Lehigh Valley Hospital: When It Matters Most
 
Blood Samples
 
 

Pneumonia Care | Blood samples taken before antibiotics


Why is this important?

A blood culture tells doctors what kind of medicine should be used to treat your case of pneumonia.

Percent of pneumonia patients who had blood samples taken in the emergency department before receiving antibiotics.


Key
Blue = Our results
Gray = National and state results
LVH-CC = Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest
LVH-M = Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg
 
 


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