Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Kentucky with the lowest hospital-wide readmission rate
84 Kentucky hospitals ranked by hospital-wide readmission rate in the 2025 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Pneumonia death ratelower is better | COPD death ratelower is better | CABG surgery death ratelower is better | Stroke death ratelower is better | Compare |
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| National average | 15.0% | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.2% | 8.6% | 2.4% | 11.9% | ||
| T40 | Saint Joseph East | 15.2%, 34th percentile | — | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 13.1%, 81st percentile | — | — | 10.6%, 69th percentile | Compare Saint Joseph East |
| T40 | Caldwell Medical Center | 15.2%, 34th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Caldwell Medical Center |
| T53 | Baptist Health Hardin | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 14.3%, 2nd percentile | 13.7%, 10th percentile | 14.8%, 56th percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | — | 11.1%, 60th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Hardin |
| T53 | The Medical Center (Bowling Green) | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 14.3%, 6th percentile | 18.6%, 10th percentile | 12.2%, 2nd percentile | 3.3%, 12th percentile | 15.8%, 9th percentile | Compare The Medical Center (Bowling Green) |
| T53 | Jackson Purchase Medical Center | 15.3%, 28th percentile | — | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 15.3%, 48th percentile | 6.8%, 91st percentile | — | 11.7%, 49th percentile | Compare Jackson Purchase Medical Center |
| T53 | Carroll County Memorial Hospital | 15.3%, 28th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Carroll County Memorial Hospital |
| T53 | Trigg County Hospital | 15.3%, 28th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Trigg County Hospital |
| T58 | St Elizabeth Florence | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 16.5%, 30th percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | — | 9.3%, 90th percentile | Compare St Elizabeth Florence |
| T58 | Breckinridge Memorial Hospital | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | — | — | 19.0%, 8th percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | — | — | Compare Breckinridge Memorial Hospital |
| T58 | Ephraim McDowell Fort Logan Hospital | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Ephraim McDowell Fort Logan Hospital |
| T61 | Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 17.8%, 15th percentile | 9.1%, 34th percentile | 1.8%, 85th percentile | 9.3%, 90th percentile | Compare Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital |
| T61 | Paintsville ARH Hospital | 15.5%, 19th percentile | — | 14.0%, 8th percentile | 17.1%, 23rd percentile | 9.9%, 16th percentile | — | — | Compare Paintsville ARH Hospital |
| T61 | Jennie Stuart Medical Center | 15.5%, 19th percentile | — | 17.5%, 0th percentile | 21.4%, 2nd percentile | 11.4%, 4th percentile | — | 15.0%, 12th percentile | Compare Jennie Stuart Medical Center |
| T64 | Livingston Hospital And Healthcare Services, Inc | 15.6%, 16th percentile | — | 14.0%, 8th percentile | 17.3%, 20th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Livingston Hospital And Healthcare Services, Inc |
| T64 | Georgetown Community Hospital | 15.6%, 16th percentile | — | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 15.9%, 39th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Georgetown Community Hospital |
| T64 | UofL Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 13.4%, 12th percentile | 16.4%, 31st percentile | 9.3%, 28th percentile | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 11.1%, 60th percentile | Compare UofL Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital |
| T64 | Middlesboro ARH Hospital | 15.6%, 16th percentile | — | 14.8%, 4th percentile | 25.6%, 0th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Middlesboro ARH Hospital |
| T68 | Louisville VA Medical Center | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 7.4%, 97th percentile | 12.5%, 87th percentile | 5.2%, 100th percentile | — | — | Compare Louisville VA Medical Center |
| T68 | Clark Regional Medical Center | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 15.2%, 50th percentile | 8.9%, 38th percentile | — | 10.5%, 71st percentile | Compare Clark Regional Medical Center |
| T70 | Marshall County Hospital | 15.8%, 11th percentile | — | — | 18.9%, 9th percentile | 10.5%, 10th percentile | — | — | Compare Marshall County Hospital |
| T70 | Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 17.3%, 20th percentile | 10.1%, 14th percentile | — | 11.9%, 45th percentile | Compare Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital |
| T72 | St Elizabeth Ft Thomas | 15.9%, 9th percentile | — | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 11.2%, 96th percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | — | 11.3%, 56th percentile | Compare St Elizabeth Ft Thomas |
| T72 | Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 13.5%, 8th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 18.8%, 9th percentile | 11.7%, 3rd percentile | — | 14.2%, 16th percentile | Compare Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital |
| T74 | Frankfort Regional Medical Center | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 16.2%, 35th percentile | 11.6%, 3rd percentile | — | 14.1%, 17th percentile | Compare Frankfort Regional Medical Center |
| T74 | Pikeville Medical Center | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 15.4%, 0th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 17.2%, 21st percentile | 11.3%, 4th percentile | 2.7%, 28th percentile | 20.2%, 2nd percentile | Compare Pikeville Medical Center |
| 76 | Lexington VA Medical Center | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 12.7%, 85th percentile | 7.1%, 87th percentile | — | — | Compare Lexington VA Medical Center |
| T77 | T J Samson Community Hospital | 16.3%, 4th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 13.8%, 9th percentile | 18.7%, 10th percentile | 11.7%, 3rd percentile | — | 16.7%, 6th percentile | Compare T J Samson Community Hospital |
| T77 | Norton Hospitals, Inc | 16.3%, 4th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 17.7%, 16th percentile | 9.5%, 24th percentile | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 13.3%, 25th percentile | Compare Norton Hospitals, Inc |
| T79 | Murray-Calloway County Hospital | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 14.0%, 8th percentile | 19.8%, 5th percentile | 8.9%, 38th percentile | — | 10.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Murray-Calloway County Hospital |
| T79 | Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | — | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 15.7%, 42nd percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | — | — | Compare Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center |
| T79 | University Of Louisville Hospital | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 18.7%, 10th percentile | 7.5%, 78th percentile | — | 11.3%, 56th percentile | Compare University Of Louisville Hospital |
| 82 | Harlan ARH Hospital | 16.5%, 3rd percentile | — | 13.8%, 9th percentile | 17.9%, 15th percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | — | — | Compare Harlan ARH Hospital |
| 83 | Monroe County Medical Center | 16.8%, 1st percentile | — | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 15.1%, 51st percentile | 9.3%, 28th percentile | — | — | Compare Monroe County Medical Center |
| 84 | St Claire Regional Medical Center | 17.6%, 0th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 16.0%, 38th percentile | 8.8%, 41st percentile | — | 11.6%, 51st percentile | Compare St Claire Regional Medical Center |
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.