Hospital rankings
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.
| # | Hospital | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Serious complicationslower is better | Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better | Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better | Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better | MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better | C. diff infectionslower is better | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| T1 | Louisville VA Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.54, 36th percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare Louisville VA Medical Center |
| T1 | St Elizabeth Ft Thomas | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 0.86, 16th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare St Elizabeth Ft Thomas |
| T1 | Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 1.65, 3rd percentile | 0.86, 40th percentile | — | 0.98, 22nd percentile | 0.13, 71st percentile | Compare Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville |
| T1 | Deaconess Henderson Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.63, 56th percentile | — | 0.63, 47th percentile | 0.08, 76th percentile | Compare Deaconess Henderson Hospital |
| T1 | Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.42, 47th percentile | 1.38, 18th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.38, 68th percentile | 0.12, 72nd percentile | Compare Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital |
| 6 | Baptist Health Hardin | 0.21, 73rd percentile | 1.18, 12th percentile | 0.61, 30th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.80, 33rd percentile | 0.92, 7th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Hardin |
| 7 | Baptist Health Lexington | 0.23, 71st percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 1.25, 7th percentile | 1.17, 25th percentile | 0.92, 44th percentile | 1.13, 17th percentile | 0.07, 77th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Lexington |
| 8 | Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center | 0.38, 59th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.25, 63rd percentile | 0.69, 52nd percentile | — | 1.46, 8th percentile | 0.50, 24th percentile | Compare Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center |
| 9 | Baptist Health Corbin | 0.45, 53rd percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1.78, 9th percentile | — | 0.41, 67th percentile | 0.24, 56th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Corbin |
| 10 | King's Daughters' Medical Center | 0.46, 53rd percentile | 1.13, 16th percentile | 0.77, 21st percentile | 0.82, 43rd percentile | — | 0.99, 21st percentile | 0.41, 33rd percentile | Compare King's Daughters' Medical Center |
| 11 | Baptist Health Louisville | 0.57, 42nd percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 0.63, 28th percentile | 1.55, 13th percentile | — | 0.47, 62nd percentile | 0.31, 45th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Louisville |
| 12 | University Of Louisville Hospital | 0.59, 40th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.85, 17th percentile | 1.59, 12th percentile | 0.56, 68th percentile | 1.28, 11th percentile | 0.36, 38th percentile | Compare University Of Louisville Hospital |
| 13 | St Elizabeth Edgewood | 0.61, 38th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 0.47, 43rd percentile | 0.92, 36th percentile | 1.24, 34th percentile | 0.35, 71st percentile | 0.34, 41st percentile | Compare St Elizabeth Edgewood |
| 14 | UofL Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital | 0.68, 33rd percentile | 1.26, 8th percentile | 0.47, 42nd percentile | 1.10, 28th percentile | — | 0.91, 26th percentile | 0.44, 29th percentile | Compare UofL Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital |
| 15 | Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital | 0.78, 27th percentile | 0.77, 95th percentile | 0.89, 15th percentile | 1.90, 6th percentile | — | 1.43, 9th percentile | 0.18, 65th percentile | Compare Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital |
| 16 | University Of Kentucky Hospital | 0.79, 26th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 0.44, 46th percentile | 0.64, 55th percentile | 0.94, 43rd percentile | 0.89, 28th percentile | 0.32, 44th percentile | Compare University Of Kentucky Hospital |
| 17 | Lexington VA Medical Center | 0.80, 26th percentile | — | 1.64, 3rd percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare Lexington VA Medical Center |
| 18 | Saint Joseph Hospital | 0.82, 24th percentile | 1.35, 5th percentile | 0.17, 70th percentile | 0.13, 81st percentile | — | 1.15, 16th percentile | 0.08, 76th percentile | Compare Saint Joseph Hospital |
| 19 | Norton Hospitals, Inc | 0.92, 19th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.60, 32nd percentile | 1.60, 12th percentile | 1.35, 31st percentile | 0.92, 26th percentile | 0.26, 52nd percentile | Compare Norton Hospitals, Inc |
| 20 | St Elizabeth Florence | 1.02, 15th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 0.36, 54th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.74, 38th percentile | 0.08, 76th percentile | Compare St Elizabeth Florence |
| 21 | Owensboro Health Regional Hospital | 1.20, 10th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 0.44, 45th percentile | 2.44, 2nd percentile | — | 0.40, 68th percentile | 0.24, 56th percentile | Compare Owensboro Health Regional Hospital |
| 22 | Baptist Health Paducah | 1.21, 10th percentile | 1.36, 5th percentile | 0.61, 30th percentile | 0.91, 36th percentile | — | 0.50, 59th percentile | 0.20, 62nd percentile | Compare Baptist Health Paducah |
| 23 | Pikeville Medical Center | 1.25, 9th percentile | 1.74, 1st percentile | 1.32, 6th percentile | 1.30, 20th percentile | 1.63, 23rd percentile | 0.96, 23rd percentile | 0.37, 38th percentile | Compare Pikeville Medical Center |
| 24 | St Claire Regional Medical Center | 1.27, 9th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 1.60, 4th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | 0.24, 56th percentile | Compare St Claire Regional Medical Center |
| 25 | Clark Regional Medical Center | 1.29, 8th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.97, 22nd percentile | 0.31, 46th percentile | Compare Clark Regional Medical Center |
| 26 | Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center | 1.36, 7th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.59, 51st percentile | 0.43, 31st percentile | Compare Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center |
| 27 | Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center | 1.85, 3rd percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 1.23, 8th percentile | 2.15, 4th percentile | — | 0.98, 22nd percentile | 0.27, 52nd percentile | Compare Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center |
| 28 | The Medical Center (Bowling Green) | 1.88, 3rd percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.19, 69th percentile | 2.04, 5th percentile | — | 0.87, 29th percentile | 0.62, 16th percentile | Compare The Medical Center (Bowling Green) |
| 29 | Jennie Stuart Medical Center | 2.01, 3rd percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | 1.03, 5th percentile | Compare 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).
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Surgical site infections (colon)
- Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
- Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- MRSA bloodstream infections
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- C. diff infections
- Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).