| Quality & Safety at MDI Hospital |
| 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. Click here for more information about pneumonia. The rates displayed in these graphs are from data reported for discharges July 2006 - June 2007. |
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Green is for scores
equal to or above the state and national averages.
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Yellow is for scores between the state and
national averages.
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Red is for scores below
both the national and state averages.
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Indicator of Quality(Click on an indicator for more data) |
Maine Hospitals |
US Hospitals |
MDI Hospital |
| 1. % of patients assessed and given pneumococcal vaccination |
85%
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75%
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100%
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| 2. % of patients given initial antibiotics within 6 hours after arrival |
97%
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93%
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100%
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| 3. % of patients given oxygenation assessment |
100%
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99%
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100%
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| 4. % of patients given smoking cessation advice/counseling |
89%
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84%
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100%
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| 5. % of patients given the most appropriate initial antibiotic(s) |
93%
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86%
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94%
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| 6. % of patients assessed and given influenza vaccination |
88%
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75%
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100%
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| 7. % of patients whose initial ER blood culture was performed prior to the administration of the 1st hospital dose of antibiotoics |
90%
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90%
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97%
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