Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Kentucky with the lowest time in emergency department
82 Kentucky hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Left ED without being seenlower is better | Appropriate sepsis carehigher is better | Health care workers vaccinated for fluhigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 162 min | 2.0% | 65.0% | 78.0% | ||
| 51 | St Elizabeth Florence | 158 min, 43rd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 58.0%, 33rd percentile | 96.0%, 92nd percentile | Compare St Elizabeth Florence |
| 52 | Murray-Calloway County Hospital | 159 min, 43rd percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 57.0%, 30th percentile | 77.0%, 45th percentile | Compare Murray-Calloway County Hospital |
| 53 | Whitesburg ARH Hospital | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 68.0%, 57th percentile | 95.0%, 88th percentile | Compare Whitesburg ARH Hospital |
| 54 | Frankfort Regional Medical Center | 163 min, 40th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 44.0%, 11th percentile | 58.0%, 20th percentile | Compare Frankfort Regional Medical Center |
| 55 | Three Rivers Medical Center | 164 min, 39th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 98.0%, 100th percentile | 33.0%, 4th percentile | Compare Three Rivers Medical Center |
| 56 | Paintsville ARH Hospital | 165 min, 39th percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 67.0%, 54th percentile | 96.0%, 92nd percentile | Compare Paintsville ARH Hospital |
| 57 | Middlesboro ARH Hospital | 166 min, 38th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 46.0%, 13th percentile | 96.0%, 92nd percentile | Compare Middlesboro ARH Hospital |
| 58 | Jennie Stuart Medical Center | 167 min, 37th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 78.0%, 81st percentile | 87.0%, 65th percentile | Compare Jennie Stuart Medical Center |
| 59 | Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center | 168 min, 37th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 77.0%, 79th percentile | 89.0%, 70th percentile | Compare Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center |
| 60 | Harrison Memorial Hospital | 171 min, 35th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 79.0%, 83rd percentile | 97.0%, 94th percentile | Compare Harrison Memorial Hospital |
| 61 | Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital | 173 min, 34th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 70.0%, 61st percentile | 92.0%, 78th percentile | Compare Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital |
| 62 | Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 59.0%, 35th percentile | 95.0%, 88th percentile | Compare Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center |
| 63 | St Claire Regional Medical Center | 178 min, 31st percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 87.0%, 95th percentile | 95.0%, 88th percentile | Compare St Claire Regional Medical Center |
| 64 | Clark Regional Medical Center | 179 min, 30th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 73.0%, 69th percentile | 39.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Clark Regional Medical Center |
| 65 | Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital | 180 min, 29th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 52.0%, 21st percentile | 40.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital |
| T66 | Baptist Health Lexington | 183 min, 28th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 62.0%, 42nd percentile | 94.0%, 85th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Lexington |
| T66 | Baptist Health Hardin | 183 min, 28th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 51.0%, 20th percentile | 86.0%, 63rd percentile | Compare Baptist Health Hardin |
| 68 | Baptist Health Paducah | 184 min, 27th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 70.0%, 61st percentile | 87.0%, 65th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Paducah |
| 69 | Saint Joseph London | 185 min, 27th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 72.0%, 67th percentile | 55.0%, 17th percentile | Compare Saint Joseph London |
| T70 | Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville | 190 min, 24th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 49.0%, 17th percentile | 88.0%, 68th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville |
| T70 | Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center | 190 min, 24th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 58.0%, 33rd percentile | 99.0%, 99th percentile | Compare Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center |
| 72 | Baptist Health Louisville | 191 min, 24th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 61.0%, 39th percentile | 85.0%, 61st percentile | Compare Baptist Health Louisville |
| 73 | Norton Hospitals, Inc | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 60.0%, 37th percentile | 78.0%, 47th percentile | Compare Norton Hospitals, Inc |
| 74 | T J Samson Community Hospital | 194 min, 22nd percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 64.0%, 47th percentile | 85.0%, 61st percentile | Compare T J Samson Community Hospital |
| 75 | Harlan ARH Hospital | 196 min, 21st percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 77.0%, 79th percentile | 92.0%, 78th percentile | Compare Harlan ARH Hospital |
| 76 | University Of Louisville Hospital | 198 min, 20th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 68.0%, 57th percentile | 86.0%, 63rd percentile | Compare University Of Louisville Hospital |
| 77 | Baptist Health Corbin | 206 min, 16th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 68.0%, 57th percentile | 83.0%, 57th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Corbin |
| 78 | Owensboro Health Regional Hospital | 208 min, 15th percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 71.0%, 64th percentile | 67.0%, 31st percentile | Compare Owensboro Health Regional Hospital |
| 79 | The Medical Center (Bowling Green) | 215 min, 13th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 68.0%, 57th percentile | 73.0%, 39th percentile | Compare The Medical Center (Bowling Green) |
| 80 | University Of Kentucky Hospital | 218 min, 12th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 19.0%, 1st percentile | 86.0%, 63rd percentile | Compare University Of Kentucky Hospital |
| 81 | Pikeville Medical Center | 226 min, 10th percentile | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 86.0%, 94th percentile | 95.0%, 88th percentile | Compare Pikeville Medical Center |
| 82 | King's Daughters' Medical Center | 232 min, 8th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 77.0%, 79th percentile | 76.0%, 44th percentile | Compare King's Daughters' 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.
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- Left ED without being seen
- Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
- Appropriate sepsis care
- Percentage of patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock.
- Health care workers vaccinated for flu
- Percentage of health care workers given influenza vaccination.