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. Leading: Spring View Hospital, Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Baptist Health Corbin. 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% | ||
| 1 | Spring View Hospital | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | — | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 16.0%, 38th percentile | 8.5%, 49th percentile | — | — | Compare Spring View Hospital |
| T2 | Meadowview Regional Medical Center | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 13.5%, 76th percentile | 9.6%, 22nd percentile | — | — | Compare Meadowview Regional Medical Center |
| T2 | Baptist Health Corbin | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 17.7%, 16th percentile | 10.4%, 11th percentile | — | 12.7%, 33rd percentile | Compare Baptist Health Corbin |
| T4 | Baptist Health Lagrange | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | — | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 15.2%, 50th percentile | 10.6%, 9th percentile | — | — | Compare Baptist Health Lagrange |
| T4 | Baptist Health Lexington | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 13.3%, 79th percentile | 6.6%, 94th percentile | 2.9%, 22nd percentile | 11.6%, 51st percentile | Compare Baptist Health Lexington |
| T4 | Baptist Health Louisville | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 15.1%, 51st percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 13.0%, 28th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Louisville |
| T4 | Saint Joseph London | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 12.2%, 90th percentile | 9.4%, 26th percentile | — | 11.7%, 49th percentile | Compare Saint Joseph London |
| T4 | Taylor Regional Hospital | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | — | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 14.1%, 67th percentile | 12.0%, 2nd percentile | — | — | Compare Taylor Regional Hospital |
| T9 | Owensboro Health Regional Hospital | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 17.0%, 24th percentile | 10.8%, 8th percentile | 2.6%, 33rd percentile | 15.3%, 11th percentile | Compare Owensboro Health Regional Hospital |
| T9 | The Medical Center At Franklin | 14.6%, 74th percentile | — | — | 16.9%, 25th percentile | — | — | — | Compare The Medical Center At Franklin |
| T11 | CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 17.7%, 16th percentile | — | — | — | Compare CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf |
| T11 | Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 14.6%, 60th percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | — | — | Compare Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital |
| T11 | AdventHealthmanchester | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | — | — | — | Compare AdventHealthmanchester |
| T11 | Harrison Memorial Hospital | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 13.5%, 11th percentile | 20.6%, 3rd percentile | 9.6%, 22nd percentile | — | — | Compare Harrison Memorial Hospital |
| T11 | Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 19.7%, 0th percentile | 18.9%, 9th percentile | 8.5%, 49th percentile | — | 10.9%, 64th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville |
| T11 | Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 19.3%, 7th percentile | 8.1%, 61st percentile | — | 12.4%, 37th percentile | Compare Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center |
| T17 | Baptist Health Paducah | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 15.5%, 45th percentile | 9.8%, 18th percentile | 2.6%, 33rd percentile | 12.8%, 31st percentile | Compare Baptist Health Paducah |
| T17 | Baptist Health Richmond | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 13.5%, 11th percentile | 18.2%, 13th percentile | 8.6%, 46th percentile | — | 11.9%, 45th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Richmond |
| T17 | Ohio County Hospital | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 22.8%, 1st percentile | 9.0%, 36th percentile | — | — | Compare Ohio County Hospital |
| T17 | Rockcastle County Hospital, Inc. | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | — | 19.7%, 5th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Rockcastle County Hospital, Inc. |
| T17 | The Medical Center At Russellville | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 16.1%, 36th percentile | — | — | — | Compare The Medical Center At Russellville |
| T17 | Bluegrass Community Hospital | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Bluegrass Community Hospital |
| T17 | Knox County Hospital | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | — | 19.2%, 7th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Knox County Hospital |
| T17 | The Medical Center At Scottsville | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare The Medical Center At Scottsville |
| T25 | Whitesburg ARH Hospital | 14.9%, 54th percentile | — | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 17.7%, 16th percentile | 7.8%, 69th percentile | — | 14.4%, 15th percentile | Compare Whitesburg ARH Hospital |
| T25 | Pineville Community Health Center, Inc | 14.9%, 54th percentile | — | — | 17.8%, 15th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Pineville Community Health Center, Inc |
| T25 | Cumberland County Hospital | 14.9%, 54th percentile | — | — | 18.0%, 14th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Cumberland County Hospital |
| T25 | Jane Todd Crawford Hospital | 14.9%, 54th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Jane Todd Crawford Hospital |
| T25 | Mary Breckinridge ARH Hospital | 14.9%, 54th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Mary Breckinridge ARH Hospital |
| T25 | St Elizabeth Grant | 14.9%, 54th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare St Elizabeth Grant |
| T31 | Marcum And Wallace Memorial Hospital | 15.0%, 46th percentile | — | — | 15.8%, 40th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Marcum And Wallace Memorial Hospital |
| T31 | McDowell ARH Hospital | 15.0%, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare McDowell ARH Hospital |
| T31 | Morgan County ARH Hospital | 15.0%, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Morgan County ARH Hospital |
| T31 | Russell County Hospital | 15.0%, 46th percentile | — | — | 16.3%, 33rd percentile | — | — | — | Compare Russell County Hospital |
| T31 | TJ Health Columbia | 15.0%, 46th percentile | — | — | 17.4%, 19th percentile | — | — | — | Compare TJ Health Columbia |
| T36 | CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital | 15.1%, 40th percentile | — | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 16.4%, 31st percentile | 9.0%, 36th percentile | — | — | Compare CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital |
| T36 | Deaconess Henderson Hospital | 15.1%, 40th percentile | — | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 13.6%, 74th percentile | 11.6%, 3rd percentile | — | 13.8%, 20th percentile | Compare Deaconess Henderson Hospital |
| T36 | Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 19.9%, 5th percentile | 9.4%, 26th percentile | — | 10.5%, 71st percentile | Compare Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center |
| T36 | The James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital | 15.1%, 40th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare The James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital |
| T40 | St Elizabeth Edgewood | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 13.8%, 72nd percentile | 6.6%, 94th percentile | 2.0%, 69th percentile | 10.6%, 69th percentile | Compare St Elizabeth Edgewood |
| T40 | Saint Joseph Mount Sterling | 15.2%, 34th percentile | — | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 13.5%, 76th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Saint Joseph Mount Sterling |
| T40 | University Of Kentucky Hospital | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 12.4%, 88th percentile | 7.2%, 85th percentile | 2.6%, 33rd percentile | 10.1%, 79th percentile | Compare University Of Kentucky Hospital |
| T40 | Casey County Hospital | 15.2%, 34th percentile | — | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 16.6%, 29th percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | — | — | Compare Casey County Hospital |
| T40 | Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 13.4%, 12th percentile | 17.1%, 23rd percentile | 9.5%, 24th percentile | — | 12.0%, 44th percentile | Compare Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center |
| T40 | King's Daughters' Medical Center | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 13.4%, 9th percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 91st percentile | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 12.8%, 31st percentile | Compare King's Daughters' Medical Center |
| T40 | Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center | 15.2%, 34th percentile | — | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 14.7%, 58th percentile | 10.3%, 11th percentile | — | — | Compare Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center |
| T40 | Saint Joseph Hospital | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 14.0%, 69th percentile | 10.0%, 15th percentile | 4.7%, 2nd percentile | 9.5%, 88th percentile | Compare Saint Joseph Hospital |
| T40 | Three Rivers Medical Center | 15.2%, 34th percentile | — | 13.9%, 8th percentile | 19.0%, 8th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Three Rivers Medical Center |
| T40 | UofL Health - Shelbyville Hospital | 15.2%, 34th percentile | — | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 14.8%, 56th percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | — | — | Compare UofL Health - Shelbyville Hospital |
| T40 | Bourbon Community Hospital | 15.2%, 34th percentile | — | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 18.7%, 10th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Bourbon Community 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.
- 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.