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.
Green is for scores equal to or above the state and national averages.
Yellow is for scores between the state and national averages.
Red is for scores below both the national and state averages.

Indicator of Quality

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Maine Hospitals

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MDI Hospital

1. % of patients assessed and given pneumococcal vaccination
85%
75%
100%
2. % of patients given initial antibiotics within 6 hours after arrival
97%
93%
100%
3. % of patients given oxygenation assessment
100%
99%
100%
4. % of patients given smoking cessation advice/counseling
89%
84%
100%
5. % of patients given the most appropriate initial antibiotic(s)
93%
86%
94%
6. % of patients assessed and given influenza vaccination
88%
75%
100%
7. % of patients whose initial ER blood culture was performed prior to the administration of the 1st hospital dose of antibiotoics
90%
90%
97%

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