How many hospitals are in Kentucky?

There are 187 Medicare-certified hospitals in Kentucky that file HCRIS cost reports, with 18,024 total beds and 570,195 annual discharges.

What is the largest hospital in Kentucky?

By total revenue, the largest hospital in Kentucky is Norton Hospitals Inc in Louisville, reporting $3.31B in total revenue (FY2024).

▸ HCRIS · KY

Hospitals in Kentucky

All 187 Medicare-certified hospitals in Kentucky, ranked by revenue (largest first) — with charity care, discharge volume, and operating margin. Sourced from HCRIS cost reports; refreshed quarterly. See which U.S. hospitals are operating at a loss →

187

HOSPITALS

18,024

TOTAL BEDS

570,195

DISCHARGES / YR

$24.1B

REVENUE COVERED

$0M

CHARITY CARE

ASCs

25,340

PROVIDERS

DISTRESS FLAGS

01 — BY REVENUE

Largest by total revenue

1.	Norton Hospitals Inc Louisville	$3.31B
2.	University Hospital Lexington	$2.46B
3.	St Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood	$1.25B
4.	Uofl Health-Louisville Louisville	$1.21B
5.	University Of Louisville Hospital Louisville	$967.0M
6.	Baptist Health Lexington Lexington	$954.2M
7.	Baptist Health Louisville Louisville	$788.1M
8.	Owensboro Health Regional Hospital Owensboro	$756.9M
9.	Kings Daughters Medical Center Ashland	$647.7M
10.	Pikeville Medical Center Pikeville	$635.1M

02 — BY VOLUME

Highest discharge volume

1.	Norton Hospitals Inc Louisville	78,723
2.	University Hospital Lexington	46,487
3.	Uofl Health-Louisville Louisville	38,133
4.	St Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood	25,052
5.	Baptist Health Louisville Louisville	24,126
6.	University Of Louisville Hospital Louisville	22,780
7.	Baptist Health Lexington Lexington	20,183
8.	Kings Daughters Medical Center Ashland	18,444
9.	The Medical Center Bowling Green	15,499
10.	Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington	13,616

03 — BY CHARITY CARE

Most charity care provided

1.	NORTON HOSPITALS INC LOUISVILLE	$169.4M
2.	UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEXINGTON	$153.7M
3.	UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE	$67.2M
4.	BAPTIST HEALTH LOUISVILLE LOUISVILLE	$57.8M
5.	UOFL HEALTH-LOUISVILLE LOUISVILLE	$57.3M
6.	GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOWLING GREEN	$51.8M
7.	BAPTIST HEALTH LEXINGTON LEXINGTON	$38.1M
8.	LAKE CUMBERLAND REGIONAL HOSP SOMERSET	$33.3M
9.	KINGS DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER ASHLAND	$30.7M
10.	BAPTIST HEALTH HARDIN ELIZABETHTOWN	$30.2M

04 — STRONGEST MARGINS

Most profitable (>$50M rev)

1.	Harlan Arh Harlan	62.1%
2.	Casey County Hospital Liberty	48.6%
3.	Whitesburg Arh Whitesburg	44.1%
4.	Middlesboro Arh Middlesboro	43.4%
5.	St Elizabeth - Grant County Williamstown	34.6%

05 — DISTRESSED

Operating losses (>$50M rev)

1.	Suburban Medical Center Louisville	-11.5%
2.	Baptist Health Louisville Louisville	-9.5%
3.	Audubon Hospital Louisville	-7.0%
4.	Kindred Hospital Louisville Louisville	-6.5%
5.	Tug Valley Arh South Williamson	-5.9%

▸ ALL HOSPITALS IN KY

Every Medicare-certified hospital in Kentucky

Sorted by bed count, largest first. 187 hospitals total.

CCN	Hospital	City	Type	Beds
180088	Norton Hospitals Inc	Louisville	Acute Care Hospitals	1,541
180067	University Hospital	Lexington	Acute Care Hospitals	1,067
180040	Uofl Health-Louisville	Louisville	Acute Care Hospitals	789
180130	Baptist Health Louisville	Louisville	Acute Care Hospitals	473
180035	St Elizabeth Healthcare	Edgewood	Acute Care Hospitals	470
180037	St. Mary Elizabeth Medical Center	Louisville	—	442
180103	Baptist Health Lexington	Lexington	Acute Care Hospitals	434
184000	Caritas Peace Center	Louisville	—	416
180009	Kings Daughters Medical Center	Ashland	Acute Care Hospitals	367
180013	The Medical Center	Bowling Green	Acute Care Hospitals	346
180141	University Of Louisville Hospital	Louisville	Acute Care Hospitals	333
180044	Pikeville Medical Center	Pikeville	Acute Care Hospitals	328
180038	Owensboro Health Regional Hospital	Owensboro	Acute Care Hospitals	302
180012	Baptist Health Hardin	Elizabethtown	Acute Care Hospitals	271
180010	Saint Joseph Hospital	Lexington	Acute Care Hospitals	267
180007	Samaritan Hospital	Lexington	—	224
180151	Uk Healthcare Good Samaritan Hospita	Lexington	—	224
180123	Suburban Medical Center	Louisville	—	215
180102	Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Llc	Paducah	Acute Care Hospitals	212
180080	Baptist Health Corbin	Corbin	Acute Care Hospitals	205
180014	Audubon Hospital	Louisville	—	203
184006	Sun Behavioral Health - Kentucky	Erlanger	Psychiatric	197
184004	Eastern State Hospital	Lexington	Psychiatric	195
180104	Baptist Health Paducah	Paducah	Acute Care Hospitals	190
180136	Humana Hospital Lexington	Lexington	—	186
180142	Jewish Hospital Lexington	Lexington	—	186
180132	Lake Cumberland Regional Hosp	Somerset	Acute Care Hospitals	182
180045	St. Elizabeth Florence	Florence	Acute Care Hospitals	168
184002	Western State Hospital	Hopkinsville	Psychiatric	163
180093	Baptist Health Madisonville	Madisonville	Acute Care Hospitals	161
183026	Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospita	Lexington	—	158
180048	Ephraim Mcdowell Reg Med Ctr	Danville	Acute Care Hospitals	157
182001	Kindred Hospital Louisville	Louisville	—	153
180056	Deaconess Henderson Hospital	Henderson	Acute Care Hospitals	151
180036	Our Lady Of Bellefonte	Ashland	—	135
180011	Saint Joseph London	London	Acute Care Hospitals	126
180124	Greenview Regional Hospital	Bowling Green	Acute Care Hospitals	118
180127	Frankfort Regional	Frankfort	Acute Care Hospitals	118
180001	St Elizabeth Ft Thomas	Ft. Thomas	Acute Care Hospitals	112
180017	T.j. Samson Community Hospital	Glasgow	Acute Care Hospitals	112
184009	Ridge	Lexington	Psychiatric	110
180143	Saint Joseph East	Lexington	Acute Care Hospitals	108
180029	Hazard Arh	Hazard	Acute Care Hospitals	107
180051	Jennie Stuart Medical Center	Hopkinsville	Acute Care Hospitals	106
180018	St. Claire Medical Center	Morehead	Acute Care Hospitals	100
180019	Meadowview Regional Medical Center	Maysville	Acute Care Hospitals	100
180027	Murray Calloway County Hospital	Murray	Acute Care Hospitals	99
184014	First Hospital Hopkinsville	Hopkinsville	Psychiatric	97
180002	Whitesburg Arh	Whitesburg	Acute Care Hospitals	90
180087	Taylor Regional Hospital	Campbellsville	Acute Care Hospitals	90
184012	Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health	Radcliff	Psychiatric	90
180116	Jackson Purchase Medical Center	Mayfield	Acute Care Hospitals	89
184007	The Brook - Dupont	Lousiville	Psychiatric	88
180133	Southwest Hospital	Louisville	—	84
180049	Baptist Health Richmond	Richmond	Acute Care Hospitals	82
184017	Rivendell Behavioral Health Srvcs Ky	Bowling Green	Psychiatric	81
184011	Charter Bhs Of Paducah	Paducah	—	80
180092	Clark Regional Medical Center	Winchester	Acute Care Hospitals	75
180101	Georgetown Community Hospital	Georgetown	Acute Care Hospitals	75
184016	Rivendell Of Kentucky	Bowling Green	—	72
183027	Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hosp	Edgewood	—	71
184015	Central State Hospital	Louisville	Psychiatric	70
180128	Three Rivers Medical Center	Louisa	Acute Care Hospitals	65
184008	Ten Broeck Hospital - Kmi	Lousiville	Psychiatric	64
180005	Highlands Regional Medical Center	Prestonsburg	Acute Care Hospitals	63
180006	Jenkins Community Hospital	Jenkins	—	63
180024	Spring View Hospital	Lebanon	Acute Care Hospitals	63
183029	Southern Kentucky Rehab Hospital	Bowling Green	—	60
180050	Harlan Arh	Harlan	Acute Care Hospitals	56
180053	Fleming County Hospital	Flemingsburg	—	52
180075	The Medical Center At Scottsville	Scottsville	—	52
180138	Baptist Health Lagrange	Lagrange	Acute Care Hospitals	52
180072	Woodford Memorial Hospital	Versailles	—	50
180117	Parkway Regional Hospital	Fulton	2	50
180034	Westlake Regional Hospital	Columbia	—	49
180041	Ohio County Hospital	Hartford	—	49
180043	Adventhealth Manchester	Manchester	Acute Care Hospitals	49
180070	Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical	Leitchfield	Acute Care Hospitals	49
180105	Monroe County Medical Center	Tompkinsville	Acute Care Hospitals	49
180139	Kentucky River Medical Center	Jackson	—	49
180149	Tj Health Columbia	Columbia	Acute Care Hospitals	49
180054	Caldwell County Hospital	Princeton	—	48
180095	Crittenden Community Hospital Llc	Marion	—	48
180004	Muhlenberg Community Hospital	Greenville	Acute Care Hospitals	47
180020	Middlesboro Arh	Middlesboro	Acute Care Hospitals	46
180134	Russell County Hospital	Russell Springs	—	45
180154	Pineville Community Health Center	Pineville	Acute Care Hospitals	45
180120	Medical Center At Franklin	Franklin	—	44
180099	Fort Logan Hospital	Stanford	—	43
180064	Saint Joseph Mount Sterling	Mt. Sterling	Acute Care Hospitals	42
180021	Pineville Community Hospital	Pineville	2	41
180055	Berea Hospital Inc.	Berea	—	41
180144	Select Specialty Hospital - Lexingto	Lexington	—	41
180025	Flaget Memorial Hospital	Bardstown	Acute Care Hospitals	40
180033	Trigg County Hospital	Cadiz	—	40
183028	Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hosp	Elizabethtown	—	40
183030	Gateway Rehab At Florence	Florence	—	40
183031	Gateway Rehab Hospital At Norton	Louisville	—	40
183032	U Of L Rehab Hospital	Louisville	—	40
184018	Hcris Filer 184018	Ashland	—	40
180078	Paintsville Arh Hospital	Paintsville	Acute Care Hospitals	39
180066	Logan Memorial Hospital	Russellville	Acute Care Hospitals	37
180069	Tug Valley Arh	South Williamson	Acute Care Hospitals	37
180122	Union County Methodist Hospital	Morganfield	—	37
180153	Continuecare Hospital At Baptist Hea	Paducah	2	37
182008	Continuecare Hospital At Baptist Hea	Paducah	—	37
180026	Marshall County Hospital	Benton	—	36
180028	Mcdowell Arh	Mcdowell	—	36
180152	Continuecare Hospital Madisonville	Madisonville	2	35
182002	Continuing Care Hospital	Lexington	—	35
182009	Continuecare Hospital Madisonville	Madisonville	—	35
180046	Bourbon Community Hospital	Paris	Acute Care Hospitals	34
180030	James B Haggin Memorial Hospital	Harrodsburg	—	33
180146	Cardinal Hill Specialty Hospital	Ft Thomas	—	33
182004	Ssh - Northern Kentucky Llc	Fort Thomas	—	33
180016	Jewish Hospital-Shelbyville	Shelbyville	Acute Care Hospitals	32
180063	Knox County Hospital	Barbourville	—	32
182006	Cch At Baptist Health Corbin	Corbin	—	32
180108	Cumberland County Hospital	Burkesville	—	31
180023	St Elizabeth Medical Center	Williamstown	—	30
180065	Owen County Memorial Hospital	Owenton	—	30
180115	Rockcastle Hospt. & Respir Care Ctr	Mt Vernon	Acute Care Hospitals	30
180126	Wayne County Hospital	Monticello	—	30
180129	Mary Breckinridge Hospital	Hyden	—	30
182003	Ssh - Lexington Inc	Danville	—	30
180147	Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hosp	Bowling Green	—	28
180094	Breckinridge Memorial Hospital	Hardinsburg	—	27
180032	Our Lady Of The Way Hospital	Martin	—	26
180058	Marcum & Wallace Mem Hospital	Irvine	—	26
180079	Harrison Memorial Hospital	Cynthiana	Acute Care Hospitals	26
180121	Livingston Hospital & Healthcare Ser	Salem	—	26
180148	Oak Tree Hospital At Baptist Regiona	Corbin	—	25
180150	Oak Tree Hospital	Lagrange	—	25
180156	Hcris Filer 180156	Hazard	—	25
181301	Marcum & Wallace Memorial Hospital	Irvine	Critical Access Hospitals	25
181302	James B Haggin Memorial Hospital	Harrodsburg	Critical Access Hospitals	25
181304	Trigg County Hospital	Cadiz	Critical Access Hospitals	25
181305	Our Lady Of The Way	Martin	Critical Access Hospitals	25
181306	Deaconness Union County Hospital	Morganfield	Critical Access Hospitals	25
181307	Morgan Co. Arh	West Liberty	Critical Access Hospitals	25
181308	Bluegrass Community Hospital	Versailles	Critical Access Hospitals	25
181310	Carroll County Memorial Hosp	Carrollton	Critical Access Hospitals	25
181312	New Horizons Health System	Owenton	2	25
181313	Westlake Regional Hospital	Columbia	—	25
181314	The Medical Center At Caverna	Horse Cave	Critical Access Hospitals	25
181315	Fort Logan Hospital	Stanford	Critical Access Hospitals	25
181316	Mary Breckinridge Hospital	Hyden	Critical Access Hospitals	25
181317	Cumberland County Hospital	Burkesville	Critical Access Hospitals	25
181318	The Medical Center At Franklin	Franklin	Critical Access Hospitals	25
181319	Breckinridge Health Inc	Hardinsburg	Critical Access Hospitals	25
181320	Livingston Hospital	Salem	Critical Access Hospitals	25
181321	Wayne County Hospital	Monticello	Critical Access Hospitals	25
181322	Caldwell County Hospital	Princeton	Critical Access Hospitals	25
181323	Ohio County Hospital	Hartford	Critical Access Hospitals	25
181324	The Medical Center At Scottsville	Scottsville	Critical Access Hospitals	25
181325	Jane Todd Crawford Hospital	Greensburg	Critical Access Hospitals	25
181326	Jenkins Community Hospital	Jenkins	—	25
181327	Marshall County Hospital	Benton	Critical Access Hospitals	25
181328	Barbourville Arh Hospital	Barbourville	Critical Access Hospitals	25
181329	Saint Joseph Berea	Berea	Critical Access Hospitals	25
181330	Russell County Hospital	Russell Springs	Critical Access Hospitals	25
181331	Mcdowell Arh	Mcdowell	Critical Access Hospitals	25
181332	Fleming County Hospital	Flemingsburg	—	25
181333	Hcris Filer 181333	Albany	—	25
182007	Oak Tree Hospital	Lagrange	—	25
182010	Hcris Filer 182010	South Williamson	—	25
181309	Casey County Hospital	Liberty	Critical Access Hospitals	24
180047	Jane Todd Crawford Hospital	Greensburg	—	22
180106	The Medical Center Of Albany	Albany	—	20
180125	Morgan Co. Arh	West Liberty	—	20
180031	Garrard County Memorial Hospital	Lancaster	—	19
180145	Continuing Care Hospital -- Amended	Lexington	—	19
180059	Nicholas County Hospital	Carlisle	—	18
180140	Casey County Hospital	Liberty	—	16
181303	Nicholas Co Hospital	Carlisle	2	16
182005	Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hosp	Bowling Green	—	16
180042	Carroll County Memorial Hospital	Carrollton	—	15
180118	Caverna Memorial Hospital	Horse Cave	—	15
181300	Garrard County Hospital	Lancaster	—	15
181311	St Elizabeth - Grant County	Williamstown	Critical Access Hospitals	9
180155	Arh Advanced Care - Big Sandy	South Williamson	—	—
180779	Hcris Filer 180779	Marion	—	—
181334	Hcris Filer 181334	Jackson	—	—
182011	Hcris Filer 182011	Hazard	—	—
183033	Hcris Filer 183033	Louisville	—	—
183300	Shriners Hospitals For Children	Lexington	—	—
184013	Green River Regional Mental Health M	Owensboro	—	—

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