Kentucky hospital star ratings
State rankings › Kentucky
Kentucky ranks #47 of 50 states (in the bottom 10) for hospital quality. Its 67 hospitals with a Medicare star rating average 2.76 stars, against 3.21 nationally. 24% are rated 4 or 5 stars and 43% are rated 1 or 2 stars.
5 ★★★★★
11 ★★★★★
22 ★★★★★
21 ★★★★★
8 ★★★★★
How Kentucky compares with its neighbors
| State | Rank | Avg stars | 5 ★ / 1 ★ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | #6 | 3.68 | 12 / 0 |
| Ohio | #7 | 3.58 | 18 / 0 |
| Indiana | #16 | 3.36 | 12 / 2 |
| Missouri | #33 | 3.14 | 5 / 3 |
| Tennessee | #37 | 3.08 | 6 / 6 |
| Illinois | #39 | 3.03 | 14 / 15 |
| West Virginia | #46 | 2.76 | 5 / 6 |
| Kentucky | #47 | 2.76 | 5 / 8 |
All rated hospitals in Kentucky
Click a column heading to sort. 84 other Kentucky hospitals in our directory have no CMS overall rating, usually because they report too few measures. All Kentucky hospitals · Kentucky ER wait times
| Hospital | City | CMS rating | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Hospital Northeast | La Grange | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Louisville VA Medical Center | Louisville | ★★★★★ | VA |
| Spring View Hospital | Lebanon | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| St Elizabeth Ft Thomas | Fort Thomas | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| St Elizabeth Med Center-South | Edgewood | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Baptist Health Richmond | Richmond | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Baptist Hospital East | Louisville | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Central Baptist Hospital | Lexington | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare | Salem | ★★★★★ | Critical Access |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital | Irvine | ★★★★★ | Critical Access |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center | Maysville | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Muhlenberg Community Hospital | Greenville | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Saint Joseph Berea | Berea | ★★★★★ | Critical Access |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling | Mt Sterling | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| University of Kentucky Hosp | Lexington | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Western Baptist Hospital | Paducah | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Baptist Regional Medical Ctr | Corbin | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Casey County Hospital | Liberty | ★★★★★ | Critical Access |
| Clark Regional Medical Center | Winchester | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center | Danville | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Flaget Memorial Hospital | Bardstown | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center | Frankfort | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Georgetown Community Hospital | Georgetown | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Hardin Memorial Hospital | Elizabethtown | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital | Cynthiana | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Jewish Hospital - Shelbyville | Shelbyville | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center | Ashland | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Lexington VA Medical Center | Lexington | ★★★★★ | VA |
| Lourdes Hospital | Paducah | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Memorial Hospital | Manchester | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Murray-Calloway County Hospital | Murray | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Saint Joseph Hospital | Lexington | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Saint Joseph London | London | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| St Elizabeth Florence | Florence | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| T J Samson Community Hospital | Glasgow | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Three Rivers Medical Center | Louisa | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center | Leitchfield | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital | Whitesburg | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville | Madisonville | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Bourbon Community Hospital | Paris | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital | Henderson | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Greenview Regional Hospital | Bowling Green | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Harlan Appalachian Regional Healthcare Hospital | Harlan | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Hazard Arh Regional Medical Center | Hazard | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Highlands Regional Medical Center | Prestonsburg | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Jewish Hospital | Louisville | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital | Somerset | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Marshall County Hospital | Benton | ★★★★★ | Critical Access |
| Norton Healthcare Pavilion | Louisville | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Ohio County Hospital | Hartford | ★★★★★ | Critical Access |
| Owensboro Medical Health System | Owensboro | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital | Paintsville | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Rockcastle Reg Hospital & Respiratory Care Ctr | Mt Vernon | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Saint Joseph East | Lexington | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| St Claire Regional Medical Center | Morehead | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Taylor Regional Hospital | Campbellsville | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green | Bowling Green | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| The Medical Center at Russellville | Russellville | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Williamson Arh Hospital | South Williamson | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital | Irvington | ★★★★★ | Critical Access |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center | Mayfield | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center | Hopkinsville | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Middlesboro Appalachian Regional Healthcare Hospit | Middlesboro | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Monroe County Medical Center | Tompkinsville | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Pikeville Medical Center | Pikeville | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| Pineville Community Health Center, INC | Pineville | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
| University of Louisville Hospital | Louisville | ★★★★★ | Acute care |
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Source: CMS Care Compare, Hospital General Information, published July 2026. Each facility is counted once by its CMS Certification Number. A star rating summarizes many measures and does not capture every service. About the data. Not affiliated with CMS. For a medical emergency, call 911.