Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Kentucky with the lowest pneumonia death rate
73 Kentucky hospitals ranked by pneumonia death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: St Elizabeth Ft Thomas, King's Daughters' Medical Center, Saint Joseph London. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Pneumonia death ratelower is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | COPD death ratelower is better | CABG surgery death ratelower is better | Stroke death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Compare |
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| National average | 15.2% | 11.9% | 11.1% | 8.6% | 2.4% | 11.9% | 15.0% | ||
| 1 | St Elizabeth Ft Thomas | 11.2%, 96th percentile | — | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | — | 11.3%, 56th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare St Elizabeth Ft Thomas |
| 2 | King's Daughters' Medical Center | 12.1%, 91st percentile | 13.4%, 9th percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 12.8%, 31st percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare King's Daughters' Medical Center |
| 3 | Saint Joseph London | 12.2%, 90th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 9.4%, 26th percentile | — | 11.7%, 49th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Saint Joseph London |
| 4 | University Of Kentucky Hospital | 12.4%, 88th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 7.2%, 85th percentile | 2.6%, 33rd percentile | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare University Of Kentucky Hospital |
| 5 | Louisville VA Medical Center | 12.5%, 87th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 7.4%, 97th percentile | 5.2%, 100th percentile | — | — | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare Louisville VA Medical Center |
| 6 | Lexington VA Medical Center | 12.7%, 85th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 7.1%, 87th percentile | — | — | 16.2%, 5th percentile | Compare Lexington VA Medical Center |
| 7 | Saint Joseph East | 13.1%, 81st percentile | — | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | — | — | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Saint Joseph East |
| 8 | Baptist Health Lexington | 13.3%, 79th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 6.6%, 94th percentile | 2.9%, 22nd percentile | 11.6%, 51st percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Baptist Health Lexington |
| T9 | Meadowview Regional Medical Center | 13.5%, 76th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 9.6%, 22nd percentile | — | — | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Meadowview Regional Medical Center |
| T9 | Saint Joseph Mount Sterling | 13.5%, 76th percentile | — | 11.2%, 46th percentile | — | — | — | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Saint Joseph Mount Sterling |
| 11 | Deaconess Henderson Hospital | 13.6%, 74th percentile | — | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 11.6%, 3rd percentile | — | 13.8%, 20th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Deaconess Henderson Hospital |
| 12 | St Elizabeth Edgewood | 13.8%, 72nd percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 6.6%, 94th percentile | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare St Elizabeth Edgewood |
| 13 | Saint Joseph Hospital | 14.0%, 69th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 10.0%, 15th percentile | 4.7%, 2nd percentile | 9.5%, 88th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Saint Joseph Hospital |
| 14 | Taylor Regional Hospital | 14.1%, 67th percentile | — | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 12.0%, 2nd percentile | — | — | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Taylor Regional Hospital |
| 15 | Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital | 14.6%, 60th percentile | — | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital |
| 16 | Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center | 14.7%, 58th percentile | — | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 10.3%, 11th percentile | — | — | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center |
| T17 | Baptist Health Hardin | 14.8%, 56th percentile | 14.3%, 2nd percentile | 13.7%, 10th percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | — | 11.1%, 60th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Hardin |
| T17 | UofL Health - Shelbyville Hospital | 14.8%, 56th percentile | — | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | — | — | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare UofL Health - Shelbyville Hospital |
| 19 | AdventHealthmanchester | 14.9%, 54th percentile | — | 12.9%, 17th percentile | — | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare AdventHealthmanchester |
| T20 | Baptist Health Louisville | 15.1%, 51st percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 13.0%, 28th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Baptist Health Louisville |
| T20 | Monroe County Medical Center | 15.1%, 51st percentile | — | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 9.3%, 28th percentile | — | — | 16.8%, 1st percentile | Compare Monroe County Medical Center |
| T22 | Baptist Health Lagrange | 15.2%, 50th percentile | — | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 10.6%, 9th percentile | — | — | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Baptist Health Lagrange |
| T22 | Clark Regional Medical Center | 15.2%, 50th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 8.9%, 38th percentile | — | 10.5%, 71st percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare Clark Regional Medical Center |
| T24 | Jackson Purchase Medical Center | 15.3%, 48th percentile | — | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 6.8%, 91st percentile | — | 11.7%, 49th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Jackson Purchase Medical Center |
| T24 | Methodist Hospital Union County | 15.3%, 48th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Methodist Hospital Union County |
| 26 | Baptist Health Paducah | 15.5%, 45th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 9.8%, 18th percentile | 2.6%, 33rd percentile | 12.8%, 31st percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Baptist Health Paducah |
| 27 | Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center | 15.7%, 42nd percentile | — | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | — | — | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | Compare Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center |
| 28 | Marcum And Wallace Memorial Hospital | 15.8%, 40th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Marcum And Wallace Memorial Hospital |
| 29 | Georgetown Community Hospital | 15.9%, 39th percentile | — | 10.0%, 70th percentile | — | — | — | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Georgetown Community Hospital |
| T30 | Spring View Hospital | 16.0%, 38th percentile | — | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 8.5%, 49th percentile | — | — | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | Compare Spring View Hospital |
| T30 | St Claire Regional Medical Center | 16.0%, 38th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 8.8%, 41st percentile | — | 11.6%, 51st percentile | 17.6%, 0th percentile | Compare St Claire Regional Medical Center |
| 32 | The Medical Center At Russellville | 16.1%, 36th percentile | — | 12.6%, 20th percentile | — | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare The Medical Center At Russellville |
| 33 | Frankfort Regional Medical Center | 16.2%, 35th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 11.6%, 3rd percentile | — | 14.1%, 17th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Frankfort Regional Medical Center |
| 34 | Russell County Hospital | 16.3%, 33rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Russell County Hospital |
| T35 | CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital | 16.4%, 31st percentile | — | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 9.0%, 36th percentile | — | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital |
| T35 | UofL Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital | 16.4%, 31st percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 13.4%, 12th percentile | 9.3%, 28th percentile | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 11.1%, 60th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare UofL Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital |
| 37 | St Elizabeth Florence | 16.5%, 30th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | — | 9.3%, 90th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare St Elizabeth Florence |
| 38 | Casey County Hospital | 16.6%, 29th percentile | — | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | — | — | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Casey County Hospital |
| 39 | The Medical Center At Franklin | 16.9%, 25th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare The Medical Center At Franklin |
| 40 | Owensboro Health Regional Hospital | 17.0%, 24th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 10.8%, 8th percentile | 2.6%, 33rd percentile | 15.3%, 11th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Owensboro Health Regional Hospital |
| T41 | Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center | 17.1%, 23rd percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 13.4%, 12th percentile | 9.5%, 24th percentile | — | 12.0%, 44th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | Compare Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center |
| T41 | Paintsville ARH Hospital | 17.1%, 23rd percentile | — | 14.0%, 8th percentile | 9.9%, 16th percentile | — | — | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Paintsville ARH Hospital |
| 43 | Pikeville Medical Center | 17.2%, 21st percentile | 15.4%, 0th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 11.3%, 4th percentile | 2.7%, 28th percentile | 20.2%, 2nd percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Pikeville Medical Center |
| T44 | Livingston Hospital And Healthcare Services, Inc | 17.3%, 20th percentile | — | 14.0%, 8th percentile | — | — | — | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Livingston Hospital And Healthcare Services, Inc |
| T44 | Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital | 17.3%, 20th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 10.1%, 14th percentile | — | 11.9%, 45th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital |
| 46 | TJ Health Columbia | 17.4%, 19th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare TJ Health Columbia |
| T47 | CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf | 17.7%, 16th percentile | — | 10.5%, 60th percentile | — | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf |
| T47 | Baptist Health Corbin | 17.7%, 16th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 10.4%, 11th percentile | — | 12.7%, 33rd percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Corbin |
| T47 | Whitesburg ARH Hospital | 17.7%, 16th percentile | — | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 7.8%, 69th percentile | — | 14.4%, 15th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Whitesburg ARH Hospital |
| T47 | Norton Hospitals, Inc | 17.7%, 16th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 9.5%, 24th percentile | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 13.3%, 25th percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | Compare Norton Hospitals, Inc |
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.
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
- COPD death rate
- 30-day death rate for COPD 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.