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Hospitals in Kentucky with the lowest COPD death rate

54 Kentucky hospitals ranked by COPD death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Louisville VA Medical Center, St Elizabeth Edgewood, Baptist Health Lexington. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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54 hospitals ranked in Kentucky by copd death rate; 49 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	COPD death ratelower is better	Heart attack death ratelower is better	Heart failure death ratelower is better	Pneumonia death ratelower is better	CABG surgery death ratelower is better	Stroke death ratelower is better	Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data	Compare
	National average	8.6%	11.9%	11.1%	15.2%	2.4%	11.9%	15.0%
1	Louisville VA Medical CenterLouisville, KY · Veterans Affairs	5.2%, 100th percentile	10.8%, 83rd percentile	7.4%, 97th percentile	12.5%, 87th percentile	—	—	15.7%, 13th percentile	Compare Louisville VA Medical Center
T2	St Elizabeth EdgewoodEdgewood, KY · Acute care	6.6%, 94th percentile	10.6%, 87th percentile	8.4%, 92nd percentile	13.8%, 72nd percentile	2.0%, 69th percentile	10.6%, 69th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	Compare St Elizabeth Edgewood
T2	Baptist Health LexingtonLexington, KY · Acute care	6.6%, 94th percentile	11.7%, 54th percentile	10.6%, 58th percentile	13.3%, 79th percentile	2.9%, 22nd percentile	11.6%, 51st percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	Compare Baptist Health Lexington
4	Jackson Purchase Medical CenterMayfield, KY · Acute care	6.8%, 91st percentile	—	12.5%, 22nd percentile	15.3%, 48th percentile	—	11.7%, 49th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	Compare Jackson Purchase Medical Center
5	Lexington VA Medical CenterLexington, KY · Veterans Affairs	7.1%, 87th percentile	12.0%, 42nd percentile	11.1%, 48th percentile	12.7%, 85th percentile	—	—	16.2%, 5th percentile	Compare Lexington VA Medical Center
6	University Of Kentucky HospitalLexington, KY · Acute care	7.2%, 85th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	10.6%, 58th percentile	12.4%, 88th percentile	2.6%, 33rd percentile	10.1%, 79th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	Compare University Of Kentucky Hospital
7	University Of Louisville HospitalLouisville, KY · Acute care	7.5%, 78th percentile	12.5%, 26th percentile	12.0%, 30th percentile	18.7%, 10th percentile	—	11.3%, 56th percentile	16.4%, 3rd percentile	Compare University Of Louisville Hospital
8	St Elizabeth Ft ThomasFort Thomas, KY · Acute care	7.6%, 75th percentile	—	9.8%, 73rd percentile	11.2%, 96th percentile	—	11.3%, 56th percentile	15.9%, 9th percentile	Compare St Elizabeth Ft Thomas
9	Whitesburg ARH HospitalWhitesburg, KY · Acute care	7.8%, 69th percentile	—	11.7%, 35th percentile	17.7%, 16th percentile	—	14.4%, 15th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	Compare Whitesburg ARH Hospital
T10	Harlan ARH HospitalHarlan, KY · Acute care	7.9%, 66th percentile	—	13.8%, 9th percentile	17.9%, 15th percentile	—	—	16.5%, 3rd percentile	Compare Harlan ARH Hospital
T10	Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical CenterSouth Williamson, KY · Acute care	7.9%, 66th percentile	—	10.1%, 68th percentile	15.7%, 42nd percentile	—	—	16.4%, 3rd percentile	Compare Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center
T12	Baptist Health HardinElizabethtown, KY · Acute care	8.0%, 63rd percentile	14.3%, 2nd percentile	13.7%, 10th percentile	14.8%, 56th percentile	—	11.1%, 60th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	Compare Baptist Health Hardin
T12	UofL Health - Shelbyville HospitalShelbyville, KY · Acute care	8.0%, 63rd percentile	—	13.2%, 13th percentile	14.8%, 56th percentile	—	—	15.2%, 34th percentile	Compare UofL Health - Shelbyville Hospital
14	Hazard ARH Regional Medical CenterHazard, KY · Acute care	8.1%, 61st percentile	10.8%, 83rd percentile	11.5%, 39th percentile	19.3%, 7th percentile	—	12.4%, 37th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	Compare Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center
T15	Baptist Health LouisvilleLouisville, KY · Acute care	8.3%, 54th percentile	11.4%, 65th percentile	11.9%, 32nd percentile	15.1%, 51st percentile	2.0%, 69th percentile	13.0%, 28th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	Compare Baptist Health Louisville
T15	Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community HospitalGreenville, KY · Acute care	8.3%, 54th percentile	—	11.5%, 39th percentile	14.6%, 60th percentile	—	—	14.7%, 68th percentile	Compare Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital
T15	Casey County HospitalLiberty, KY · Critical access	8.3%, 54th percentile	—	10.8%, 54th percentile	16.6%, 29th percentile	—	—	15.2%, 34th percentile	Compare Casey County Hospital
T15	St Elizabeth FlorenceFlorence, KY · Acute care	8.3%, 54th percentile	11.7%, 54th percentile	12.5%, 22nd percentile	16.5%, 30th percentile	—	9.3%, 90th percentile	15.4%, 23rd percentile	Compare St Elizabeth Florence
T19	Spring View HospitalLebanon, KY · Acute care	8.5%, 49th percentile	—	12.7%, 19th percentile	16.0%, 38th percentile	—	—	14.0%, 93rd percentile	Compare Spring View Hospital
T19	Baptist Health Deaconess MadisonvilleMadisonville, KY · Acute care	8.5%, 49th percentile	13.0%, 15th percentile	19.7%, 0th percentile	18.9%, 9th percentile	—	10.9%, 64th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	Compare Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville
21	Baptist Health RichmondRichmond, KY · Acute care	8.6%, 46th percentile	12.6%, 23rd percentile	13.5%, 11th percentile	18.2%, 13th percentile	—	11.9%, 45th percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	Compare Baptist Health Richmond
22	King's Daughters' Medical CenterAshland, KY · Acute care	8.7%, 43rd percentile	13.4%, 9th percentile	11.5%, 39th percentile	12.1%, 91st percentile	1.7%, 89th percentile	12.8%, 31st percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	Compare King's Daughters' Medical Center
23	St Claire Regional Medical CenterMorehead, KY · Acute care	8.8%, 41st percentile	11.8%, 49th percentile	9.7%, 75th percentile	16.0%, 38th percentile	—	11.6%, 51st percentile	17.6%, 0th percentile	Compare St Claire Regional Medical Center
T24	Clark Regional Medical CenterWinchester, KY · Acute care	8.9%, 38th percentile	11.7%, 54th percentile	11.1%, 48th percentile	15.2%, 50th percentile	—	10.5%, 71st percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	Compare Clark Regional Medical Center
T24	Murray-Calloway County HospitalMurray, KY · Acute care	8.9%, 38th percentile	12.0%, 42nd percentile	14.0%, 8th percentile	19.8%, 5th percentile	—	10.7%, 68th percentile	16.4%, 3rd percentile	Compare Murray-Calloway County Hospital
T26	CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial HospitalBardstown, KY · Acute care	9.0%, 36th percentile	—	10.7%, 56th percentile	16.4%, 31st percentile	—	—	15.1%, 40th percentile	Compare CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital
T26	Ohio County HospitalHartford, KY · Critical access	9.0%, 36th percentile	—	10.5%, 60th percentile	22.8%, 1st percentile	—	—	14.8%, 61st percentile	Compare Ohio County Hospital
28	Mercy Health - Lourdes HospitalPaducah, KY · Acute care	9.1%, 34th percentile	10.6%, 87th percentile	12.0%, 30th percentile	17.8%, 15th percentile	1.8%, 85th percentile	9.3%, 90th percentile	15.5%, 19th percentile	Compare Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital
29	Breckinridge Memorial HospitalHardinsburg, KY · Critical access	9.2%, 31st percentile	—	—	19.0%, 8th percentile	—	—	15.4%, 23rd percentile	Compare Breckinridge Memorial Hospital
T30	UofL Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth HospitalLouisville, KY · Acute care	9.3%, 28th percentile	12.2%, 35th percentile	13.4%, 12th percentile	16.4%, 31st percentile	1.7%, 89th percentile	11.1%, 60th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	Compare UofL Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital
T30	Monroe County Medical CenterTompkinsville, KY · Acute care	9.3%, 28th percentile	—	11.0%, 50th percentile	15.1%, 51st percentile	—	—	16.8%, 1st percentile	Compare Monroe County Medical Center
T32	Saint Joseph LondonLondon, KY · Acute care	9.4%, 26th percentile	12.3%, 32nd percentile	12.6%, 20th percentile	12.2%, 90th percentile	—	11.7%, 49th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	Compare Saint Joseph London
T32	Highlands ARH Regional Medical CenterPrestonsburg, KY · Acute care	9.4%, 26th percentile	12.6%, 23rd percentile	11.1%, 48th percentile	19.9%, 5th percentile	—	10.5%, 71st percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	Compare Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center
T34	Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical CenterDanville, KY · Acute care	9.5%, 24th percentile	12.1%, 38th percentile	13.4%, 12th percentile	17.1%, 23rd percentile	—	12.0%, 44th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	Compare Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center
T34	Norton Hospitals, IncLouisville, KY · Acute care	9.5%, 24th percentile	10.6%, 87th percentile	11.8%, 34th percentile	17.7%, 16th percentile	1.7%, 89th percentile	13.3%, 25th percentile	16.3%, 4th percentile	Compare Norton Hospitals, Inc
T36	Meadowview Regional Medical CenterMaysville, KY · Acute care	9.6%, 22nd percentile	10.8%, 83rd percentile	11.9%, 32nd percentile	13.5%, 76th percentile	—	—	14.3%, 86th percentile	Compare Meadowview Regional Medical Center
T36	Harrison Memorial HospitalCynthiana, KY · Acute care	9.6%, 22nd percentile	11.2%, 71st percentile	13.5%, 11th percentile	20.6%, 3rd percentile	—	—	14.7%, 68th percentile	Compare Harrison Memorial Hospital
38	Baptist Health PaducahPaducah, KY · Acute care	9.8%, 18th percentile	11.8%, 49th percentile	12.7%, 19th percentile	15.5%, 45th percentile	2.6%, 33rd percentile	12.8%, 31st percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	Compare Baptist Health Paducah
39	Paintsville ARH HospitalPaintsville, KY · Acute care	9.9%, 16th percentile	—	14.0%, 8th percentile	17.1%, 23rd percentile	—	—	15.5%, 19th percentile	Compare Paintsville ARH Hospital
40	Saint Joseph HospitalLexington, KY · Acute care	10.0%, 15th percentile	13.2%, 11th percentile	10.2%, 66th percentile	14.0%, 69th percentile	4.7%, 2nd percentile	9.5%, 88th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	Compare Saint Joseph Hospital
41	Tristar Greenview Regional HospitalBowling Green, KY · Acute care	10.1%, 14th percentile	12.5%, 26th percentile	10.6%, 58th percentile	17.3%, 20th percentile	—	11.9%, 45th percentile	15.8%, 11th percentile	Compare Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital
42	Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical CenterLeitchfield, KY · Acute care	10.3%, 11th percentile	—	11.6%, 37th percentile	14.7%, 58th percentile	—	—	15.2%, 34th percentile	Compare Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center
43	Baptist Health CorbinCorbin, KY · Acute care	10.4%, 11th percentile	12.9%, 17th percentile	10.4%, 62nd percentile	17.7%, 16th percentile	—	12.7%, 33rd percentile	14.3%, 86th percentile	Compare Baptist Health Corbin
44	Marshall County HospitalBenton, KY · Critical access	10.5%, 10th percentile	—	—	18.9%, 9th percentile	—	—	15.8%, 11th percentile	Compare Marshall County Hospital
45	Baptist Health LagrangeLa Grange, KY · Acute care	10.6%, 9th percentile	—	10.6%, 58th percentile	15.2%, 50th percentile	—	—	14.4%, 83rd percentile	Compare Baptist Health Lagrange
46	Owensboro Health Regional HospitalOwensboro, KY · Acute care	10.8%, 8th percentile	12.8%, 19th percentile	13.0%, 15th percentile	17.0%, 24th percentile	2.6%, 33rd percentile	15.3%, 11th percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	Compare Owensboro Health Regional Hospital
47	Pikeville Medical CenterPikeville, KY · Acute care	11.3%, 4th percentile	15.4%, 0th percentile	12.9%, 17th percentile	17.2%, 21st percentile	2.7%, 28th percentile	20.2%, 2nd percentile	16.0%, 7th percentile	Compare Pikeville Medical Center
48	Jennie Stuart Medical CenterHopkinsville, KY · Acute care	11.4%, 4th percentile	—	17.5%, 0th percentile	21.4%, 2nd percentile	—	15.0%, 12th percentile	15.5%, 19th percentile	Compare Jennie Stuart Medical Center
T49	Frankfort Regional Medical CenterFrankfort, KY · Acute care	11.6%, 3rd percentile	11.6%, 58th percentile	11.4%, 41st percentile	16.2%, 35th percentile	—	14.1%, 17th percentile	16.0%, 7th percentile	Compare Frankfort Regional Medical Center
T49	Deaconess Henderson HospitalHenderson, KY · Acute care	11.6%, 3rd percentile	—	8.3%, 93rd percentile	13.6%, 74th percentile	—	13.8%, 20th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	Compare Deaconess Henderson 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.

COPD death rate: 30-day death rate for COPD patients.
Heart attack death rate: 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate: 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Pneumonia death rate: 30-day death rate for pneumonia patients.
CABG surgery death rate: 30-day death rate for CABG surgery patients.
Stroke death rate: 30-day death rate for stroke 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.