Initial Antibiotics within 6 hours

Of patients that were admitted to SBUH with the diagnosis of community acquired pneumonia (inflammation of the lungs caused by an infection), receiving antibiotics as quickly as possible has been shown to yield better results.  Improvement efforts are currently underway at SBUH to decrease the time it takes to give antibiotics to patients with pneumonia.

At SBUH, 95% of 128 eligible patients received their initial dose of antibiotic medications within 6 hours of the time they arrived at the hospital.

A high score is better than a low score.

	The SBUH 2008-2009 score is for the period October 2008 to September 2009. The SBUH 2009-2010 score is for the period October 2009 to September 2010.
	The New York State average score summarizes the average of health care organizations throughout New York State reporting to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the period October 2009 to September 2010.
	The U.S. average score summarizes the average of health care organizations throughout the United States reporting to CMS for the period October 2009 to September 2010.
	Top 10% score summarizes results from the best 10% of health care organizations reporting to CMS for the period October 2009 to September 2010.

See our results over time

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