National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 1-38c

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Table 1.38c
Percent of AMI patients who received recommended hospital care,^a all payers, by State, 2004 and 2005
	2005	2004
State	Percent^b	Percent^b
Total	84.6	83.4
Alabama	82.5	78.8
Alaska	86.8	84.7
Arizona	86.5	84.3
Arkansas	80.7	75.5
California	85.2	81.3
Colorado	89.8	89.7
Connecticut	89.8	89.2
Delaware	89.7	88.0
District of Columbia	82.5	85.7
Florida	85.2	80.5
Georgia	79.7	77.7
Hawaii	82.7	80.0
Idaho	87.3	84.8
Illinois	84.3	81.7
Indiana	82.3	83.3
Iowa	85.2	82.7
Kansas	78.2	82.7
Kentucky	79.2	80.0
Louisiana	84.7	81.2
Maine	89.5	85.8
Maryland	87.0	85.2
Massachusetts	90.2	89.7
Michigan	87.7	85.0
Minnesota	86.7	85.0
Mississippi	77.2	77.3
Missouri	85.0	82.0
Montana	82.3	70.7
Nebraska	84.2	79.8
Nevada	84.5	79.7
New Hampshire	92.0	91.7
New Jersey	90.2	87.0
New Mexico	71.0	71.3
New York	87.7	85.3
North Carolina	86.2	82.5
North Dakota	86.2	85.2
Ohio	88.0	85.5
Oklahoma	77.3	76.5
Oregon	88.0	84.7
Pennsylvania	85.3	82.3
Rhode Island	88.0	90.3
South Carolina	84.3	83.3
South Dakota	81.2	84.5
Tennessee	80.8	77.2
Texas	82.7	79.8
Utah	77.8	75.0
Vermont	85.3	93.8
Virginia	86.7	85.8
Washington	87.2	85.3
West Virginia	80.5	81.8
Wisconsin	89.8	87.5
Wyoming	80.3	88.8

^a Recommended hospital care for AMI includes administrations of aspirin and beta-blocker within 24 hours of hospital arrival and at discharge, receiving prescription of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor or an ARB at discharge for patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction, and giving smoking cessation counseling for smoking patients.

^b State average percent pre-calculated and supplied as part of the Hospital Compare database. The 2004 data reflect care for the period January to June 2004; the 2005 data reflect care for the period July 2004 to June 2005.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital Compare.

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