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Birthing-friendly hospitals in Kentucky

47 birthing-friendly hospitals. Addresses, emergency services and Medicare ratings for each.

According to HospitalsInEachState.com's analysis of the October 2026 CMS release, Kentucky has 47 birthing-friendly hospitals. 47 of 47 have an emergency room; among the 47 that report ER times, the middle typical ER visit lasts 2 hr 54 min.

CMS's Birthing-Friendly designation marks hospitals taking part in a maternal-care quality program; hospitals without it may also deliver babies.

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Birthing-friendly hospitals47in Kentucky
With an ER47of 47
Median ER visit2 hr 54 minwhere reported
Medicare-rated46average 2.9 stars

The birthing-friendly designation marks hospitals that have attested to taking part in a maternity care quality improvement program and to implementing recommended patient safety practices. It reflects participation in those programs rather than a measured birth outcome, so treat it as one signal among several when choosing where to give birth.

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Every birthing-friendly hospital in Kentucky

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King's Daughters' Medical CenterAshland Ashland 3 hr 55 min 3 of 5
Flaget Memorial HospitalBardstown Bardstown 2 hr 26 min 3 of 5
Flaget Memorial Hospital (Member of Saint Joseph HBardstown Bardstown 2 hr 26 min 3 of 5
The Medical Center at Bowling GreenBowling Green Bowling Green 3 hr 35 min 2 of 5
Taylor Regional HospitalCampbellsville Campbellsville 2 hr 25 min 2 of 5
Baptist Regional Medical CenterCorbin Corbin 3 hr 36 min 3 of 5
St Elizabeth Medical Center NorthCovington Covington 2 hr 22 min 5 of 5
Harrison Memorial HospitalCynthiana Cynthiana 2 hr 59 min 3 of 5
Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical CenterDanville Danville 2 hr 24 min 3 of 5
St Elizabeth Medical Center-SouthEdgewood Edgewood 2 hr 22 min 5 of 5
Hardin Memorial HospitalElizabethtown Elizabethtown 3 hr 2 min 3 of 5
Georgetown Community HospitalGeorgetown Georgetown 2 hr 24 min 3 of 5
T J Samson Community HospitalGlasgow Glasgow 3 hr 29 min 3 of 5
Hazard Arh Regional Medical CenterHazard Hazard 2 hr 55 min 2 of 5
Deaconess Henderson HospitalHenderson Henderson 2 hr 10 min 2 of 5
Jennie Stuart Medical CenterHopkinsville Hopkinsville 2 hr 43 min 1 of 5
Baptist Hospital NortheastLa Grange La Grange 2 hr 19 min 5 of 5
Spring View HospitalLebanon Lebanon 2 hr 24 min 5 of 5
Twin Lakes Regional Medical CenterLeitchfield Leitchfield 1 hr 56 min 3 of 5
Central Baptist HospitalLexington Lexington 3 hr 4 min 4 of 5
Saint Joseph EastLexington Lexington 2 hr 7 min 2 of 5
University of Kentucky HospitalLexington Lexington 3 hr 37 min 4 of 5
Saint Joseph Hospital LondonLondon London 3 hr 2 min 3 of 5
Saint Joseph LondonLondon London 3 hr 2 min 3 of 5
Baptist Hospital EastLouisville Louisville 3 hr 8 min 4 of 5
Norton Healthcare PavilionLouisville Louisville 3 hr 10 min 2 of 5
Norton HospitalsLouisville Louisville 3 hr 10 min 2 of 5
University of Louisville HospitalLouisville Louisville 3 hr 8 min 1 of 5
Baptist Health Deaconess MadisonvilleMadisonville Madisonville 3 hr 15 min 2 of 5
AdventHealth ManchesterManchester Manchester 2 hr 8 min 3 of 5
Jackson Purchase Medical CenterMayfield Mayfield 2 hr 14 min 1 of 5
Meadowview Regional Medical CenterMaysville Maysville 2 hr 31 min 4 of 5
Middlesboro Appalachian Regional Healthcare HospitMiddlesboro Middlesboro 2 hr 43 min 1 of 5
St Claire Regional Medical CenterMorehead Morehead 3 hr 2 of 5
Saint Joseph Mount SterlingMt Sterling Mt Sterling 2 hr 13 min 4 of 5
Saint Joseph Mount SterlingMt Sterling Mt Sterling 2 hr 13 min 4 of 5
Murray-Calloway County HospitalMurray Murray 2 hr 44 min 3 of 5
Owensboro Medical Health SystemOwensboro Owensboro 3 hr 36 min 2 of 5
Lourdes HospitalPaducah Paducah 2 hr 55 min 3 of 5
Western Baptist HospitalPaducah Paducah 2 hr 57 min 4 of 5
Pikeville Medical CenterPikeville Pikeville 3 hr 39 min 1 of 5
Highlands Regional Medical CenterPrestonsburg Prestonsburg 3 hr 10 min 2 of 5
Baptist Health RichmondRichmond Richmond 2 hr 39 min 4 of 5
Lake Cumberland Regional HospitalSomerset Somerset 2 hr 54 min 2 of 5
Ephraim McDowell Fort Logan HospitalStanford Stanford 1 hr 44 min —
Whitesburg Arh HospitalWhitesburg Whitesburg 2 hr 43 min 3 of 5
Clark Regional Medical CenterWinchester Winchester 3 hr 6 min 3 of 5

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Questions about birthing-friendly hospitals in Kentucky

How many birthing-friendly hospitals are there in Kentucky?

Kentucky has 47 birthing-friendly hospitals in the CMS data published October 2026.

What is a birthing-friendly hospital?

The birthing-friendly designation marks hospitals that have attested to taking part in a maternity care quality improvement program and to implementing recommended patient safety practices. It reflects participation in those programs rather than a measured birth outcome, so treat it as one signal among several when choosing where to give birth.

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Designation published by CMS alongside the Hospital General Information dataset. Data published October 2026. About the data.