	66%	59%	54%
Use of Blood Cultures Before 1st Dose of Antibiotics	82%	82%	67%
Adult Smoking Cessation	75%	72%	63%
Initial Antibiotic Received Within 4 Hours of Arrival	84%	77%	77%
Initial Antibiotic Selection According to Guidelines	83%	78%	86%

Pneumonia Treatment	Better than or equal to US average	Near US average (within 10 points)	Worse than US average (greater than 10 points)	N/A - no comparative data
Indicator	St. Mary's Jan - Mar 2006	St. Mary's Apr - Jun 2006	St. Mary's Jul - Sept 2006
Oxygen Assessment	100%	100%	100%
Use of Pneumococcal Vaccination	94%	83%	68%
Use of Blood Cultures Before 1st Dose of Antibiotics	94%	100%	93%
Adult Smoking Cessation	89%	50%	88%
Initial Antibiotic Received Within 4 Hours of Arrival	80%	70%	94%
Initial Antibiotic Selection According to Guidelines	100%	100%	100%

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