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What is important
in treating pneumonia?

Pneumonia patients recover more quickly with fewer complications when six different guidelines are followed.

Oxygenation assessment
Pneumococcal vaccination
Blood cultures before first antibiotic
Adult smoking cessation advice/ counseling
Initial antibiotic received within 6 hours of hospital arrival
Initial antibiotic selection in immunocompetent patients

How effectively does Vanderbilt treat pneumonia?

The graph below shows how VUMC (shown below in blue) performed in each of the 6 critical areas related to pneumonia. You can also see how VUMC compares to other hospitals nationally (shown below in gray).

Where is this data reported?

Click here to view the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations Quality Report.

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