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Pneumonia Care
Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Pneumonia Care
 Percent of Pneumonia Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Learn more about how Brunswick Community Hospital is doing in our care for patients with pneumonia.
Why this is important:
Pneumonia is a lung infection that is usually caused by bacteria or a virus. If pneumonia is caused by bacteria, hospitals will treat the infection with antibiotics. Different bacteria are treated with different antibiotics.

Higher percentages are better.

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