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Hospitals in Kentucky with the lowest central line bloodstream infections

29 Kentucky hospitals ranked by central line bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Louisville VA Medical Center, St Elizabeth Ft Thomas, Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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29 hospitals ranked in Kentucky by central line bloodstream infections; 74 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalCentral line bloodstream infectionslower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal bedsCompare
National average1.003.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T1Louisville VA Medical CenterLouisville, KY · Veterans Affairs0.00, 90th percentile5, 94th percentile3, 39th percentile10.8%, 83rd percentile7.4%, 97th percentile15.7%, 13th percentile1.02, 31st percentile——476Compare Louisville VA Medical Center
T1St Elizabeth Ft ThomasFort Thomas, KY · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile5, 94th percentile4, 76th percentile—9.8%, 73rd percentile15.9%, 9th percentile1.01, 33rd percentile144 min, 53rd percentile1.09, 10th percentile178Compare St Elizabeth Ft Thomas
T1Baptist Health Deaconess MadisonvilleMadisonville, KY · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile13.0%, 15th percentile19.7%, 0th percentile14.7%, 68th percentile1.04, 28th percentile190 min, 24th percentile1.04, 23rd percentile390Compare Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville
T1Deaconess Henderson HospitalHenderson, KY · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile—8.3%, 93rd percentile15.1%, 40th percentile0.99, 37th percentile127 min, 68th percentile1.03, 28th percentile205Compare Deaconess Henderson Hospital
T1Lake Cumberland Regional HospitalSomerset, KY · Acute care0.00, 90th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile13.5%, 8th percentile11.8%, 34th percentile15.9%, 9th percentile0.88, 78th percentile180 min, 29th percentile1.03, 28th percentile215Compare Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital
6Baptist Health HardinElizabethtown, KY · Acute care0.21, 73rd percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile14.3%, 2nd percentile13.7%, 10th percentile15.3%, 28th percentile1.18, 12th percentile183 min, 28th percentile1.03, 28th percentile300Compare Baptist Health Hardin
7Baptist Health LexingtonLexington, KY · Acute care0.23, 71st percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile11.7%, 54th percentile10.6%, 58th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentile0.96, 51st percentile183 min, 28th percentile1.09, 10th percentile371Compare Baptist Health Lexington
8Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical CenterDanville, KY · Acute care0.38, 59th percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile12.1%, 38th percentile13.4%, 12th percentile15.2%, 34th percentile0.96, 51st percentile139 min, 57th percentile1.07, 14th percentile197Compare Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center
9Baptist Health CorbinCorbin, KY · Acute care0.45, 53rd percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile12.9%, 17th percentile10.4%, 62nd percentile14.3%, 86th percentile0.90, 73rd percentile206 min, 16th percentile1.00, 44th percentile240Compare Baptist Health Corbin
10King's Daughters' Medical CenterAshland, KY · Acute care0.46, 53rd percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile13.4%, 9th percentile11.5%, 39th percentile15.2%, 34th percentile1.13, 16th percentile232 min, 8th percentile1.00, 44th percentile455Compare King's Daughters' Medical Center
11Baptist Health LouisvilleLouisville, KY · Acute care0.57, 42nd percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.4%, 65th percentile11.9%, 32nd percentile14.4%, 83rd percentile0.92, 67th percentile191 min, 24th percentile1.02, 33rd percentile519Compare Baptist Health Louisville
12University Of Louisville HospitalLouisville, KY · Acute care0.59, 40th percentile1, 3rd percentile2, 10th percentile12.5%, 26th percentile12.0%, 30th percentile16.4%, 3rd percentile0.91, 70th percentile198 min, 20th percentile1.13, 5th percentile404Compare University Of Louisville Hospital
13St Elizabeth EdgewoodEdgewood, KY · Acute care0.61, 38th percentile5, 94th percentile4, 76th percentile10.6%, 87th percentile8.4%, 92nd percentile15.2%, 34th percentile1.07, 23rd percentile132 min, 63rd percentile1.04, 23rd percentile621Compare St Elizabeth Edgewood
14UofL Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth HospitalLouisville, KY · Acute care0.68, 33rd percentile2, 17th percentile2, 10th percentile12.2%, 35th percentile13.4%, 12th percentile15.6%, 16th percentile1.26, 8th percentile138 min, 58th percentile1.01, 38th percentile1,261Compare UofL Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital
15Mercy Health - Lourdes HospitalPaducah, KY · Acute care0.78, 27th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile10.6%, 87th percentile12.0%, 30th percentile15.5%, 19th percentile0.77, 95th percentile173 min, 34th percentile1.03, 28th percentile359Compare Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital
16University Of Kentucky HospitalLexington, KY · Acute care0.79, 26th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.9%, 46th percentile10.6%, 58th percentile15.2%, 34th percentile1.06, 25th percentile218 min, 12th percentile1.02, 33rd percentile791Compare University Of Kentucky Hospital
17Lexington VA Medical CenterLexington, KY · Veterans Affairs0.80, 26th percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile12.0%, 42nd percentile11.1%, 48th percentile16.2%, 5th percentile———107Compare Lexington VA Medical Center
18Saint Joseph HospitalLexington, KY · Acute care0.82, 24th percentile3, 43rd percentile2, 10th percentile13.2%, 11th percentile10.2%, 66th percentile15.2%, 34th percentile1.35, 5th percentile128 min, 67th percentile1.00, 44th percentile468Compare Saint Joseph Hospital
19Norton Hospitals, IncLouisville, KY · Acute care0.92, 19th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile10.6%, 87th percentile11.8%, 34th percentile16.3%, 4th percentile1.08, 22nd percentile192 min, 23rd percentile1.00, 44th percentile1,730Compare Norton Hospitals, Inc
20St Elizabeth FlorenceFlorence, KY · Acute care1.02, 15th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.7%, 54th percentile12.5%, 22nd percentile15.4%, 23rd percentile0.86, 83rd percentile158 min, 43rd percentile1.03, 28th percentile231Compare St Elizabeth Florence
21Owensboro Health Regional HospitalOwensboro, KY · Acute care1.20, 10th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile12.8%, 19th percentile13.0%, 15th percentile14.6%, 74th percentile1.10, 19th percentile208 min, 15th percentile0.97, 61st percentile469Compare Owensboro Health Regional Hospital
22Baptist Health PaducahPaducah, KY · Acute care1.21, 10th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile11.8%, 49th percentile12.7%, 19th percentile14.8%, 61st percentile1.36, 5th percentile184 min, 27th percentile1.02, 33rd percentile349Compare Baptist Health Paducah
23Pikeville Medical CenterPikeville, KY · Acute care1.25, 9th percentile1, 3rd percentile3, 39th percentile15.4%, 0th percentile12.9%, 17th percentile16.0%, 7th percentile1.74, 1st percentile226 min, 10th percentile0.95, 71st percentile340Compare Pikeville Medical Center
24St Claire Regional Medical CenterMorehead, KY · Acute care1.27, 9th percentile2, 17th percentile4, 76th percentile11.8%, 49th percentile9.7%, 75th percentile17.6%, 0th percentile1.07, 23rd percentile178 min, 31st percentile0.92, 83rd percentile149Compare St Claire Regional Medical Center
25Clark Regional Medical CenterWinchester, KY · Acute care1.29, 8th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.7%, 54th percentile11.1%, 48th percentile15.7%, 13th percentile0.95, 55th percentile179 min, 30th percentile1.01, 38th percentile69Compare Clark Regional Medical Center
26Highlands ARH Regional Medical CenterPrestonsburg, KY · Acute care1.36, 7th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile12.6%, 23rd percentile11.1%, 48th percentile15.1%, 40th percentile0.90, 73rd percentile190 min, 24th percentile1.05, 19th percentile166Compare Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center
27Hazard ARH Regional Medical CenterHazard, KY · Acute care1.85, 3rd percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile10.8%, 83rd percentile11.5%, 39th percentile14.7%, 68th percentile0.99, 37th percentile174 min, 33rd percentile1.06, 16th percentile308Compare Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center
28The Medical Center (Bowling Green)Bowling Green, KY · Acute care1.88, 3rd percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile12.0%, 42nd percentile14.3%, 6th percentile15.3%, 28th percentile1.08, 22nd percentile215 min, 13th percentile1.06, 16th percentile382Compare The Medical Center (Bowling Green)
29Jennie Stuart Medical CenterHopkinsville, KY · Acute care2.01, 3rd percentile1, 3rd percentile3, 39th percentile—17.5%, 0th percentile15.5%, 19th percentile0.96, 51st percentile167 min, 37th percentile1.05, 19th percentile194Compare Jennie Stuart Medical Center

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

Central line bloodstream infections
Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).