Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Kentucky with the lowest MRSA bloodstream infections
28 Kentucky hospitals ranked by MRSA bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: St Elizabeth Ft Thomas, Baptist Health Richmond, Saint Joseph London. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better | Serious complicationslower is better | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better | Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better | Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower 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 | St Elizabeth Ft Thomas | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.86, 16th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare St Elizabeth Ft Thomas |
| T1 | Baptist Health Richmond | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.15, 69th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Richmond |
| T1 | Saint Joseph London | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.11, 18th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.86, 39th percentile | — | 0.09, 76th percentile | Compare Saint Joseph London |
| 4 | St Elizabeth Edgewood | 0.35, 71st percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 0.61, 38th percentile | 0.47, 43rd percentile | 0.92, 36th percentile | 1.24, 34th percentile | 0.34, 41st percentile | Compare St Elizabeth Edgewood |
| 5 | Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital | 0.38, 68th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.42, 47th percentile | 1.38, 18th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.12, 72nd percentile | Compare Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital |
| 6 | Owensboro Health Regional Hospital | 0.40, 68th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 1.20, 10th percentile | 0.44, 45th percentile | 2.44, 2nd percentile | — | 0.24, 56th percentile | Compare Owensboro Health Regional Hospital |
| 7 | Baptist Health Corbin | 0.41, 67th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.45, 53rd percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1.78, 9th percentile | — | 0.24, 56th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Corbin |
| 8 | Baptist Health Louisville | 0.47, 62nd percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 0.57, 42nd percentile | 0.63, 28th percentile | 1.55, 13th percentile | — | 0.31, 45th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Louisville |
| 9 | Baptist Health Paducah | 0.50, 59th percentile | 1.36, 5th percentile | 1.21, 10th percentile | 0.61, 30th percentile | 0.91, 36th percentile | — | 0.20, 62nd percentile | Compare Baptist Health Paducah |
| 10 | Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center | 0.59, 51st percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 1.36, 7th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.43, 31st percentile | Compare Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center |
| 11 | Deaconess Henderson Hospital | 0.63, 47th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.63, 56th percentile | — | 0.08, 76th percentile | Compare Deaconess Henderson Hospital |
| 12 | St Elizabeth Florence | 0.74, 38th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 1.02, 15th percentile | 0.36, 54th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.08, 76th percentile | Compare St Elizabeth Florence |
| 13 | T J Samson Community Hospital | 0.77, 35th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.11, 74th percentile | Compare T J Samson Community Hospital |
| 14 | Baptist Health Hardin | 0.80, 33rd percentile | 1.18, 12th percentile | 0.21, 73rd percentile | 0.61, 30th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.92, 7th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Hardin |
| 15 | The Medical Center (Bowling Green) | 0.87, 29th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 1.88, 3rd percentile | 0.19, 69th percentile | 2.04, 5th percentile | — | 0.62, 16th percentile | Compare The Medical Center (Bowling Green) |
| 16 | University Of Kentucky Hospital | 0.89, 28th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 0.79, 26th percentile | 0.44, 46th percentile | 0.64, 55th percentile | 0.94, 43rd percentile | 0.32, 44th percentile | Compare University Of Kentucky Hospital |
| 17 | UofL Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital | 0.91, 26th percentile | 1.26, 8th percentile | 0.68, 33rd percentile | 0.47, 42nd percentile | 1.10, 28th percentile | — | 0.44, 29th percentile | Compare UofL Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital |
| 18 | Norton Hospitals, Inc | 0.92, 26th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.92, 19th percentile | 0.60, 32nd percentile | 1.60, 12th percentile | 1.35, 31st percentile | 0.26, 52nd percentile | Compare Norton Hospitals, Inc |
| 19 | Pikeville Medical Center | 0.96, 23rd percentile | 1.74, 1st percentile | 1.25, 9th percentile | 1.32, 6th percentile | 1.30, 20th percentile | 1.63, 23rd percentile | 0.37, 38th percentile | Compare Pikeville Medical Center |
| 20 | Clark Regional Medical Center | 0.97, 22nd percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 1.29, 8th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.31, 46th percentile | Compare Clark Regional Medical Center |
| 21 | Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville | 0.98, 22nd percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.65, 3rd percentile | 0.86, 40th percentile | — | 0.13, 71st percentile | Compare Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville |
| 22 | Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center | 0.98, 22nd percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 1.85, 3rd percentile | 1.23, 8th percentile | 2.15, 4th percentile | — | 0.27, 52nd percentile | Compare Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center |
| 23 | King's Daughters' Medical Center | 0.99, 21st percentile | 1.13, 16th percentile | 0.46, 53rd percentile | 0.77, 21st percentile | 0.82, 43rd percentile | — | 0.41, 33rd percentile | Compare King's Daughters' Medical Center |
| 24 | Baptist Health Lexington | 1.13, 17th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.23, 71st percentile | 1.25, 7th percentile | 1.17, 25th percentile | 0.92, 44th percentile | 0.07, 77th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Lexington |
| 25 | Saint Joseph Hospital | 1.15, 16th percentile | 1.35, 5th percentile | 0.82, 24th percentile | 0.17, 70th percentile | 0.13, 81st percentile | — | 0.08, 76th percentile | Compare Saint Joseph Hospital |
| 26 | University Of Louisville Hospital | 1.28, 11th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.59, 40th percentile | 0.85, 17th percentile | 1.59, 12th percentile | 0.56, 68th percentile | 0.36, 38th percentile | Compare University Of Louisville Hospital |
| 27 | Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital | 1.43, 9th percentile | 0.77, 95th percentile | 0.78, 27th percentile | 0.89, 15th percentile | 1.90, 6th percentile | — | 0.18, 65th percentile | Compare Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital |
| 28 | Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center | 1.46, 8th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.38, 59th percentile | 0.25, 63rd percentile | 0.69, 52nd percentile | — | 0.50, 24th percentile | Compare Ephraim McDowell Regional 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.
- MRSA bloodstream infections
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- Central line bloodstream infections
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- 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).
- C. diff infections
- Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).