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Top-rated hospitals in Kentucky

67 Kentucky hospitals ranked by overall star rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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67 hospitals ranked in Kentucky by overall star rating; 36 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T39Highlands ARH Regional Medical CenterPrestonsburg, KY · Acute care2312.6%11.1%15.1%0.90190 min1.05166Compare
T39Lake Cumberland Regional HospitalSomerset, KY · Acute care2313.5%11.8%15.9%0.88180 min1.03215Compare
T39Hazard ARH Regional Medical CenterHazard, KY · Acute care2310.8%11.5%14.7%0.99174 min1.06308Compare
T39Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical CenterSouth Williamson, KY · Acute care23—10.1%16.4%0.95168 min0.81113Compare
T39Bourbon Community HospitalParis, KY · Acute care2——12.2%15.2%—105 min1.2258Compare
T39Marshall County HospitalBenton, KY · Critical access2———15.8%—92 min—25Compare
T39Ohio County HospitalHartford, KY · Critical access2——10.5%14.8%—107 min—25Compare
T39Rockcastle County Hospital, Inc.Mount Vernon, KY · Acute care2———14.8%1.00137 min1.0026Compare
T39The Medical Center At RussellvilleRussellville, KY · Acute care2——12.6%14.8%0.98128 min0.9292Compare
T60Monroe County Medical CenterTompkinsville, KY · Acute care15—11.0%16.8%—128 min0.9249Compare
T60Pikeville Medical CenterPikeville, KY · Acute care1315.4%12.9%16.0%1.74226 min0.95340Compare
T60Jackson Purchase Medical CenterMayfield, KY · Acute care13—12.5%15.3%1.07132 min1.0693Compare
T60Jennie Stuart Medical CenterHopkinsville, KY · Acute care13—17.5%15.5%0.96167 min1.05194Compare
T60University Of Louisville HospitalLouisville, KY · Acute care1212.5%12.0%16.4%0.91198 min1.13404Compare
T60Middlesboro ARH HospitalMiddlesboro, KY · Acute care13—14.8%15.6%0.97166 min1.0996Compare
T60Breckinridge Memorial HospitalHardinsburg, KY · Critical access1———15.4%—100 min—25Compare
T60Pineville Community Health Center, IncPineville, KY · Acute care1———14.9%—132 min1.33120Compare

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.

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).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).