Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Kentucky with the lowest heart failure death rate
62 Kentucky hospitals ranked by heart failure death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Louisville VA Medical Center, Deaconess Henderson Hospital, Saint Joseph East. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 11.1% | 3.3 | 11.9% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 1 | Louisville VA Medical Center | 7.4%, 97th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | — | — | 476 | Compare Louisville VA Medical Center |
| T2 | Deaconess Henderson Hospital | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 127 min, 68th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 205 | Compare Deaconess Henderson Hospital |
| T2 | Saint Joseph East | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 131 min, 64th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 217 | Compare Saint Joseph East |
| 4 | St Elizabeth Edgewood | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 132 min, 63rd percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 621 | Compare St Elizabeth Edgewood |
| 5 | St Claire Regional Medical Center | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 17.6%, 0th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 178 min, 31st percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 149 | Compare St Claire Regional Medical Center |
| 6 | St Elizabeth Ft Thomas | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 144 min, 53rd percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 178 | Compare St Elizabeth Ft Thomas |
| 7 | Georgetown Community Hospital | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 139 min, 57th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 75 | Compare Georgetown Community Hospital |
| 8 | Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 168 min, 37th percentile | 0.81, 98th percentile | 113 | Compare Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center |
| 9 | Saint Joseph Hospital | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1.35, 5th percentile | 128 min, 67th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 468 | Compare Saint Joseph Hospital |
| 10 | Baptist Health Corbin | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 206 min, 16th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 240 | Compare Baptist Health Corbin |
| T11 | CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 5, 97th percentile | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | 126 min, 69th percentile | — | 25 | Compare CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf |
| T11 | Ohio County Hospital | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | 107 min, 85th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Ohio County Hospital |
| T13 | Baptist Health Lagrange | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 138 min, 58th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 90 | Compare Baptist Health Lagrange |
| T13 | Baptist Health Lexington | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 183 min, 28th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 371 | Compare Baptist Health Lexington |
| T13 | University Of Kentucky Hospital | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 218 min, 12th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 791 | Compare University Of Kentucky Hospital |
| T13 | Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 148 min, 50th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 211 | Compare Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital |
| 17 | CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 149 min, 50th percentile | 0.87, 93rd percentile | 40 | Compare CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital |
| 18 | Casey County Hospital | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | — | — | 15.2%, 34th percentile | — | 94 min, 93rd percentile | — | 24 | Compare Casey County Hospital |
| 19 | Monroe County Medical Center | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 5, 97th percentile | — | 16.8%, 1st percentile | — | 128 min, 67th percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 49 | Compare Monroe County Medical Center |
| T20 | Clark Regional Medical Center | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 179 min, 30th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 69 | Compare Clark Regional Medical Center |
| T20 | Lexington VA Medical Center | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | — | — | — | 107 | Compare Lexington VA Medical Center |
| T20 | Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 190 min, 24th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 166 | Compare Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center |
| 23 | Saint Joseph Mount Sterling | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 134 min, 62nd percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 63 | Compare Saint Joseph Mount Sterling |
| 24 | Frankfort Regional Medical Center | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 163 min, 40th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 173 | Compare Frankfort Regional Medical Center |
| T25 | Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 148 min, 50th percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 90 | Compare Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital |
| T25 | King's Daughters' Medical Center | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.4%, 9th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1.13, 16th percentile | 232 min, 8th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 455 | Compare King's Daughters' Medical Center |
| T25 | Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 308 | Compare Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center |
| 28 | Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 115 min, 78th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 75 | Compare Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center |
| 29 | Whitesburg ARH Hospital | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 90 | Compare Whitesburg ARH Hospital |
| T30 | Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.5%, 8th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 180 min, 29th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 215 | Compare Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital |
| T30 | Norton Hospitals, Inc | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 1,730 | Compare Norton Hospitals, Inc |
| T32 | Baptist Health Louisville | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 191 min, 24th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 519 | Compare Baptist Health Louisville |
| T32 | Meadowview Regional Medical Center | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 149 min, 50th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 111 | Compare Meadowview Regional Medical Center |
| T34 | Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.77, 95th percentile | 173 min, 34th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 359 | Compare Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital |
| T34 | University Of Louisville Hospital | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 198 min, 20th percentile | 1.13, 5th percentile | 404 | Compare University Of Louisville Hospital |
| 36 | Taylor Regional Hospital | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 1.28, 7th percentile | 138 min, 58th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 90 | Compare Taylor Regional Hospital |
| 37 | Bourbon Community Hospital | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | — | 15.2%, 34th percentile | — | 105 min, 86th percentile | 1.22, 1st percentile | 58 | Compare Bourbon Community Hospital |
| T38 | St Elizabeth Florence | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 158 min, 43rd percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 231 | Compare St Elizabeth Florence |
| T38 | Jackson Purchase Medical Center | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 132 min, 63rd percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 93 | Compare Jackson Purchase Medical Center |
| T40 | Saint Joseph London | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 1.11, 18th percentile | 185 min, 27th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 120 | Compare Saint Joseph London |
| T40 | The Medical Center At Russellville | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 128 min, 67th percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 92 | Compare The Medical Center At Russellville |
| T42 | Spring View Hospital | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 154 min, 46th percentile | 0.83, 97th percentile | 75 | Compare Spring View Hospital |
| T42 | Baptist Health Paducah | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.36, 5th percentile | 184 min, 27th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 349 | Compare Baptist Health Paducah |
| T44 | AdventHealthmanchester | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.31, 6th percentile | 130 min, 65th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 49 | Compare AdventHealthmanchester |
| T44 | Pikeville Medical Center | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 15.4%, 0th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 1.74, 1st percentile | 226 min, 10th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 340 | Compare Pikeville Medical Center |
| 46 | Owensboro Health Regional Hospital | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 208 min, 15th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 469 | Compare Owensboro Health Regional Hospital |
| 47 | UofL Health - Shelbyville Hospital | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 117 min, 77th percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 68 | Compare UofL Health - Shelbyville Hospital |
| T48 | Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center | 13.4%, 12th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 139 min, 57th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 197 | Compare Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center |
| T48 | UofL Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital | 13.4%, 12th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1.26, 8th percentile | 138 min, 58th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 1,261 | Compare UofL Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital |
| T50 | Baptist Health Richmond | 13.5%, 11th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 156 min, 45th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 105 | Compare Baptist Health Richmond |
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.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
- Overall star rating
- CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
- Patient survey star rating
- HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack 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.
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- Medicare spending per patient
- Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
- Total beds
- Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).