See the charts below to find out how your hospital is doing in treating patients with pneumonia.

Goals for pneumonia care include:

• Oxygenation assessment
• Pneumococcal vaccination
• Blood cultures performed in the emergency department prior to giving initial antibiotics
• Adult smoking cessation advice/counseling
• Initial antibiotic given within four hours of hospital arrival
• Initial antibiotic selection for pneumonia patients who are able to develop an immune response

University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview

Year 1: Oct. 1, 2003 - Sept. 30, 2004; Year 2: Oct. 1, 2004 - Sept. 30, 2005;
Year 3: Oct. 1, 2005 - Sept. 30, 2006; Year 4: Oct. 1, 2006 - Sept. 30, 2007

Fairview Southdale Hospital

Year 1: Oct. 1, 2003 - Sept. 30, 2004; Year 2: Oct. 1, 2004 - Sept. 30, 2005;
Year 3: Oct. 1, 2005 - Sept. 30, 2006; Year 4: Oct. 1, 2006 - Sept. 30, 2007

Fairview Ridges Hospital

Year 1: Oct. 1, 2003 - Sept. 30, 2004; Year 2: Oct. 1, 2004 - Sept. 30, 2005;
Year 3: Oct. 1, 2005 - Sept. 30, 2006; Year 4: Oct. 1, 2006 - Sept. 30, 2007

Fairview Northland Medical Center

Year 1: Oct. 1, 2003 - Sept. 30, 2004; Year 2: Oct. 1, 2004 - Sept. 30, 2005;
Year 3: Oct. 1, 2005 - Sept. 30, 2006; Year 4: Oct. 1, 2006 - Sept. 30, 2007

Fairview Lakes Medical Center

Year 1: Oct. 1, 2003 - Sept. 30, 2004; Year 2: Oct. 1, 2004 - Sept. 30, 2005;
Year 3: Oct. 1, 2005 - Sept. 30, 2006; Year 4: Oct. 1, 2006 - Sept. 30, 2007

The national average scores are from Oct. 1, 2006 - Sept. 30, 2007.

Read more about Fairview's overall pneumonia care.