Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Kentucky with the lowest surgical site infections (colon)
32 Kentucky hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (colon) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Baptist Health Richmond, Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital, Baptist Health Hardin. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better | Serious complicationslower is better | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower 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 | Baptist Health Richmond | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.15, 69th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Richmond |
| T1 | Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | — | — | — | 0.74, 11th percentile | Compare Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital |
| T1 | Baptist Health Hardin | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.18, 12th percentile | 0.21, 73rd percentile | 0.61, 30th percentile | — | 0.80, 33rd percentile | 0.92, 7th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Hardin |
| T1 | Frankfort Regional Medical Center | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.13, 72nd percentile | Compare Frankfort Regional Medical Center |
| T1 | Murray-Calloway County Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | — | 0.61, 30th percentile | — | — | 1.21, 3rd percentile | Compare Murray-Calloway County Hospital |
| T1 | St Elizabeth Florence | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 1.02, 15th percentile | 0.36, 54th percentile | — | 0.74, 38th percentile | 0.08, 76th percentile | Compare St Elizabeth Florence |
| T1 | St Claire Regional Medical Center | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 1.27, 9th percentile | 1.60, 4th percentile | — | — | 0.24, 56th percentile | Compare St Claire Regional Medical Center |
| T1 | Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.10, 75th percentile | Compare Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital |
| T1 | Jennie Stuart Medical Center | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 2.01, 3rd percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 1.03, 5th percentile | Compare Jennie Stuart Medical Center |
| 10 | Saint Joseph Hospital | 0.13, 81st percentile | 1.35, 5th percentile | 0.82, 24th percentile | 0.17, 70th percentile | — | 1.15, 16th percentile | 0.08, 76th percentile | Compare Saint Joseph Hospital |
| 11 | Deaconess Henderson Hospital | 0.63, 56th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | 0.63, 47th percentile | 0.08, 76th percentile | Compare Deaconess Henderson Hospital |
| 12 | University Of Kentucky Hospital | 0.64, 55th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 0.79, 26th percentile | 0.44, 46th percentile | 0.94, 43rd percentile | 0.89, 28th percentile | 0.32, 44th percentile | Compare University Of Kentucky Hospital |
| 13 | Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center | 0.69, 52nd percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.38, 59th percentile | 0.25, 63rd percentile | — | 1.46, 8th percentile | 0.50, 24th percentile | Compare Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center |
| 14 | King's Daughters' Medical Center | 0.82, 43rd percentile | 1.13, 16th percentile | 0.46, 53rd percentile | 0.77, 21st percentile | — | 0.99, 21st percentile | 0.41, 33rd percentile | Compare King's Daughters' Medical Center |
| 15 | Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville | 0.86, 40th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.65, 3rd percentile | — | 0.98, 22nd percentile | 0.13, 71st percentile | Compare Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville |
| 16 | Saint Joseph London | 0.86, 39th percentile | 1.11, 18th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.09, 76th percentile | Compare Saint Joseph London |
| 17 | Baptist Health Paducah | 0.91, 36th percentile | 1.36, 5th percentile | 1.21, 10th percentile | 0.61, 30th percentile | — | 0.50, 59th percentile | 0.20, 62nd percentile | Compare Baptist Health Paducah |
| 18 | St Elizabeth Edgewood | 0.92, 36th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 0.61, 38th percentile | 0.47, 43rd percentile | 1.24, 34th percentile | 0.35, 71st percentile | 0.34, 41st percentile | Compare St Elizabeth Edgewood |
| 19 | UofL Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital | 1.10, 28th percentile | 1.26, 8th percentile | 0.68, 33rd percentile | 0.47, 42nd percentile | — | 0.91, 26th percentile | 0.44, 29th percentile | Compare UofL Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital |
| 20 | Baptist Health Lexington | 1.17, 25th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.23, 71st percentile | 1.25, 7th percentile | 0.92, 44th percentile | 1.13, 17th percentile | 0.07, 77th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Lexington |
| 21 | Pikeville Medical Center | 1.30, 20th percentile | 1.74, 1st percentile | 1.25, 9th percentile | 1.32, 6th percentile | 1.63, 23rd percentile | 0.96, 23rd percentile | 0.37, 38th percentile | Compare Pikeville Medical Center |
| 22 | Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital | 1.38, 18th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.42, 47th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.38, 68th percentile | 0.12, 72nd percentile | Compare Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital |
| 23 | Baptist Health Louisville | 1.55, 13th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 0.57, 42nd percentile | 0.63, 28th percentile | — | 0.47, 62nd percentile | 0.31, 45th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Louisville |
| 24 | University Of Louisville Hospital | 1.59, 12th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.59, 40th percentile | 0.85, 17th percentile | 0.56, 68th percentile | 1.28, 11th percentile | 0.36, 38th percentile | Compare University Of Louisville Hospital |
| 25 | Norton Hospitals, Inc | 1.60, 12th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.92, 19th percentile | 0.60, 32nd percentile | 1.35, 31st percentile | 0.92, 26th percentile | 0.26, 52nd percentile | Compare Norton Hospitals, Inc |
| 26 | Baptist Health Lagrange | 1.63, 11th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Lagrange |
| 27 | Baptist Health Corbin | 1.78, 9th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.45, 53rd percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | 0.41, 67th percentile | 0.24, 56th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Corbin |
| 28 | Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital | 1.90, 6th percentile | 0.77, 95th percentile | 0.78, 27th percentile | 0.89, 15th percentile | — | 1.43, 9th percentile | 0.18, 65th percentile | Compare Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital |
| 29 | Taylor Regional Hospital | 1.96, 6th percentile | 1.28, 7th percentile | — | 1.50, 4th percentile | — | — | 1.14, 4th percentile | Compare Taylor Regional Hospital |
| 30 | The Medical Center (Bowling Green) | 2.04, 5th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 1.88, 3rd percentile | 0.19, 69th percentile | — | 0.87, 29th percentile | 0.62, 16th percentile | Compare The Medical Center (Bowling Green) |
| 31 | Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center | 2.15, 4th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 1.85, 3rd percentile | 1.23, 8th percentile | — | 0.98, 22nd percentile | 0.27, 52nd percentile | Compare Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center |
| 32 | Owensboro Health Regional Hospital | 2.44, 2nd percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 1.20, 10th percentile | 0.44, 45th percentile | — | 0.40, 68th percentile | 0.24, 56th percentile | Compare Owensboro Health Regional Hospital |
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.
- Surgical site infections (colon)
- Surgical site infections from colon surgery (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 (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).