Pneumonia Patients Who Received a First Antibiotic Within Six Hours of Arrival
How quickly a patient with pneumonia receives an antibiotic helps determine how quickly they recover.
This measure reports the percent of adult pneumonia patients who are given an antibiotic within six hours of arriving at the hospital.
A high score is better than a low score.
The chart above shows how Cedars-Sinai's performance on this measure compared with the top 10% of hospitals in the United States, the national average for hospitals, the top 10% of hospitals in California and the California average. These data reflect care given to patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from April through June 2009. The national and California data reflect care given to patients from April 2008 to March 2009.
