Pneumonia : Antibiotics within Six Hours of Arrival

How quickly a patient with pneumonia receives an antibiotic helps determine how quickly they recover.

This measure reports the percent of adult pneumonia patients who are given an antibiotic within six hours of arriving at the hospital.

A high score is better than a low score.

The chart above shows how Cedars-Sinai's performance on this measure compared with the top 10% of hospitals in the United States, the national average for hospitals, the top 10% of hospitals in California and the California average.