Pneumonia Care

Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs.

Pneumonia is caused by a viral or bacterial infection that fills your lungs with mucus. This lowers the oxygen level in your blood. Symptoms of pneumonia can include the following:

  • Difficulty breathing
  • "Wet" cough. Your mucus may look green or bloody.
  • Chest pain
  • Fever and chills
  • Fatigue

You should also be aware that flu shots reduce the risk of influenza, a serious and sometimes deadly lung infection that can spread quickly in a community. Hospitals should check to make sure that pneumonia patients get a flu shot during flu season to protect them from another lung infection and to help prevent the spread of influenza in the community. Flu season is from October through March.

These indicators apply to pneumonia that started prior to hospital admission. These indicators examine the initial care of pneumonia patients, and the extent to which the hospital staff help the patient prevent future lung problems.

Pneumonia
Mountain View Hospital
Oregon Average
National Average

Given influenza vaccine

 93%

75%

70%

Given pneumococcal vaccine

100%

73%

75%

Given initial antibiotic within 6 hours

100%

93%

96%

Given smoking cessation advice (if appropriate)

100%

81%

84%

Given most appropriate initial antibiotics

100%

89%

89%

ER blood culture performed prior to administration of antibiotics

 80%

90%

90%

Oxygen Saturation Assessment

100%

100%

100%

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