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Hospitals in Kentucky with the highest patients would recommend

60 Kentucky hospitals ranked by patients would recommend in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Baptist Health Lexington, Harrison Memorial Hospital, Ephraim McDowell Fort Logan Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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60 hospitals ranked in Kentucky by patients would recommend; 43 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Patients would recommendhigher is better	Patient survey star ratinghigher is better	Patients' overall ratinghigher is better	Compare
	National average	87	3.3	88
1	Baptist Health LexingtonLexington, KY · Acute care	94, 96th percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Baptist Health Lexington
T2	Harrison Memorial HospitalCynthiana, KY · Acute care	93, 92nd percentile	5, 97th percentile	94, 97th percentile	Compare Harrison Memorial Hospital
T2	Ephraim McDowell Fort Logan HospitalStanford, KY · Critical access	93, 92nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Ephraim McDowell Fort Logan Hospital
T4	Baptist Health LagrangeLa Grange, KY · Acute care	92, 87th percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Baptist Health Lagrange
T4	Baptist Health PaducahPaducah, KY · Acute care	92, 87th percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Baptist Health Paducah
T4	Baptist Health RichmondRichmond, KY · Acute care	92, 87th percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Baptist Health Richmond
T4	CHI Saint Joseph Berea NfBerea, KY · Critical access	92, 87th percentile	5, 97th percentile	94, 97th percentile	Compare CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf
T4	Lexington VA Medical CenterLexington, KY · Veterans Affairs	92, 87th percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Lexington VA Medical Center
T4	Three Rivers Medical CenterLouisa, KY · Acute care	92, 87th percentile	5, 97th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Three Rivers Medical Center
T10	Baptist Health CorbinCorbin, KY · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Baptist Health Corbin
T10	Methodist Hospital Union CountyMorganfield, KY · Critical access	91, 80th percentile	4, 76th percentile	94, 97th percentile	Compare Methodist Hospital Union County
T12	Baptist Health LouisvilleLouisville, KY · Acute care	90, 72nd percentile	3, 39th percentile	89, 61st percentile	Compare Baptist Health Louisville
T12	Blanchfield ACH (Ft Campbell)Fort Campbell, KY · Military	90, 72nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Blanchfield ACH (Ft Campbell)
T14	St Elizabeth EdgewoodEdgewood, KY · Acute care	89, 64th percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare St Elizabeth Edgewood
T14	Saint Joseph Mount SterlingMount Sterling, KY · Acute care	89, 64th percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Saint Joseph Mount Sterling
T14	University Of Kentucky HospitalLexington, KY · Acute care	89, 64th percentile	3, 39th percentile	89, 61st percentile	Compare University Of Kentucky Hospital
T14	AdventHealthmanchesterManchester, KY · Acute care	89, 64th percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare AdventHealthmanchester
T14	Murray-Calloway County HospitalMurray, KY · Acute care	89, 64th percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Murray-Calloway County Hospital
T14	Saint Joseph LondonLondon, KY · Acute care	89, 64th percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Saint Joseph London
T14	Monroe County Medical CenterTompkinsville, KY · Acute care	89, 64th percentile	5, 97th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Monroe County Medical Center
T21	Louisville VA Medical CenterLouisville, KY · Veterans Affairs	88, 56th percentile	3, 39th percentile	89, 61st percentile	Compare Louisville VA Medical Center
T21	Spring View HospitalLebanon, KY · Acute care	88, 56th percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Spring View Hospital
T21	Norton Hospitals, IncLouisville, KY · Acute care	88, 56th percentile	3, 39th percentile	88, 48th percentile	Compare Norton Hospitals, Inc
T24	St Elizabeth Ft ThomasFort Thomas, KY · Acute care	87, 46th percentile	4, 76th percentile	88, 48th percentile	Compare St Elizabeth Ft Thomas
T24	Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community HospitalGreenville, KY · Acute care	87, 46th percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital
T24	Baptist Health HardinElizabethtown, KY · Acute care	87, 46th percentile	3, 39th percentile	89, 61st percentile	Compare Baptist Health Hardin
T24	Clark Regional Medical CenterWinchester, KY · Acute care	87, 46th percentile	3, 39th percentile	88, 48th percentile	Compare Clark Regional Medical Center
T24	Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical CenterLeitchfield, KY · Acute care	87, 46th percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center
T24	Owensboro Health Regional HospitalOwensboro, KY · Acute care	87, 46th percentile	3, 39th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Owensboro Health Regional Hospital
T24	St Claire Regional Medical CenterMorehead, KY · Acute care	87, 46th percentile	4, 76th percentile	88, 48th percentile	Compare St Claire Regional Medical Center
T24	Taylor Regional HospitalCampbellsville, KY · Acute care	87, 46th percentile	4, 76th percentile	88, 48th percentile	Compare Taylor Regional Hospital
T24	Tristar Greenview Regional HospitalBowling Green, KY · Acute care	87, 46th percentile	3, 39th percentile	87, 37th percentile	Compare Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital
T24	Pikeville Medical CenterPikeville, KY · Acute care	87, 46th percentile	3, 39th percentile	87, 37th percentile	Compare Pikeville Medical Center
T34	CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial HospitalBardstown, KY · Acute care	86, 37th percentile	3, 39th percentile	89, 61st percentile	Compare CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital
T34	Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical CenterDanville, KY · Acute care	86, 37th percentile	4, 76th percentile	88, 48th percentile	Compare Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center
T34	Mercy Health - Lourdes HospitalPaducah, KY · Acute care	86, 37th percentile	3, 39th percentile	86, 27th percentile	Compare Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital
T34	T J Samson Community HospitalGlasgow, KY · Acute care	86, 37th percentile	3, 39th percentile	89, 61st percentile	Compare T J Samson Community Hospital
T34	Whitesburg ARH HospitalWhitesburg, KY · Acute care	86, 37th percentile	4, 76th percentile	88, 48th percentile	Compare Whitesburg ARH Hospital
T34	Saint Joseph EastLexington, KY · Acute care	86, 37th percentile	3, 39th percentile	87, 37th percentile	Compare Saint Joseph East
T34	The Medical Center (Bowling Green)Bowling Green, KY · Acute care	86, 37th percentile	3, 39th percentile	86, 27th percentile	Compare The Medical Center (Bowling Green)
T41	King's Daughters' Medical CenterAshland, KY · Acute care	85, 30th percentile	3, 39th percentile	87, 37th percentile	Compare King's Daughters' Medical Center
T41	St Elizabeth FlorenceFlorence, KY · Acute care	85, 30th percentile	3, 39th percentile	87, 37th percentile	Compare St Elizabeth Florence
T41	Baptist Health Deaconess MadisonvilleMadisonville, KY · Acute care	85, 30th percentile	3, 39th percentile	87, 37th percentile	Compare Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville
T41	University Of Louisville HospitalLouisville, KY · Acute care	85, 30th percentile	2, 10th percentile	86, 27th percentile	Compare University Of Louisville Hospital
T45	Georgetown Community HospitalGeorgetown, KY · Acute care	84, 23rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	87, 37th percentile	Compare Georgetown Community Hospital
T45	Saint Joseph HospitalLexington, KY · Acute care	84, 23rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	85, 19th percentile	Compare Saint Joseph Hospital
T45	UofL Health - Shelbyville HospitalShelbyville, KY · Acute care	84, 23rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	88, 48th percentile	Compare UofL Health - Shelbyville Hospital
T45	Harlan ARH HospitalHarlan, KY · Acute care	84, 23rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	85, 19th percentile	Compare Harlan ARH Hospital
T45	UofL Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth HospitalLouisville, KY · Acute care	84, 23rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	85, 19th percentile	Compare UofL Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital
T50	Deaconess Henderson HospitalHenderson, KY · Acute care	83, 18th percentile	3, 39th percentile	86, 27th 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.

Patients would recommend: HCAHPS willingness to recommend the hospital, linear mean score (0-100).
Patient survey star rating: HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Patients' overall rating: HCAHPS overall hospital rating, linear mean score (0-100).