• Quality and Safety
• Patient Experience & Satisfaction
• Publicly Reported Quality Measures
• Specific Clinical Service Volumes & Outcomes
• Breast Cancer Care at BIDMC
• Gastroenterology Care
• Radiology and Imaging Care
• Cardiovascular Care
• Heart Care
• Stroke Care at BIDMC
• Pneumonia Care
  • Pneumonia: Appropriate Treatment
  • Pneumonia Care Outcomes
• Surgical Care and Infection Prevention
• Orthopaedic Care
• Weight Loss Surgery Care
• Pancreatic Surgery Care
• Transplant Care
• Spine Center Care
• Volume of Common Procedures
• Efforts to Improve Quality of Care
• Silverman Institute for Health Care Quality and Safety

Pneumonia Care

Patients who are admitted to BIDMC with pneumonia should receive those elements of care that are demonstrated to lead to the best results. The information below tells you how closely BIDMC has been following recommended guidelines for pneumonia care.

For more information about each measure and its benchmark, click on the name of the measure.

Pneumonia: Performance Summary

⁽¹⁾The source of the comparison for these measures is Hospital Compare, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, December 2012.

Last updated: April 3, 2013