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
| # | Hospital | City | Score | CMS Stars | vs National Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEADOWVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | MAYSVILLE | -38.10days per patient | ★★★★★ | Better than national avg |
| 2 | BAPTIST HEALTH PADUCAH | PADUCAH | -32.90days per patient | ★★★★★ | Better than national avg |
| 3 | BAPTIST HEALTH LOUISVILLE | LOUISVILLE | -25.20days per patient | ★★★★★ | Better than national avg |
| 4 | T J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | GLASGOW | -16.00days per patient | ★★★★★ | Better than national avg |
| 5 | OWENSBORO HEALTH REGIONAL HOSPITAL | OWENSBORO | -13.30days per patient | ★★★★★ | Better than national avg |
| 6 | UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY HOSPITAL | LEXINGTON | -11.40days per patient | ★★★★★ | |
| 7 | SAINT JOSEPH LONDON | LONDON | -9.40days per patient | ★★★★★ | |
| 8 | BAPTIST HEALTH HARDIN | ELIZABETHTOWN | -7.40days per patient | ★★★★★ | |
| 9 | MURRAY-CALLOWAY COUNTY HOSPITAL | MURRAY | 1.20days per patient | ★★★★★ | |
| 10 | KING'S DAUGHTERS' MEDICAL CENTER | ASHLAND | 6.70days per patient | ★★★★★ | |
| 11 | LEXINGTON VA MEDICAL CENTER | LEXINGTON | 12.30days per patient | ★★★★★ | |
| 12 | BAPTIST HEALTH LEXINGTON | LEXINGTON | 12.70days per patient | ★★★★★ | Worse than national avg |
| 13 | THE MEDICAL CENTER (BOWLING GREEN) | BOWLING GREEN | 13.40days per patient | ★★★★★ | Worse than national avg |
| 14 | LAKE CUMBERLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL | SOMERSET | 15.30days per patient | ★★★★★ | Worse than national avg |
| 15 | BAPTIST HEALTH CORBIN | CORBIN | 15.90days per patient | ★★★★★ | |
| 16 | SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL | LEXINGTON | 16.00days per patient | ★★★★★ | Worse than national avg |
| 17 | ST ELIZABETH EDGEWOOD | EDGEWOOD | 19.60days per patient | ★★★★★ | Worse than national avg |
| 18 | EPHRAIM MCDOWELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | DANVILLE | 20.40days per patient | ★★★★★ | Worse than national avg |
| 19 | HAZARD ARH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | HAZARD | 29.20days per patient | ★★★★★ | Worse than national avg |
| 20 | CLARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | WINCHESTER | 32.80days per patient | ★★★★★ | Worse than national avg |
| 21 | PIKEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER | PIKEVILLE | 33.20days per patient | ★★★★★ | Worse than national avg |
| 22 | LOUISVILLE VA MEDICAL CENTER | LOUISVILLE | 34.20days per patient | ★★★★★ | Worse than national avg |
| 23 | MERCY HEALTH - LOURDES HOSPITAL | PADUCAH | 34.90days per patient | ★★★★★ | Worse than national avg |
| 24 | UOFL HEALTH - JEWISH HOSPITAL and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital | LOUISVILLE | 38.50days per patient | ★★★★★ | Worse than national avg |
| 25 | NORTON HOSPITALS, INC | LOUISVILLE | 52.70days per patient | ★★★★★ | Worse than national avg |
| 26 | BAPTIST HEALTH DEACONESS MADISONVILLE | MADISONVILLE | 69.30days per patient | ★★★★★ | Worse than national avg |
| 27 | TRISTAR GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL | BOWLING GREEN | 78.50days per patient | ★★★★★ | Worse than national avg |