Hospital rankings
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.
| # | Hospital | Serious complicationslower is better | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better | Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better | Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better | MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better | C. diff infectionslower is better | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 1 | Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital | 0.77, 95th percentile | 0.78, 27th percentile | 0.89, 15th percentile | 1.90, 6th percentile | — | 1.43, 9th percentile | 0.18, 65th percentile | Compare Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital |
| 2 | Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital | 0.81, 92nd percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | 0.10, 75th percentile | Compare Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital |
| 3 | St Elizabeth Florence | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 1.02, 15th percentile | 0.36, 54th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.74, 38th percentile | 0.08, 76th percentile | Compare St Elizabeth Florence |
| T4 | Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.42, 47th percentile | 1.38, 18th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.38, 68th percentile | 0.12, 72nd percentile | Compare Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital |
| T4 | Saint Joseph East | 0.88, 78th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Saint Joseph East |
| 6 | Meadowview Regional Medical Center | 0.89, 75th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Meadowview Regional Medical Center |
| T7 | Baptist Health Corbin | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.45, 53rd percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1.78, 9th percentile | — | 0.41, 67th percentile | 0.24, 56th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Corbin |
| T7 | Frankfort Regional Medical Center | 0.90, 73rd percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | 0.13, 72nd percentile | Compare Frankfort Regional Medical Center |
| T7 | Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 1.36, 7th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.59, 51st percentile | 0.43, 31st percentile | Compare Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center |
| 10 | University Of Louisville Hospital | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.59, 40th percentile | 0.85, 17th percentile | 1.59, 12th percentile | 0.56, 68th percentile | 1.28, 11th percentile | 0.36, 38th percentile | Compare University Of Louisville Hospital |
| T11 | Baptist Health Louisville | 0.92, 67th percentile | 0.57, 42nd percentile | 0.63, 28th percentile | 1.55, 13th percentile | — | 0.47, 62nd percentile | 0.31, 45th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Louisville |
| T11 | Georgetown Community Hospital | 0.92, 67th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Georgetown Community Hospital |
| T13 | CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital | 0.94, 59th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital |
| T13 | Whitesburg ARH Hospital | 0.94, 59th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.70, 13th percentile | Compare Whitesburg ARH Hospital |
| T15 | Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | 0.74, 11th percentile | Compare Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital |
| T15 | Clark Regional Medical Center | 0.95, 55th percentile | 1.29, 8th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.97, 22nd percentile | 0.31, 46th percentile | Compare Clark Regional Medical Center |
| T15 | Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center | 0.95, 55th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 1.47, 2nd percentile | Compare Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center |
| T18 | Baptist Health Lexington | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.23, 71st percentile | 1.25, 7th percentile | 1.17, 25th percentile | 0.92, 44th percentile | 1.13, 17th percentile | 0.07, 77th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Lexington |
| T18 | Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.38, 59th percentile | 0.25, 63rd percentile | 0.69, 52nd percentile | — | 1.46, 8th percentile | 0.50, 24th percentile | Compare Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center |
| T18 | Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.51, 24th percentile | Compare Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center |
| T18 | Three Rivers Medical Center | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Three Rivers Medical Center |
| T18 | Jennie Stuart Medical Center | 0.96, 51st percentile | 2.01, 3rd percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | 1.03, 5th percentile | Compare Jennie Stuart Medical Center |
| T23 | Spring View Hospital | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Spring View Hospital |
| T23 | Baptist Health Richmond | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.15, 69th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Richmond |
| T23 | Harrison Memorial Hospital | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.46, 27th percentile | Compare Harrison Memorial Hospital |
| T23 | Harlan ARH Hospital | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.33, 42nd percentile | Compare Harlan ARH Hospital |
| T23 | Paintsville ARH Hospital | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Paintsville ARH Hospital |
| T23 | Middlesboro ARH Hospital | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.45, 28th percentile | Compare Middlesboro ARH Hospital |
| T29 | Baptist Health Lagrange | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | — | 1.63, 11th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Baptist Health Lagrange |
| T29 | UofL Health - Shelbyville Hospital | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.42, 31st percentile | Compare UofL Health - Shelbyville Hospital |
| T29 | The Medical Center At Russellville | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare The Medical Center At Russellville |
| T32 | Deaconess Henderson Hospital | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.63, 56th percentile | — | 0.63, 47th percentile | 0.08, 76th percentile | Compare Deaconess Henderson Hospital |
| T32 | Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center | 0.99, 37th percentile | 1.85, 3rd percentile | 1.23, 8th percentile | 2.15, 4th percentile | — | 0.98, 22nd percentile | 0.27, 52nd percentile | Compare Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center |
| T34 | T J Samson Community Hospital | 1.00, 35th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.77, 35th percentile | 0.11, 74th percentile | Compare T J Samson Community Hospital |
| T34 | Rockcastle County Hospital, Inc. | 1.00, 35th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 2.23, 1st percentile | Compare Rockcastle County Hospital, Inc. |
| 36 | St Elizabeth Ft Thomas | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.86, 16th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare St Elizabeth Ft Thomas |
| 37 | Louisville VA Medical Center | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.54, 36th percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare Louisville VA Medical Center |
| T38 | Saint Joseph Mount Sterling | 1.04, 28th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.81, 9th percentile | Compare Saint Joseph Mount Sterling |
| T38 | Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville | 1.04, 28th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.65, 3rd percentile | 0.86, 40th percentile | — | 0.98, 22nd percentile | 0.13, 71st percentile | Compare Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville |
| 40 | Murray-Calloway County Hospital | 1.05, 26th percentile | — | 0.61, 30th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | 1.21, 3rd percentile | Compare Murray-Calloway County Hospital |
| 41 | University Of Kentucky Hospital | 1.06, 25th percentile | 0.79, 26th percentile | 0.44, 46th percentile | 0.64, 55th percentile | 0.94, 43rd percentile | 0.89, 28th percentile | 0.32, 44th percentile | Compare University Of Kentucky Hospital |
| T42 | St Elizabeth Edgewood | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 0.61, 38th percentile | 0.47, 43rd percentile | 0.92, 36th percentile | 1.24, 34th percentile | 0.35, 71st percentile | 0.34, 41st percentile | Compare St Elizabeth Edgewood |
| T42 | St Claire Regional Medical Center | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 1.27, 9th percentile | 1.60, 4th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | 0.24, 56th percentile | Compare St Claire Regional Medical Center |
| T42 | Jackson Purchase Medical Center | 1.07, 23rd percentile | — | 2.60, 0th percentile | — | — | — | 0.20, 62nd percentile | Compare Jackson Purchase Medical Center |
| T45 | Norton Hospitals, Inc | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.92, 19th percentile | 0.60, 32nd percentile | 1.60, 12th percentile | 1.35, 31st percentile | 0.92, 26th percentile | 0.26, 52nd percentile | Compare Norton Hospitals, Inc |
| T45 | The Medical Center (Bowling Green) | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 1.88, 3rd percentile | 0.19, 69th percentile | 2.04, 5th percentile | — | 0.87, 29th percentile | 0.62, 16th percentile | Compare The Medical Center (Bowling Green) |
| 47 | Owensboro Health Regional Hospital | 1.10, 19th percentile | 1.20, 10th percentile | 0.44, 45th percentile | 2.44, 2nd percentile | — | 0.40, 68th percentile | 0.24, 56th percentile | Compare Owensboro Health Regional Hospital |
| 48 | Saint Joseph London | 1.11, 18th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.86, 39th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.09, 76th percentile | Compare Saint Joseph London |
| 49 | King's Daughters' Medical Center | 1.13, 16th percentile | 0.46, 53rd percentile | 0.77, 21st percentile | 0.82, 43rd percentile | — | 0.99, 21st percentile | 0.41, 33rd percentile | Compare King's Daughters' Medical Center |
| 50 | Baptist Health Hardin | 1.18, 12th percentile | 0.21, 73rd percentile | 0.61, 30th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.80, 33rd percentile | 0.92, 7th percentile | 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).
- Central line bloodstream infections
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Surgical site infections (colon)
- Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
- Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- MRSA bloodstream infections
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- C. diff infections
- Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).