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DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE Quality Report

DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
44 BINNEY STREET
BOSTON, MA 02115

SUFFOLK county
Phone: 617-632-3000
Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Accreditation: Yes
Emergency Service: No

Please use the following conditions to evaluate the quality of this hospital.

Pneumonia

1. Pneumonia Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics

DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
100%
Average for the State of Massachusetts
90%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
90%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 9 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

2. Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling

DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
50%
Average for the State of Massachusetts
85%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
81%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 2 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

3. Pneumonia Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment

DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
100%
Average for the State of Massachusetts
100%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
99%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 14 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

4. Pneumonia Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 4 Hours After Arrival

DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
70%
Average for the State of Massachusetts
80%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
80%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
93%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 10 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

5. Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination

DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
29%
Average for the State of Massachusetts
76%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
71%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
94%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 7 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.

6. Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination

DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
50%
Average for the State of Massachusetts
75%
National Average of Hospitals submitting data:
70%
Top 10%' of Hospitals submitting data scored equal to or higher than:
100%
Notes:
  1. Sample size: 2 patients
  2. The number of cases is too small (n<25) for purposes of reliably predicting hospital's performance.


Note: The data on this site only reflect the aspects of "Heart Attack", "Heart Failure", "Pneumonia", and "Surgical Infection Prevention". These are important indicators of the hospital quality. However, they are not the comprehensive evaluation. learn more...