Littleton Regional Hospital Performance Reports
Reporting Period for HQA Measures:
Second Quarter 2011 through First Quarter 2012 Discharges
Pneumonia (PN)
| Pneumonia Process of Care Measures | Littleton Regional Hospital Average | State Average | National Average | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent of Pneumonia Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics: A blood culture tells what kind of medicine will work best to treat your pneumonia. | 97% | 98% | 97% | ||
| Percent of Pneumonia Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s): Antibiotics are medicines that treat infection, and each one is different. Hospitals should choose the antibiotics that best treat the infection type for each pneumonia patient. | 100% | 96% | 95% | ||
**: The number of cases is too small (below 25) to reliably tell how well a hospital is performing.
Please Note: The percentages include only patients whose history and condition indicate the treatment is appropriate. Talk to your health care provider if you have questions about your treatment.
Littleton Regional Hospital Performance Reports
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)
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