Quality Statistics Pneumonia Care: How do we compare? At CHA, we take pride in the care we provide. To monitor the quality of that care, we track specific quality measures and compare them to benchmark measures. We publish this information so that you can see how effective Community Hospital Anderson is in the treatment of pneumonia patients. % of patients receiving antibiotic dose within 4 hours CHA 2004 CHA 2005 State 85% 92% 80% National pneumonia treatment guidelines recommend that one dose of an antibiotic be given to pneumonia patients within four hours of arrival at the hospital. This four hour "door-to-antibiotic time" is associated with better outcomes of pneumonia patients. CHA should be at or above the national benchmark. Median door-to-antibiotic time CHA 2004 CHA 2005 National 176 minutes 143 minutes 179 minutes CHA tracks its median door-to-antibiotic time for pneumonia patients for the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). JCAHO - which sets standards by which health care quality is measured - is an independent, not-for-profit organization, governed by a board that includes physicians, nurses, and consumers. This is one of the core measures JCAHO uses to assess quality of care for pneumonia patients. CHA should be at or below the national benchmark. % of patients receiving blood cultures prior to antibiotics CHA 2004 CHA 2005 State 83% 89% 83% Best practice in pneumonia care says that a blood culture should be collected before any antibiotics are given to a pneumonia patient to more accurately determine what microorganism is causing the pneumonia. CHA should be at or above the national benchmark. % high-risk patients screened for pneumonia vaccine CHA 2004 CHA 2005 State 85% 89% 65% Hospitalized patients with a condition that puts them at risk for developing complications from pneumonia should be screened for a vaccine while in the hospital and receive a pneumonia vaccine if appropriate. CHA should be at or above the national benchmark. % of deaths of pneumonia patients CHA 2004 CHA 2005 National 4.6% 2.3% 4.3% Pneumonia is a serious illness and represents a major cause of death in our country. A common quality indicator that is measured for all diseases is death rates. CHA should be at or below the national benchmark.

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