Pneumonia
| Pneumonia |
National Average |
State Average |
KVCH Average |
| October 2008 - September 2009 | |||
| Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
87% |
90% |
93% |
|
|
89% |
90% |
89% |
| Pneumonia Patients Given Initial Antibiotics(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
94% |
95% |
98% |
| Pneumonia Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior to the Administration of the First Hospital Dose of Antibiotics |
92% |
92% |
98% |
| Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
91% |
89% |
100% |
| Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
85% |
83% |
88% |
Pneumonia is a serious lung infection that causes difficulty breathing, fever, cough and fatigue. The quality measures above show some of the recommended treatments for pneumonia.
To review these results on the Washington State Hospital Association website, click here and then select Kittitas Valley Community Hospital.
