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Hospitals in Kentucky with the lowest pneumonia death rate

73 Kentucky hospitals ranked by pneumonia death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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73 hospitals ranked in Kentucky by pneumonia death rate; 30 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Pneumonia death ratelower is better	Overall star ratinghigher is better	Patient survey star ratinghigher is better	Heart attack death ratelower is better	Heart failure 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
	National average	15.2%		3.3	11.9%	11.1%	15.0%	1.00	162 min	1.00
T51	Mercy Health - Lourdes HospitalPaducah, KY · Acute care	17.8%, 15th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.6%, 87th percentile	12.0%, 30th percentile	15.5%, 19th percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	173 min, 34th percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	359	Compare Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital
T51	Pineville Community Health Center, IncPineville, KY · Acute care	17.8%, 15th percentile	1, 3rd percentile	—	—	—	14.9%, 54th percentile	—	132 min, 63rd percentile	1.33, 0th percentile	120	Compare Pineville Community Health Center, Inc
53	Harlan ARH HospitalHarlan, KY · Acute care	17.9%, 15th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	13.8%, 9th percentile	16.5%, 3rd percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	196 min, 21st percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	150	Compare Harlan ARH Hospital
54	Cumberland County HospitalBurkesville, KY · Critical access	18.0%, 14th percentile	—	—	—	—	14.9%, 54th percentile	—	93 min, 94th percentile	—	25	Compare Cumberland County Hospital
55	Baptist Health RichmondRichmond, KY · Acute care	18.2%, 13th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.6%, 23rd percentile	13.5%, 11th percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	156 min, 45th percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	105	Compare Baptist Health Richmond
56	The Medical Center (Bowling Green)Bowling Green, KY · Acute care	18.6%, 10th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.0%, 42nd percentile	14.3%, 6th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	215 min, 13th percentile	1.06, 16th percentile	382	Compare The Medical Center (Bowling Green)
T57	T J Samson Community HospitalGlasgow, KY · Acute care	18.7%, 10th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.6%, 58th percentile	13.8%, 9th percentile	16.3%, 4th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	194 min, 22nd percentile	1.06, 16th percentile	180	Compare T J Samson Community Hospital
T57	Bourbon Community HospitalParis, KY · Acute care	18.7%, 10th percentile	2, 17th percentile	—	—	12.2%, 27th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	—	105 min, 86th percentile	1.22, 1st percentile	58	Compare Bourbon Community Hospital
T57	University Of Louisville HospitalLouisville, KY · Acute care	18.7%, 10th percentile	1, 3rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.5%, 26th percentile	12.0%, 30th percentile	16.4%, 3rd percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	198 min, 20th percentile	1.13, 5th percentile	404	Compare University Of Louisville Hospital
60	Lake Cumberland Regional HospitalSomerset, KY · Acute care	18.8%, 9th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.5%, 8th percentile	11.8%, 34th percentile	15.9%, 9th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	180 min, 29th percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	215	Compare Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital
T61	Baptist Health Deaconess MadisonvilleMadisonville, KY · Acute care	18.9%, 9th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.0%, 15th percentile	19.7%, 0th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	190 min, 24th percentile	1.04, 23rd percentile	390	Compare Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville
T61	Marshall County HospitalBenton, KY · Critical access	18.9%, 9th percentile	2, 17th percentile	—	—	—	15.8%, 11th percentile	—	92 min, 94th percentile	—	25	Compare Marshall County Hospital
T63	Three Rivers Medical CenterLouisa, KY · Acute care	19.0%, 8th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	5, 97th percentile	—	13.9%, 8th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	164 min, 39th percentile	0.88, 92nd percentile	90	Compare Three Rivers Medical Center
T63	Breckinridge Memorial HospitalHardinsburg, KY · Critical access	19.0%, 8th percentile	1, 3rd percentile	—	—	—	15.4%, 23rd percentile	—	100 min, 90th percentile	—	25	Compare Breckinridge Memorial Hospital
65	Knox County HospitalBarbourville, KY · Critical access	19.2%, 7th percentile	—	—	—	—	14.8%, 61st percentile	—	137 min, 59th percentile	—	25	Compare Knox County Hospital
66	Hazard ARH Regional Medical CenterHazard, KY · Acute care	19.3%, 7th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.8%, 83rd percentile	11.5%, 39th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	174 min, 33rd percentile	1.06, 16th percentile	308	Compare Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center
67	Rockcastle County Hospital, Inc.Mount Vernon, KY · Acute care	19.7%, 5th percentile	2, 17th percentile	—	—	—	14.8%, 61st percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	137 min, 59th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	26	Compare Rockcastle County Hospital, Inc.
68	Murray-Calloway County HospitalMurray, KY · Acute care	19.8%, 5th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.0%, 42nd percentile	14.0%, 8th percentile	16.4%, 3rd percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	159 min, 43rd percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	140	Compare Murray-Calloway County Hospital
69	Highlands ARH Regional Medical CenterPrestonsburg, KY · Acute care	19.9%, 5th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.6%, 23rd percentile	11.1%, 48th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	190 min, 24th percentile	1.05, 19th percentile	166	Compare Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center
70	Harrison Memorial HospitalCynthiana, KY · Acute care	20.6%, 3rd percentile	3, 43rd percentile	5, 97th percentile	11.2%, 71st percentile	13.5%, 11th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	171 min, 35th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	61	Compare Harrison Memorial Hospital
71	Jennie Stuart Medical CenterHopkinsville, KY · Acute care	21.4%, 2nd percentile	1, 3rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	17.5%, 0th percentile	15.5%, 19th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	167 min, 37th percentile	1.05, 19th percentile	194	Compare Jennie Stuart Medical Center
72	Ohio County HospitalHartford, KY · Critical access	22.8%, 1st percentile	2, 17th percentile	—	—	10.5%, 60th percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	—	107 min, 85th percentile	—	25	Compare Ohio County Hospital
73	Middlesboro ARH HospitalMiddlesboro, KY · Acute care	25.6%, 0th percentile	1, 3rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	14.8%, 4th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	166 min, 38th percentile	1.09, 10th percentile	96	Compare Middlesboro ARH 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.

Pneumonia death rate: 30-day death rate for pneumonia 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.
Heart failure death rate: 30-day death rate for heart failure 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).