CMS Hospital Quality

Hospitals with Lowest Heart Attack Emergency Return Rate in Kentucky

Number of excess emergency department visits and unplanned readmissions within 30 days of discharge for heart attack patients. Lower rates indicate better post-discharge care coordination.

27 hospitals reportingin KentuckyLower score = Better

Kentucky — Heart Attack Emergency Return Rate at a Glance

14.19days per patient
Kentucky Average
7.14days per patient
US National Average
27
Hospitals Reporting
19%
Better than National
Kentucky performs worse than the US average for heart attack emergency return rate. The state average (14.19 days per patient) is 7.05 higher than the national average (7.14 days per patient). Lower scores indicate fewer adverse events.

Kentucky Hospital Rankings — Heart Attack Emergency Return Rate

#HospitalCityScoreCMS Starsvs National Avg
1MEADOWVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERMAYSVILLE-38.10days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
2BAPTIST HEALTH PADUCAHPADUCAH-32.90days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
3BAPTIST HEALTH LOUISVILLELOUISVILLE-25.20days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
4T J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITALGLASGOW-16.00days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
5OWENSBORO HEALTH REGIONAL HOSPITALOWENSBORO-13.30days per patient★★★★★Better than national avg
6UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY HOSPITALLEXINGTON-11.40days per patient★★★★★
7SAINT JOSEPH LONDONLONDON-9.40days per patient★★★★★
8BAPTIST HEALTH HARDINELIZABETHTOWN-7.40days per patient★★★★★
9MURRAY-CALLOWAY COUNTY HOSPITALMURRAY1.20days per patient★★★★★
10KING'S DAUGHTERS' MEDICAL CENTERASHLAND6.70days per patient★★★★★
11LEXINGTON VA MEDICAL CENTERLEXINGTON12.30days per patient★★★★★
12BAPTIST HEALTH LEXINGTONLEXINGTON12.70days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
13THE MEDICAL CENTER (BOWLING GREEN)BOWLING GREEN13.40days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
14LAKE CUMBERLAND REGIONAL HOSPITALSOMERSET15.30days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
15BAPTIST HEALTH CORBINCORBIN15.90days per patient★★★★★
16SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITALLEXINGTON16.00days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
17ST ELIZABETH EDGEWOODEDGEWOOD19.60days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
18EPHRAIM MCDOWELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERDANVILLE20.40days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
19HAZARD ARH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERHAZARD29.20days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
20CLARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERWINCHESTER32.80days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
21PIKEVILLE MEDICAL CENTERPIKEVILLE33.20days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
22LOUISVILLE VA MEDICAL CENTERLOUISVILLE34.20days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
23MERCY HEALTH - LOURDES HOSPITALPADUCAH34.90days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
24UOFL HEALTH - JEWISH HOSPITAL and Mary & Elizabeth HospitalLOUISVILLE38.50days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
25NORTON HOSPITALS, INCLOUISVILLE52.70days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
26BAPTIST HEALTH DEACONESS MADISONVILLEMADISONVILLE69.30days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg
27TRISTAR GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITALBOWLING GREEN78.50days per patient★★★★★Worse than national avg

Compare Heart Attack Emergency Return Rate by State

See how other states rank for heart attack emergency return rate using CMS Medicare data.

← View national rankings for Heart Attack Emergency Return Rate