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Vermont and the northern New York region. Located in Burlington, Fletcher Allen is a regional, academic healthcare center and teaching hospital in alliance with the University of Vermont.
Pneumonia - Clinical Data
Clinical measures have been identified by The Joint Commission as being important indicators of care quality. A process of care measure shows how often hospitals give recommended treatments that are known to get the best results for patients. Risk-adjusted mortality measures are a quality indicator of hospital performance.
Blood Culture in Emergency Department
A higher number is better.
What this means
This measures how well a hospital performs in screening pneumonia patients who were admitted through the Emergency Department with a blood culture before antibiotics were given.
Why it’s important
Early screening for the pneumonia bacteria in the blood stream while the patient is still in the Emergency Department is considered an important indicator of good care of pneumonia patients.
Chart Source Data - Joint Commission #1
Initial Antibiotic Within Six Hours
What this means
This measures the percentage of pneumonia patients who were given an antibiotic within six hours of arriving at the hospital.
Why it’s important
Receiving an antibiotic within six hours after arrival at the hospital has been shown to be effective in treating community acquired pneumonia.
Chart Source Data - Joint Commission #1
Non-intensive Care Patient Antibiotic Use
What this means
This measures the percentage of patients not in intensive care units with community-acquired pneumonia who were given the appropriate antibiotic within 24 hours of hospital arrival.
Why it’s important
Receiving an antibiotic within 24 hours after arrival at the hospital has been shown to be effective for treating community-acquired pneumonia.
Chart Source Data - Joint Commission #1
Vaccination Given
A higher number is better.
What this means
This measures how well a hospital documents that it has screened patients aged 65 and older to see if they received a pneumonia vaccine, or were asked if they wished to be vaccinated.
Why it’s important
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people aged 65 and older are at greater risk for pneumonia.
Chart Source Data - Joint Commission #1
Adult Smoking Cessation Advice & Counseling
What this means
This measures how well a hospital documents that it has given a pneumonia patient advice about stopping smoking.
Why it’s important
Smoking harms the heart, lungs, and blood vessels, and it makes existing disease worse.
Chart Source Data - Joint Commission #1
