Pneumonia

 Joint Commission Disease Specific Care Certified Program

 

Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs. These indicators apply to pneumonia that started prior to hospital admission. (The Infection Control section covers pneumonia that started while in the hospital.) Although children also can develop pneumonia, current nationally endorsed indicators apply only to persons age 18 or older. These indicators examine the initial care of pneumonia patients, and the extent to which the hospital staff help the patient prevent future lung problems.

Key

	Performance is below the national benchmark	# = too few eligible cases to calculate a reliable statistic
	Performance is the same as the national benchmark
	Performance exceeds the national benchmark

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What does this mean to me?   Methodist adheres to the current standards of practice for pneumonia.

Last Updated: December 2009

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