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    Pnuemonia - Sutter Health System Average
    Pneumonia and Influenza are the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. The incidence of pneumonia increases with age, and approximately 90 percent of deaths in the population aged 65 or older are due to this condition. Below are some of the key areas that medical experts focus on when caring for patients with pneumonia. They include important actions that should be taken when a patient is hospitalized with pneumonia.     		 
    Blood culture performed before antibiotic therapy
    		 
    Sutter Health Avg. - 97%
    U.S. Avg. 91%  
    Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
    Initial antibiotic timing
    		 
    Sutter Health Avg. - 97%  
    U.S. Avg. 93%  
    Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
    Most appropriate antibiotics given
    		 
    Sutter Health Avg. - 93%  
    U.S. Avg. 87%  
    Top U.S. Performance - 97%  
    Pneumococcal vaccination given
    		 
    Sutter Health Avg. - 96%  
    U.S. Avg. 84%  
    Top U.S. Performance - 99%  
    Influenza vaccination given
    		 
    Sutter Health Avg. - 94%  
    U.S. Avg. 82%  
    Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
    Smoking cessation advice/counseling
    		 
    Sutter Health Avg. - 98%  
    U.S. Avg. 89%  
    Top U.S. Performance - 100%  
    		 
    Key Sutter Health System Average
    The Sutter Health System Average (mean) is calculated by taking the sum of all non-excluded hospitals' scores (where there was at least one case that met the inclusion criteria) and dividing by the total number of hospitals.
    Data Source: Data from MIDAS DataVision (and provided to CMS), August 2008- August 2009
      The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital performance
    U.S. Average
    Data Source:     CMS Hospital Compare, Q108 - Q408
    Our goal is to perform among the top ten percent of hospitals nationwide.
    Data Source: CMS Hospital Compare, Q108 - Q408
    		 


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