Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Kentucky by total beds
101 Kentucky hospitals ranked by total beds in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Norton Hospitals, Inc, UofL Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital, University Of Kentucky Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Total beds | 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 | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Compare |
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| National average | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 1 | Norton Hospitals, Inc | 1,730 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | Compare Norton Hospitals, Inc |
| 2 | UofL Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital | 1,261 | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 13.4%, 12th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1.26, 8th percentile | 138 min, 58th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | Compare UofL Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital |
| 3 | University Of Kentucky Hospital | 791 | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 218 min, 12th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | Compare University Of Kentucky Hospital |
| 4 | St Elizabeth Edgewood | 621 | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 132 min, 63rd percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | Compare St Elizabeth Edgewood |
| 5 | Baptist Health Louisville | 519 | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 191 min, 24th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | Compare Baptist Health Louisville |
| 6 | Western State Hospital | 495 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Western State Hospital |
| 7 | Louisville VA Medical Center | 476 | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 7.4%, 97th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | — | — | Compare Louisville VA Medical Center |
| 8 | Owensboro Health Regional Hospital | 469 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 208 min, 15th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | Compare Owensboro Health Regional Hospital |
| 9 | Saint Joseph Hospital | 468 | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1.35, 5th percentile | 128 min, 67th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | Compare Saint Joseph Hospital |
| 10 | King's Daughters' Medical Center | 455 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.4%, 9th percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1.13, 16th percentile | 232 min, 8th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | Compare King's Daughters' Medical Center |
| 11 | University Of Louisville Hospital | 404 | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 198 min, 20th percentile | 1.13, 5th percentile | Compare University Of Louisville Hospital |
| 12 | Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville | 390 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 19.7%, 0th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 190 min, 24th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | Compare Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville |
| 13 | The Medical Center (Bowling Green) | 382 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 14.3%, 6th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 215 min, 13th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | Compare The Medical Center (Bowling Green) |
| 14 | Baptist Health Lexington | 371 | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 183 min, 28th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Lexington |
| 15 | Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital | 359 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.77, 95th percentile | 173 min, 34th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | Compare Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital |
| 16 | Baptist Health Paducah | 349 | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.36, 5th percentile | 184 min, 27th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | Compare Baptist Health Paducah |
| 17 | Pikeville Medical Center | 340 | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 15.4%, 0th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 1.74, 1st percentile | 226 min, 10th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | Compare Pikeville Medical Center |
| 18 | Eastern State Hospital | 323 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Eastern State Hospital |
| 19 | Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center | 308 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | Compare Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center |
| 20 | Baptist Health Hardin | 300 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 14.3%, 2nd percentile | 13.7%, 10th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.18, 12th percentile | 183 min, 28th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Hardin |
| 21 | Baptist Health Corbin | 240 | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 206 min, 16th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Corbin |
| 22 | St Elizabeth Florence | 231 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 158 min, 43rd percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | Compare St Elizabeth Florence |
| 23 | Saint Joseph East | 217 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 131 min, 64th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | Compare Saint Joseph East |
| 24 | Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital | 215 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.5%, 8th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 180 min, 29th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | Compare Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital |
| 25 | Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital | 211 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 148 min, 50th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | Compare Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital |
| 26 | Deaconess Henderson Hospital | 205 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 127 min, 68th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | Compare Deaconess Henderson Hospital |
| T27 | Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center | 197 | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 13.4%, 12th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 139 min, 57th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | Compare Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center |
| T27 | Sun Behavioral Health | 197 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Sun Behavioral Health |
| 29 | Jennie Stuart Medical Center | 194 | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 17.5%, 0th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 167 min, 37th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | Compare Jennie Stuart Medical Center |
| 30 | Central State Hospital | 192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Central State Hospital |
| 31 | T J Samson Community Hospital | 180 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 13.8%, 9th percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 194 min, 22nd percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | Compare T J Samson Community Hospital |
| 32 | St Elizabeth Ft Thomas | 178 | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 144 min, 53rd percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | Compare St Elizabeth Ft Thomas |
| 33 | Frankfort Regional Medical Center | 173 | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 163 min, 40th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | Compare Frankfort Regional Medical Center |
| 34 | Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center | 166 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 190 min, 24th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | Compare Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center |
| 35 | Harlan ARH Hospital | 150 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 13.8%, 9th percentile | 16.5%, 3rd percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 196 min, 21st percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | Compare Harlan ARH Hospital |
| 36 | St Claire Regional Medical Center | 149 | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 17.6%, 0th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 178 min, 31st percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | Compare St Claire Regional Medical Center |
| T37 | Murray-Calloway County Hospital | 140 | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 14.0%, 8th percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 159 min, 43rd percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | Compare Murray-Calloway County Hospital |
| T37 | Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health System | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health System |
| T39 | Saint Joseph London | 120 | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 1.11, 18th percentile | 185 min, 27th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | Compare Saint Joseph London |
| T39 | Pineville Community Health Center, Inc | 120 | 1, 3rd percentile | — | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | — | 132 min, 63rd percentile | 1.33, 0th percentile | Compare Pineville Community Health Center, Inc |
| 41 | Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center | 113 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 168 min, 37th percentile | 0.81, 98th percentile | Compare Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center |
| 42 | Meadowview Regional Medical Center | 111 | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 149 min, 50th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | Compare Meadowview Regional Medical Center |
| 43 | The Ridge Behavioral Health System | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare The Ridge Behavioral Health System |
| 44 | Lexington VA Medical Center | 107 | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Lexington VA Medical Center |
| 45 | Baptist Health Richmond | 105 | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 13.5%, 11th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 156 min, 45th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | Compare Baptist Health Richmond |
| 46 | Cumberland Hall Hospital | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Cumberland Hall Hospital |
| 47 | Middlesboro ARH Hospital | 96 | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 14.8%, 4th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 166 min, 38th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | Compare Middlesboro ARH Hospital |
| T48 | The Brook Hospital - Dupont | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare The Brook Hospital - Dupont |
| T48 | The Brook Hospital - KMI | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare The Brook Hospital - KMI |
| 50 | Jackson Purchase Medical Center | 93 | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 132 min, 63rd percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | Compare Jackson Purchase 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.
- Total beds
- Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).
- 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.
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- 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).