Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Kentucky with the lowest surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
7 Kentucky hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (hysterectomy) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, University Of Louisville Hospital, Baptist Health Lexington. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower 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 | MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better | C. diff infectionslower is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 1 | Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.42, 47th percentile | 1.38, 18th percentile | 0.38, 68th percentile | 0.12, 72nd percentile | Compare Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital |
| 2 | University Of Louisville Hospital | 0.56, 68th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.59, 40th percentile | 0.85, 17th percentile | 1.59, 12th percentile | 1.28, 11th percentile | 0.36, 38th percentile | Compare University Of Louisville Hospital |
| 3 | Baptist Health Lexington | 0.92, 44th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.23, 71st percentile | 1.25, 7th percentile | 1.17, 25th percentile | 1.13, 17th percentile | 0.07, 77th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Lexington |
| 4 | University Of Kentucky Hospital | 0.94, 43rd percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 0.79, 26th percentile | 0.44, 46th percentile | 0.64, 55th percentile | 0.89, 28th percentile | 0.32, 44th percentile | Compare University Of Kentucky Hospital |
| 5 | St Elizabeth Edgewood | 1.24, 34th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 0.61, 38th percentile | 0.47, 43rd percentile | 0.92, 36th percentile | 0.35, 71st percentile | 0.34, 41st percentile | Compare St Elizabeth Edgewood |
| 6 | Norton Hospitals, Inc | 1.35, 31st percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.92, 19th percentile | 0.60, 32nd percentile | 1.60, 12th percentile | 0.92, 26th percentile | 0.26, 52nd percentile | Compare Norton Hospitals, Inc |
| 7 | Pikeville Medical Center | 1.63, 23rd percentile | 1.74, 1st percentile | 1.25, 9th percentile | 1.32, 6th percentile | 1.30, 20th percentile | 0.96, 23rd percentile | 0.37, 38th percentile | Compare Pikeville 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.
- Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
- Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (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).
- 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).