Pneumonia Mortality

Pneumonia is a medical condition involving an infection in the lungs. An irritation to the lining of the lungs causes fluid to collect, often making breathing difficult. Pneumonia typically is treated with antibiotics, sometimes in an outpatient setting. However, death may occur even when the patient is in the hospital, especially in patients with weakened respiratory systems or other chronic health problems. There is a significant impact from patient factors and admitting practices (whether your doctor thinks you need to be in the hospital or not).
 

State total in cases: 14,369
State risk-adjusted mortality rate: 4.0%
National risk-adjusted mortality rate: 7.0% (*)

There are 108 hospitals in this table.

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 =  Better than state average
 =  At the state average
 =  Worse than state average
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 State Avg.
 Adams          
  Othello          
Othello Community Hospital(50 : 0.3% , 14.2%) (7.3%)
  Ritzville          
East Adams Rural Hospital(6 : )
 Asotin          
  Clarkston          
Tri-State Memorial Hospital(74 : 1.8% , 10.0%) (5.9%)
Tri-State Memorial Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
 Benton          
  Kennewick          
Kennewick General Hospital(178 : 0.4% , 7.5%) (4.0%)
  Prosser          
Prosser Memorial Hospital(15 : )
Prosser Memorial Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
  Richland          
Kadlec Medical Center(216 : 0.0% , 4.5%) (1.9%)
 Chelan          
  Chelan          
Lake Chelan Community Hospital(15 : )
Lake Chelan Community Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
  Leavenworth          
Cascade Medical Center(8 : )
  Wenatchee          
Central Washington Hospital(262 : 4.3% , 9.5%) (6.9%)
 Clallam          
  Forks          
Forks Community Hospital(31 : 0.0% , 13.5%) (0.0%)
Forks Community Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
  Port Angeles          
Olympic Medical Center(243 : 6.0% , 11.5%) (8.8%)
 Clark          
  Vancouver          
Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital(287 : 2.9% , 7.9%) (5.4%)
Southwest Washington Medical Center(742 : 1.7% , 4.8%) (3.3%)
 Columbia          
  Dayton          
Dayton General Hospital(8 : )
 Cowlitz          
  Longview          
PeaceHealth Saint John Medical Center(324 : 0.0% , 5.0%) (2.4%)
 Ferry          
  Republic          
Ferry County Memorial Hospital(34 : 0.0% , 20.8%) (7.8%)
Ferry County Memorial Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
 Franklin          
  Pasco          
Lourdes Medical Center(61 : 0.0% , 9.1%) (2.3%)
 Garfield          
  Pomeroy          
Garfield County Memorial Hospital(13 : )
Garfield County Memorial Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
 Grant          
  Ephrata          
Columbia Basin Hospital(23 : )
Columbia Basin Hospital Swing Bed Unit(7 : )
  Grand Coulee          
Coulee Community Hospital(31 : 0.0% , 13.4%) (4.5%)
Coulee Community Hospital Swing Bed Unit(6 : )
  Moses Lake          
Samaritan Hospital(91 : 0.3% , 10.9%) (5.6%)
  Quincy          
Quincy Valley Hospital(8 : )
Quincy Valley Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
 Grays Harbor          
  Aberdeen          
Grays Harbor Community Hospital(211 : 0.0% , 4.9%) (1.6%)
  McCleary          
Mark Reed Hospital(6 : )
 Island          
  Coupeville          
Whidbey General Hospital(128 : 0.0% , 5.8%) (1.1%)
 Jefferson          
  Port Townsend          
Jefferson Hospital(57 : 0.0% , 9.2%) (3.4%)
 King          
  Auburn          
Auburn Regional Medical Center(266 : 1.2% , 6.7%) (3.9%)
  Bellevue          
Overlake Hospital Medical Center(276 : 0.0% , 3.1%) (0.7%)
  Burien          
Highline Community Hospital(318 : 0.5% , 5.5%) (3.0%)
  Enumclaw          
Enumclaw Community Hospital(36 : 0.0% , 8.7%) (0.0%)
  Federal Way          
Saint Francis Hospital(211 : 0.0% , 6.5%) (3.0%)
  Kirkland          
Evergreen Hospital Medical Center(266 : 0.0% , 3.5%) (1.0%)
  Redmond          
Group Health Eastside Hospital(200 : 0.0% , 5.3%) (1.8%)
  Renton          
Valley Medical Center(323 : 1.0% , 5.3%) (3.2%)
  Seattle          
Childrens Hospital & Regional Medical Cente..(6 : )
Harborview Medical Center(292 : 1.0% , 5.9%) (3.5%)
Kindred Hospital Seattle(7 : )
Northwest Hospital(228 : 3.0% , 8.5%) (5.7%)
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance(19 : )
Swedish Medical Center(729 : 1.0% , 4.5%) (2.7%)
Swedish Providence Medical Center(118 : 0.0% , 6.2%) (2.7%)
University Of Washington Medical Center(218 : 2.7% , 8.7%) (5.7%)
Virginia Mason Medical Center(456 : 0.0% , 3.9%) (2.0%)
Virginia Mason Medical Center Rehabilitation Unit(<5 : )
  Snoqualmie          
Snoqualmie Valley Hospital(16 : )
Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
 Kitsap          
  Bremerton          
Harrison Memorial Hospital(488 : 3.9% , 8.1%) (6.0%)
 Kittitas          
  Ellensburg          
Kittitas Valley Hospital(59 : 0.0% , 9.8%) (2.6%)
 Klickitat          
  Goldendale          
Klickitat Valley Hospital(38 : 0.0% , 13.9%) (0.0%)
  White Salmon          
Skyline Hospital(28 : )
 Lewis          
  Centralia          
Providence Centralia Hospital(135 : 0.9% , 10.7%) (5.8%)
  Morton          
Morton General Hospital(8 : )
 Lincoln          
  Davenport          
Lincoln Hospital(59 : 0.3% , 15.3%) (7.8%)
Lincoln Hospital Swing Bed Unit(14 : )
  Odessa          
Odessa Memorial Hospital(7 : )
 Mason          
  Shelton          
Mason General Hospital(108 : 0.0% , 8.4%) (4.0%)
 Okanogan          
  Brewster          
Okanogan-Douglas Hospital(25 : )
Okanogan-Douglas Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
  Omak          
Mid-Valley Hospital(79 : 4.9% , 16.9%) (10.9%)
Mid-Valley Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
  Tonasket          
North Valley Hospital(42 : 0.0% , 15.9%) (7.2%)
North Valley Hospital Swing Bed Unit(8 : )
 Pacific          
  Ilwaco          
Ocean Beach Hospital(44 : 0.0% , 10.0%) (2.7%)
  South Bend          
Willapa Harbor Hospital(72 : 0.0% , 7.6%) (2.6%)
 Pend Oreille          
  Newport          
Newport Community Hospital(72 : 0.0% , 9.8%) (2.5%)
Newport Community Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
 Pierce          
  Puyallup          
Good Samaritan Hospital(329 : 0.2% , 4.7%) (2.5%)
  Tacoma          
Saint Clare Hospital(328 : 0.4% , 5.9%) (3.1%)
Saint Joseph Medical Center(352 : 1.6% , 6.7%) (4.1%)
Tacoma General Hospital(428 : 1.1% , 5.9%) (3.5%)
 Skagit          
  Anacortes          
Island Hospital(133 : 0.0% , 6.8%) (2.1%)
  Mt Vernon          
Skagit Valley Hospital(230 : 3.5% , 9.0%) (6.2%)
  Sedro Wolley          
United General Hospital(119 : 0.0% , 6.4%) (1.3%)
United General Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
 Snohomish          
  Arlington          
Cascade Valley Hospital(119 : 0.0% , 6.6%) (2.1%)
  Edmonds          
Stevens Healthcare(232 : 0.1% , 5.4%) (2.7%)
  Everett          
Providence Everett Medical Center(344 : 1.4% , 6.4%) (3.9%)
  Monroe          
Valley General Hospital(86 : 0.0% , 7.9%) (3.3%)
 Spokane          
  Deer Park          
Deer Park Hospital(7 : )
Deer Park Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
  Spokane          
Deaconess Medical Center(163 : 1.0% , 7.7%) (4.3%)
Holy Family Hospital(313 : 3.4% , 7.1%) (5.3%)
Sacred Heart Medical Center(444 : 4.2% , 7.9%) (6.1%)
Valley Hospital and Medical Center(130 : 1.2% , 8.1%) (4.6%)
 Stevens          
  Chewelah          
Saint Joseph's Hospital(77 : 0.0% , 9.7%) (2.5%)
Saint Joseph's Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
  Colville          
Mount Carmel Hospital(125 : 4.1% , 12.9%) (8.5%)
 Thurston          
  Olympia          
Capital Medical Center(99 : 1.9% , 10.9%) (6.4%)
Providence Saint Peter Hospital(477 : 1.3% , 5.5%) (3.4%)
 Walla Walla          
  Walla Walla          
Saint Mary Medical Center(152 : 0.0% , 7.4%) (3.6%)
Walla Walla General Hospital(72 : 3.2% , 13.9%) (8.6%)
 Whatcom          
  Bellingham          
Saint Joseph Hospital(420 : 1.6% , 6.0%) (3.8%)
 Whitman          
  Colfax          
Whitman Hospital & Medical Center(93 : 0.0% , 10.9%) (4.2%)
  Pullman          
Pullman Regional Hospital(43 : 7.4% , 26.4%) (16.9%)
Pullman Regional Hospital Swing Bed Unit(<5 : )
 Yakima          
  Sunnyside          
Sunnyside Community Hospital(53 : 3.4% , 18.5%) (10.9%)
  Toppenish          
Toppenish Community Hospital(74 : 0.0% , 13.2%) (5.5%)
  Yakima          
Yakima Regional Medical & Heart Center(146 : 0.0% , 6.9%) (2.2%)
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital(344 : 3.4% , 7.9%) (5.7%)


*Source of national risk-adjusted mortality rate: National Quality Indicators - 2004 national statistics -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample.
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