Impact of Sputum Collection within 24 hours of Admission for Patients Hospitalized with Pneumonia

Authors

• Sally Baker, HCA HealthcareFollow
• Madelaine Duarte, HCA HealthcareFollow
• Lauren Kirk, HCA HealthcareFollow
• Mohamed Faris, HCA HealthcareFollow

Files

Division

South Atlantic

Hospital

Grand Strand Medical Center

Specialty

Internal Medicine

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2026

Keywords

pneumonia, gram stain, culture, quality improvement

Disciplines

Bacterial Infections and Mycoses | Internal Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences | Quality Improvement | Respiratory Tract Diseases

Original Publisher

HCA Healthcare Graduate Medical Education

Recommended Citation

Baker, Sally; Duarte, Madelaine; Kirk, Lauren; and Faris, Mohamed, "Impact of Sputum Collection within 24 hours of Admission for Patients Hospitalized with Pneumonia" (2026). South Atlantic Division GME Research Days 2026. 85.
https://scholarlycommons.hcahealthcare.com/southatlantic2026/85