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Hospitals in Kentucky with the lowest serious complications

56 Kentucky hospitals ranked by serious complications in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital, Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital, St Elizabeth Florence. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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56 hospitals ranked in Kentucky by serious complications; 47 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Serious complicationslower 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	Time in emergency departmentlower is better	Medicare spending per patientlower is better	Total beds	Compare
	National average	1.00		3.3	11.9%	11.1%	15.0%	162 min	1.00
1	Mercy Health - Lourdes HospitalPaducah, KY · Acute care	0.77, 95th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.6%, 87th percentile	12.0%, 30th percentile	15.5%, 19th percentile	173 min, 34th percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	359	Compare Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital
2	Tristar Greenview Regional HospitalBowling Green, KY · Acute care	0.81, 92nd percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.5%, 26th percentile	10.6%, 58th percentile	15.8%, 11th percentile	148 min, 50th percentile	1.08, 12th percentile	211	Compare Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital
3	St Elizabeth FlorenceFlorence, KY · Acute care	0.86, 83rd percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.7%, 54th percentile	12.5%, 22nd percentile	15.4%, 23rd percentile	158 min, 43rd percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	231	Compare St Elizabeth Florence
T4	Lake Cumberland Regional HospitalSomerset, KY · Acute care	0.88, 78th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.5%, 8th percentile	11.8%, 34th percentile	15.9%, 9th percentile	180 min, 29th percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	215	Compare Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital
T4	Saint Joseph EastLexington, KY · Acute care	0.88, 78th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	8.3%, 93rd percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	131 min, 64th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	217	Compare Saint Joseph East
6	Meadowview Regional Medical CenterMaysville, KY · Acute care	0.89, 75th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.8%, 83rd percentile	11.9%, 32nd percentile	14.3%, 86th percentile	149 min, 50th percentile	1.10, 8th percentile	111	Compare Meadowview Regional Medical Center
T7	Baptist Health CorbinCorbin, KY · Acute care	0.90, 73rd percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.9%, 17th percentile	10.4%, 62nd percentile	14.3%, 86th percentile	206 min, 16th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	240	Compare Baptist Health Corbin
T7	Frankfort Regional Medical CenterFrankfort, KY · Acute care	0.90, 73rd percentile	3, 43rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.6%, 58th percentile	11.4%, 41st percentile	16.0%, 7th percentile	163 min, 40th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	173	Compare Frankfort Regional Medical Center
T7	Highlands ARH Regional Medical CenterPrestonsburg, KY · Acute care	0.90, 73rd percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.6%, 23rd percentile	11.1%, 48th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	190 min, 24th percentile	1.05, 19th percentile	166	Compare Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center
10	University Of Louisville HospitalLouisville, KY · Acute care	0.91, 70th percentile	1, 3rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.5%, 26th percentile	12.0%, 30th percentile	16.4%, 3rd percentile	198 min, 20th percentile	1.13, 5th percentile	404	Compare University Of Louisville Hospital
T11	Baptist Health LouisvilleLouisville, KY · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.4%, 65th percentile	11.9%, 32nd percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	191 min, 24th percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	519	Compare Baptist Health Louisville
T11	Georgetown Community HospitalGeorgetown, KY · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	10.0%, 70th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	139 min, 57th percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	75	Compare Georgetown Community Hospital
T13	CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial HospitalBardstown, KY · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	10.7%, 56th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	149 min, 50th percentile	0.87, 93rd percentile	40	Compare CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital
T13	Whitesburg ARH HospitalWhitesburg, KY · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	11.7%, 35th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	160 min, 42nd percentile	0.91, 86th percentile	90	Compare Whitesburg ARH Hospital
T15	Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community HospitalGreenville, KY · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	11.5%, 39th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	148 min, 50th percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	90	Compare Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital
T15	Clark Regional Medical CenterWinchester, KY · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.7%, 54th percentile	11.1%, 48th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	179 min, 30th percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	69	Compare Clark Regional Medical Center
T15	Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical CenterSouth Williamson, KY · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	10.1%, 68th percentile	16.4%, 3rd percentile	168 min, 37th percentile	0.81, 98th percentile	113	Compare Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center
T18	Baptist Health LexingtonLexington, KY · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.7%, 54th percentile	10.6%, 58th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	183 min, 28th percentile	1.09, 10th percentile	371	Compare Baptist Health Lexington
T18	Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical CenterDanville, KY · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.1%, 38th percentile	13.4%, 12th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	139 min, 57th percentile	1.07, 14th percentile	197	Compare Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center
T18	Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical CenterLeitchfield, KY · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	11.6%, 37th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	115 min, 78th percentile	1.05, 19th percentile	75	Compare Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center
T18	Three Rivers Medical CenterLouisa, KY · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	3, 43rd percentile	5, 97th percentile	—	13.9%, 8th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	164 min, 39th percentile	0.88, 92nd percentile	90	Compare Three Rivers Medical Center
T18	Jennie Stuart Medical CenterHopkinsville, KY · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	1, 3rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	17.5%, 0th percentile	15.5%, 19th percentile	167 min, 37th percentile	1.05, 19th percentile	194	Compare Jennie Stuart Medical Center
T23	Spring View HospitalLebanon, KY · Acute care	0.97, 46th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	12.7%, 19th percentile	14.0%, 93rd percentile	154 min, 46th percentile	0.83, 97th percentile	75	Compare Spring View Hospital
T23	Baptist Health RichmondRichmond, KY · Acute care	0.97, 46th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.6%, 23rd percentile	13.5%, 11th percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	156 min, 45th percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	105	Compare Baptist Health Richmond
T23	Harrison Memorial HospitalCynthiana, KY · Acute care	0.97, 46th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	5, 97th percentile	11.2%, 71st percentile	13.5%, 11th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	171 min, 35th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	61	Compare Harrison Memorial Hospital
T23	Harlan ARH HospitalHarlan, KY · Acute care	0.97, 46th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	13.8%, 9th percentile	16.5%, 3rd percentile	196 min, 21st percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	150	Compare Harlan ARH Hospital
T23	Paintsville ARH HospitalPaintsville, KY · Acute care	0.97, 46th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	14.0%, 8th percentile	15.5%, 19th percentile	165 min, 39th percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	72	Compare Paintsville ARH Hospital
T23	Middlesboro ARH HospitalMiddlesboro, KY · Acute care	0.97, 46th percentile	1, 3rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	14.8%, 4th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	166 min, 38th percentile	1.09, 10th percentile	96	Compare Middlesboro ARH Hospital
T29	Baptist Health LagrangeLa Grange, KY · Acute care	0.98, 41st percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	10.6%, 58th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	138 min, 58th percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	90	Compare Baptist Health Lagrange
T29	UofL Health - Shelbyville HospitalShelbyville, KY · Acute care	0.98, 41st percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	13.2%, 13th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	117 min, 77th percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	68	Compare UofL Health - Shelbyville Hospital
T29	The Medical Center At RussellvilleRussellville, KY · Acute care	0.98, 41st percentile	2, 17th percentile	—	—	12.6%, 20th percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	128 min, 67th percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	92	Compare The Medical Center At Russellville
T32	Deaconess Henderson HospitalHenderson, KY · Acute care	0.99, 37th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	8.3%, 93rd percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	127 min, 68th percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	205	Compare Deaconess Henderson Hospital
T32	Hazard ARH Regional Medical CenterHazard, KY · Acute care	0.99, 37th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.8%, 83rd percentile	11.5%, 39th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	174 min, 33rd percentile	1.06, 16th percentile	308	Compare Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center
T34	T J Samson Community HospitalGlasgow, KY · Acute care	1.00, 35th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.6%, 58th percentile	13.8%, 9th percentile	16.3%, 4th percentile	194 min, 22nd percentile	1.06, 16th percentile	180	Compare T J Samson Community Hospital
T34	Rockcastle County Hospital, Inc.Mount Vernon, KY · Acute care	1.00, 35th percentile	2, 17th percentile	—	—	—	14.8%, 61st percentile	137 min, 59th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	26	Compare Rockcastle County Hospital, Inc.
36	St Elizabeth Ft ThomasFort Thomas, KY · Acute care	1.01, 33rd percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	9.8%, 73rd percentile	15.9%, 9th percentile	144 min, 53rd percentile	1.09, 10th percentile	178	Compare St Elizabeth Ft Thomas
37	Louisville VA Medical CenterLouisville, KY · Veterans Affairs	1.02, 31st percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.8%, 83rd percentile	7.4%, 97th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	—	—	476	Compare Louisville VA Medical Center
T38	Saint Joseph Mount SterlingMount Sterling, KY · Acute care	1.04, 28th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	11.2%, 46th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	134 min, 62nd percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	63	Compare Saint Joseph Mount Sterling
T38	Baptist Health Deaconess MadisonvilleMadisonville, KY · Acute care	1.04, 28th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.0%, 15th percentile	19.7%, 0th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	190 min, 24th percentile	1.04, 23rd percentile	390	Compare Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville
40	Murray-Calloway County HospitalMurray, KY · Acute care	1.05, 26th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.0%, 42nd percentile	14.0%, 8th percentile	16.4%, 3rd percentile	159 min, 43rd percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	140	Compare Murray-Calloway County Hospital
41	University Of Kentucky HospitalLexington, KY · Acute care	1.06, 25th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	10.6%, 58th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	218 min, 12th percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	791	Compare University Of Kentucky Hospital
T42	St Elizabeth EdgewoodEdgewood, KY · Acute care	1.07, 23rd percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.6%, 87th percentile	8.4%, 92nd percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	132 min, 63rd percentile	1.04, 23rd percentile	621	Compare St Elizabeth Edgewood
T42	St Claire Regional Medical CenterMorehead, KY · Acute care	1.07, 23rd percentile	2, 17th percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.8%, 49th percentile	9.7%, 75th percentile	17.6%, 0th percentile	178 min, 31st percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	149	Compare St Claire Regional Medical Center
T42	Jackson Purchase Medical CenterMayfield, KY · Acute care	1.07, 23rd percentile	1, 3rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	12.5%, 22nd percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	132 min, 63rd percentile	1.06, 16th percentile	93	Compare Jackson Purchase Medical Center
T45	Norton Hospitals, IncLouisville, KY · Acute care	1.08, 22nd percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.6%, 87th percentile	11.8%, 34th percentile	16.3%, 4th percentile	192 min, 23rd percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	1,730	Compare Norton Hospitals, Inc
T45	The Medical Center (Bowling Green)Bowling Green, KY · Acute care	1.08, 22nd percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.0%, 42nd percentile	14.3%, 6th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	215 min, 13th percentile	1.06, 16th percentile	382	Compare The Medical Center (Bowling Green)
47	Owensboro Health Regional HospitalOwensboro, KY · Acute care	1.10, 19th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.8%, 19th percentile	13.0%, 15th percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	208 min, 15th percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	469	Compare Owensboro Health Regional Hospital
48	Saint Joseph LondonLondon, KY · Acute care	1.11, 18th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.3%, 32nd percentile	12.6%, 20th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	185 min, 27th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	120	Compare Saint Joseph London
49	King's Daughters' Medical CenterAshland, KY · Acute care	1.13, 16th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.4%, 9th percentile	11.5%, 39th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	232 min, 8th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	455	Compare King's Daughters' Medical Center
50	Baptist Health HardinElizabethtown, KY · Acute care	1.18, 12th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	14.3%, 2nd percentile	13.7%, 10th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	183 min, 28th percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	300	Compare Baptist Health Hardin

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.

Serious complications: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
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.
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).