Hospitalized patients are at greater risk for being readmitted with pneumonia.
The CDC estimates that half the 40,000 annual deaths could be prevented by enhancing the vaccination rate. Current rates are generally considered to be well less than half of the at-risk population. Hospitals in a number of states have developed successful inpatient PPV programs. Nevada hospitals want to replicate the positive results others have had. E-mail the Project Coordinator Read other Projects in Progress.