National Compliance
Patients with a Cold Who Are Given Antibiotics One Hour Prior to Surgery to Prevene Infection.
If patients received antibiotics one hour or less prior to their surgery, they will be better able to prevent infection. Patients who receive antibiotics more than one hour before or after their initial surgery will have more infections than patients who are given antibiotic therapy one hour before their surgery.
Patients Taking Antibiotics 1 Hour Before Surgery to Prevent Infection. That is, they received the antibiotic within one hour of their initial surgery.
State Average of Patients who Received the Right Treatment for This Procedure in All States This average is based on the percentage of patients in each state who received the proper treatment for this procedure. Average Patient Percentage is a statistical average based on patient data that hospitals provide, and can be easily accessed by clicking on the state names. The percentage of patients who received the appropriate treatment for this procedure was about 68.4%. The columns show how patients changed their behavior in relation to other measures and how many patients received the necessary antibiotics as a result.
| State | Compliance | Change | Total Patients | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL AVERAGE | 93.1% | TOTALS | 1062058 | -3945 |
| Maine | 97.1% | +1.0% | 6371 | -177 |
| New Hampshire | 96.2% | +1.0% | 4667 | -86 |
| Montana | 95.7% | +0.4% | 5173 | -65 |
| Delaware | 95.6% | +1.6% | 2813 | -55 |
| North Carolina | 95.6% | +1.0% | 33959 | -342 |
| New Jersey | 95.4% | +1.0% | 23650 | -170 |
| South Dakota | 95.1% | -0.4% | 5640 | -71 |
| Massachusetts | 95.0% | +0.9% | 24597 | -320 |
| South Carolina | 94.9% | +0.8% | 17308 | -308 |
| North Dakota | 94.6% | +3.0% | 3478 | -39 |
| Florida | 94.5% | +1.0% | 61497 | -888 |
| Vermont | 94.4% | -0.6% | 2039 | -54 |
| Connecticut | 94.1% | +1.3% | 9880 | -16 |
| Virginia | 94.1% | +0.9% | 26690 | -558 |
| Illinois | 93.9% | +0.8% | 44655 | -546 |
| Kentucky | 93.9% | +1.2% | 22385 | -377 |
| Pennsylvania | 93.9% | +1.3% | 75226 | +3250 |
| Michigan | 93.8% | +0.4% | 41876 | +100 |
| Utah | 93.8% | +1.9% | 7575 | -43 |
| Alabama | 93.7% | +1.5% | 17334 | -347 |
| Nebraska | 93.6% | +0.1% | 9604 | -40 |
| Missouri | 93.5% | +1.9% | 24626 | -777 |
| Maryland | 93.4% | +1.0% | 20251 | +16 |
| Oklahoma | 93.3% | +0.6% | 17396 | +49 |
| Ohio | 93.2% | +1.3% | 47773 | +665 |
| Hawaii | 93.0% | +0.2% | 3751 | -111 |
| New York | 93.0% | +1.1% | 46843 | -1176 |
| West Virginia | 93.0% | +0.4% | 11073 | -287 |
| Indiana | 92.9% | +1.3% | 28216 | -176 |
| Iowa | 92.9% | +1.5% | 11056 | -315 |
| Minnesota | 92.8% | +0.7% | 18693 | +50 |
| California | 92.7% | +1.5% | 84690 | -960 |
| Idaho | 92.7% | +2.5% | 5083 | +63 |
| Wisconsin | 92.7% | +0.9% | 25826 | -304 |
| Arkansas | 92.5% | +0.8% | 12262 | +235 |
| Texas | 92.5% | +1.4% | 74935 | +122 |
| Arizona | 92.4% | +1.8% | 19260 | +298 |
| Colorado | 92.3% | +2.7% | 14119 | -121 |
| Mississippi | 92.3% | +2.9% | 11739 | +73 |
| Tennessee | 92.2% | +2.2% | 25315 | +337 |
| Rhode Island | 92.1% | +2.2% | 3363 | -137 |
| District Of Columbia | 91.9% | +1.9% | 2208 | -53 |
| Kansas | 91.8% | +0.8% | 14220 | +92 |
| Georgia | 91.2% | +2.0% | 24791 | -154 |
| Washington | 90.7% | +0.7% | 19617 | -332 |
| New Mexico | 90.3% | +2.1% | 5494 | +48 |
| Louisiana | 89.8% | +2.2% | 19502 | -7 |
| Nevada | 89.0% | +2.9% | 7154 | +78 |
| Oregon | 88.7% | +1.4% | 11874 | -119 |
| Alaska | 87.1% | +2.3% | 2058 | +166 |
| Wyoming | 84.4% | 0.0% | 2453 | -56 |
Patients Getting Antibiotics within an Hour of Having Surgery to Help Prevenge Infections.
The administration of antibacterial drugs just prior to surgery improves the ability of patients to fight infections that may occur by preventing infections that might be caused by a surgical infection. Patients who receive antibiotics more than one hour before or after they make their first incision in the operative site will have higher rates of infection if they are given antibiotic treatment several hours before the surgery.
State Hospital Average is what is needed for this intervention. The Hospital Average for a state is defined as the average of all hospitals that report for this procedure in that state. It is calculated from the compliance levels of all hospitals in the state. Average Hospital Compliance Level by State. Click on a state to view more information about its hospitals. Total People shows the number of sample patients in each state. Change columns indicate the change in the number of patients and their compliance with the recommendations.
The columns in the table below show a comparison between the level of patients who were able to comply with their medical prescriptions and the number of patients who attended the hospital in the last quarter. Sort the tables using the labels on the top of the columns.
| State | Compliance | Change | Reporting Hospitals | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL AVERAGE | 89.5% | TOTALS | 3634 | -8 |
| New Jersey | 95.5% | +1.5% | 65 | -1 |
| New Hampshire | 95.4% | +1.0% | 26 | 0 |
| Maine | 95.3% | +1.1% | 34 | 0 |
| Delaware | 94.6% | +2.0% | 5 | 0 |
| Connecticut | 94.4% | +1.4% | 29 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 94.1% | +0.9% | 97 | -1 |
| Vermont | 94.0% | -0.8% | 13 | 0 |
| Florida | 93.5% | +1.5% | 164 | 0 |
| South Dakota | 93.2% | +0.5% | 22 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 93.0% | +3.7% | 60 | -1 |
| Montana | 93.0% | +4.4% | 24 | -1 |
| Utah | 93.0% | +2.1% | 31 | 0 |
| Maryland | 92.6% | +1.0% | 45 | 0 |
| South Carolina | 92.4% | +2.4% | 54 | +2 |
| Wisconsin | 92.1% | +1.4% | 93 | 0 |
| Michigan | 91.9% | +1.0% | 106 | 0 |
| Idaho | 91.6% | +2.8% | 16 | 0 |
| New York | 91.3% | +0.9% | 165 | -6 |
| Rhode Island | 91.3% | +2.0% | 11 | 0 |
| Colorado | 91.2% | +2.3% | 51 | +2 |
| Ohio | 90.8% | +1.2% | 150 | +1 |
| Nebraska | 90.7% | +0.8% | 44 | 0 |
| Virginia | 90.5% | +0.7% | 72 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 89.9% | +0.3% | 12 | 0 |
| Missouri | 89.7% | +1.5% | 84 | 0 |
| Indiana | 89.6% | +0.7% | 107 | 0 |
| Nevada | 89.6% | +2.2% | 24 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 89.4% | +2.1% | 65 | +1 |
| Tennessee | 89.3% | +3.3% | 90 | -1 |
| Alabama | 89.2% | +1.9% | 78 | +1 |
| Arkansas | 89.1% | +0.3% | 48 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania | 89.1% | +1.4% | 155 | +1 |
| District Of Columbia | 89.0% | +3.0% | 7 | 0 |
| California | 88.4% | +1.2% | 310 | +1 |
| Arizona | 87.7% | +1.4% | 61 | 0 |
| Illinois | 87.6% | +0.6% | 158 | +1 |
| Washington | 87.5% | +0.8% | 62 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 87.2% | +2.1% | 36 | -1 |
| Texas | 87.1% | +3.1% | 290 | -1 |
| Georgia | 86.4% | +1.2% | 105 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 86.4% | +0.6% | 85 | -2 |
| Louisiana | 85.6% | +3.0% | 92 | -1 |
| Hawaii | 85.5% | +2.3% | 14 | 0 |
| Mississippi | 85.4% | +4.8% | 47 | -1 |
| Oregon | 85.4% | +2.1% | 48 | +2 |
| Iowa | 84.5% | +1.1% | 71 | 0 |
| Kansas | 84.3% | -0.3% | 63 | -1 |
| Oklahoma | 83.6% | +2.9% | 83 | -2 |
| Wyoming | 82.6% | -0.9% | 20 | 0 |
| New Mexico | 79.7% | +0.9% | 32 | 0 |
The information presented on this site has been gathered through voluntary Hospital Quality surveys published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). These surveys provide information about how well hospitals treat adult patients for certain conditions.