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For patients with pneumonia, find out about the percent of those who get:

• An oxygen assessment
• Blood cultures in the emergency room before antibiotics
• Correct antibiotic selection
• Antibiotics within six hours at the hospital
• Pneumococcal vaccine
• Smoking cessation advice or counseling

About pneumonia

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

Description above from the United States Department of Health & Human Services Hospital Compare web site: www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov