Clay County Hospital - Quality Reports - Pneumonia

Clay County Hospital Quality Reports

Antibiotic selection

Pneumonia is a lung infection that is usually caused by a bacteria or a virus. Pneumonia severe enough to result in hospitalization often is caused by bacteria, and bacterial infections can be treated with antibiotics. Different bacteria are treated with different antibiotics. The most appropriate antibiotic is determined by many factors. Higher numbers reflect better performance.

Antibiotic selection

Yearly Scores

Quarterly Scores

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A high score is better than a low score
98% - The Clay County 2008 score is for the period December 2007 to November 2008.
89% - The Clay County 2009 score is for the period December 2008 to November 2009.
100% - This is the latest data as of March 2010.
The National Average score is the National Average (equal number of hospitals above and below) performance of the hospitals that reported data to the U.S. Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS) between January 2007 and December 2007.
The Top 10% score is the performance of the highest-rated 10% of hospitals that reported data to the U.S. Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS) between January 2007 and December 2007.

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