Acute care hospitals in Kentucky
- Acute care hospitals
- 59
- Staffed beds
- 10,959
- Teaching hospitals
- 17
- Outpatient sites
- 350
- Affiliated HCPs
- 21,209
There are 59 acute care hospitals in Kentucky, across 51 cities. Norton Hospital in Louisville is the largest, with 1,566 staffed beds, followed by University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital with 1,067. Baptist Health runs the most Kentucky acute care hospitals, 7.
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Norton Hospital is the largest acute care hospital in Kentucky, with 1,566 beds
Ranked by staffed beds in each hospital's latest CMS cost report. University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital in Lexington is second with 1,067 beds, and UofL Health - Jewish Hospital in Louisville is third with 789.
Sources: Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS) and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
There are 59 acute care hospitals in Kentucky, across 51 cities
A hospital that treats patients for a short stay after a sudden illness, injury or surgery, usually with an emergency department. Kentucky has 59, A to Z below. Open a profile for beds, affiliated HCPs, the org hierarchy and the leadership team.
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Showing 1 to 10 of 59 acute care hospitals in Kentucky
Sources: Provider of Services File (CMS) and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Baptist Health and Lifepoint Health run the most Kentucky acute care hospitals, with 7 each
Dmand AI maps every hospital to its parent organization, up to the health system. 12 health systems and parent organizations run two or more Kentucky acute care hospitals. HCPs are counted at each hospital, so a clinician at two hospitals counts twice.
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Source: Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
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791 executives and department leaders work at Kentucky acute care hospitals
Dmand AI tracks leadership at every Kentucky acute care hospital, from the C-suite to directors, and finds work emails and direct dials through healthcare waterfall enrichment.
Leaders by department
- Executive leadership114, names and contacts available with a free account
- Operations and administration54, names and contacts available with a free account
- Diagnostics51, names and contacts available with a free account
- Nursing leadership48, names and contacts available with a free account
- Other / unclassified44, names and contacts available with a free account
- Physicians and medical leadership38, names and contacts available with a free account
- Service lines and programs35, names and contacts available with a free account
- Quality and patient safety32, names and contacts available with a free account
- Human resources31, names and contacts available with a free account
- Revenue cycle25, names and contacts available with a free account
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Source: Dmand AI Executive Data
46 of the 59 Kentucky acute care hospitals are nonprofit, according to CMS
11 are for-profit and 2 are run by a government. 17 are teaching hospitals, 59 have an emergency department and 8 are trauma centers.
Sources: Provider of Services File (CMS) and Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS)
Norton Hospital has the most affiliated doctors of any Kentucky acute care hospital, with 1,587
Across all 59 Kentucky acute care hospitals, 21,209 HCPs have a current affiliation, 11,083 of them physicians. Each clinician is counted once. University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital is second with 1,381 affiliated physicians.
HCPs at Kentucky acute care hospitals by type
- Physicians (MD, DO)11,083
- Nurses and nurse practitioners7,127
- Physician assistants1,605
- Behavioral health clinicians338
- Other HCPs1,056
Largest physician specialties at Kentucky acute care hospitals
- Family medicine1,452
- Internal medicine1,340
- Emergency medicine829
- Diagnostic radiology817
- Anesthesiology500
- Obstetrics and gynecology394
- Hospitalist346
- Surgery339
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Lexington has the most acute care hospitals in Kentucky, with 4
51 Kentucky cities have at least one acute care hospital. City pages list every hospital type.
Source: Provider of Services File (CMS)
Each Kentucky acute care hospital profile shows beds, the org hierarchy, HCPs and leaders
- Beds, discharges and revenueStaffed beds, inpatient discharges and net patient revenue from CMS cost reportsOn every profile
- Health system and sister hospitalsThe parent system and a sample of its other hospitalsOn every profile
- Affiliated HCPsA count by specialty and a sample of the physicians who practice thereOn every profile
- Size ranksRank by beds, discharges and revenue in the state and the USOn every profile
- Every outpatient site and unitThe full org tree below the hospital, site by siteWith a free account
- Executive contactsWork emails and direct dials for the C-suite and department leadersWith a free account
- EHR and technologyInpatient EHR vendor and the technology products in useWith a free account
- Full HCP rosterEvery affiliated clinician, with contactsWith a free account
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Sources: Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS), Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Sources for the Kentucky acute care hospital directory
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| Hospitals, types and services | Provider of Services File (CMS) |
| Beds, discharges and revenue | Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS) |
| Health systems and outpatient sites | Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Affiliated HCPs | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Executives and department leaders | Dmand AI Executive Data |
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The directory counts hospitals with a CMS certification number (CCN) that CMS classifies as acute care hospitals. Beds come from each hospital's latest cost report.
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Frequently asked questions about acute care hospitals in Kentucky
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How many acute care hospitals are in Kentucky?
There are 59 acute care hospitals in Kentucky, in 51 cities, with 10,959 staffed beds between them.
What is an acute care hospital?
A hospital that treats patients for a short stay after a sudden illness, injury or surgery, usually with an emergency department. CMS calls them short-term acute care hospitals; critical access, psychiatric, rehabilitation and long-term care hospitals are separate types.
What is the largest acute care hospital in Kentucky?
Norton Hospital in Louisville, with 1,566 staffed beds in its latest CMS cost report. University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital is second with 1,067, and UofL Health - Jewish Hospital is third with 789.
Which health system has the most acute care hospitals in Kentucky?
Baptist Health, with 7 acute care hospitals, followed by Lifepoint Health with 7 and ARH with 7.
How many Kentucky acute care hospitals are nonprofit?
46 of 59, according to CMS ownership records. 11 are for-profit and 2 are government hospitals.
How do I find a hospital's CCN or NPI?
Each Kentucky hospital profile lists its CMS certification number (CCN) and NPI at the top, next to the address and main phone number.
How do I find decision makers at Kentucky hospitals?
Dmand AI tracks 791 executives and department leaders at Kentucky acute care hospitals. Filter by hospital, health system, department or title, then get work emails and mobile numbers through waterfall enrichment. 30 days free, self-serve, no credit card.
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