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The 10 largest hospitals in Kentucky by staffed beds

Norton Hospital is the largest hospital in Kentucky, with 1,566 staffed beds, followed by University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital in Lexington (1,067) and UofL Health - Jewish Hospital in Louisville (789). Together the 10 largest hold 6,173 staffed beds in six cities.

Updated Staffed beds from each hospital's latest Medicare cost reportHow we ranked

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Location
Kentucky
  1. Norton HospitalLouisville · Norton Healthcare1,566beds2,607HCPs
  2. University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler HospitalLexington · University of Kentucky HealthCare1,067beds2,521HCPs
  3. UofL Health - Jewish HospitalLouisville · UofL Health789beds1,608HCPs
  4. Baptist Health LouisvilleLouisville · Baptist Health473beds1,622HCPs
  5. St. Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood HospitalEdgewood · Diocese of Covington470beds1,614HCPs
  6. Baptist Health LexingtonLexington · Baptist Health434beds1,335HCPs
  7. UK King's Daughters Medical CenterAshland · UK Healthcare367beds933HCPs
  8. The Medical Center at Bowling GreenBowling Green · Med Center Health346beds756HCPs
  9. UofL Health - UofL HospitalLouisville · UofL Health333beds1,099HCPs
  10. Pikeville Medical CenterPikeville · Pikeville Hospital328beds835HCPs

The 10 largest of 115 Kentucky hospitals that report staffed beds. Ranks compare size, not quality of care.

Every hospital in Kentucky

The 10 largest Kentucky hospitals hold 45% of all staffed beds

115 Kentucky hospitals report staffed beds, 13,732 staffed beds in all. The 10 on this list hold 6,173 of it. The median hospital has 49 staffed beds, so Norton Hospital is about 32 times that size.

of all staffed beds at Kentucky hospitals that report them
45%
the size of the median Kentucky hospital, which has 49 staffed beds
32×
of the 115 Kentucky hospitals that report staffed beds
8.7%

258 executives and department leaders work at the 10 largest Kentucky hospitals

Executive leadership is the largest leadership group, with 38, followed by operations and administration with 22. 12,455 HCPs have a current affiliation at these hospitals, 7,047 of them physicians; internal medicine is the largest physician specialty, with 828. Names, titles and contact details are in Dmand AI.

Executive leadership is the biggest leadership group

Executives and department leaders at the 10 largest Kentucky hospitals, top 9 departments
  1. Executive leadership38
  2. Operations and administration22
  3. Nursing leadership21
  4. Service lines and programs20
  5. Quality and patient safety15
  6. Diagnostics14
  7. Revenue cycle13
  8. Human resources10
  9. Physicians and medical leadership10

Source: Dmand AI executive data, Oct 28, 2026

12,455 HCPs have a current affiliation at the 10

HCPs at the 10 largest Kentucky hospitals by type, each counted once
  1. Physicians (MD, DO)7,047
  2. Nurses and nurse practitioners3,825
  3. Physician assistants884
  4. Behavioral health clinicians168
  5. Other HCPs531

Source: Dmand AI affiliation data, Oct 28, 2026

How we ranked the largest Kentucky hospitals

Measure
Staffed beds from each hospital's latest Medicare cost report.
What counts as a hospital
One CMS certification number. A hospital with several campuses under one number counts once.
Field
115 Kentucky hospitals in the Dmand AI database report staffed beds.
Ties
Hospitals with the same number share a rank.
HCPs
Healthcare professionals with a current affiliation to the hospital in the Dmand AI database.
What a rank means
Size only. A rank compares staffed beds; it says nothing about quality of care.
Refresh
Monthly. Updated Oct 28, 2026.

FAQ

Questions about the largest Kentucky hospitals

Answers from the same data, updated monthly.

What is the largest hospital in Kentucky?

Norton Hospital in Louisville, with 1,566 staffed beds on its latest Medicare cost report. University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital is second with 1,067.

What are the 10 largest hospitals in Kentucky?

By staffed beds: Norton Hospital (1,566), University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital (1,067), UofL Health - Jewish Hospital (789), Baptist Health Louisville (473), St. Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood Hospital (470), Baptist Health Lexington (434), UK King's Daughters Medical Center (367), The Medical Center at Bowling Green (346), UofL Health - UofL Hospital (333), Pikeville Medical Center (328).

How many staffed beds does a typical Kentucky hospital have?

The median Kentucky hospital that reports staffed beds has 49 staffed beds, out of 115 that report them.

Why do hospital bed counts differ between lists?

Lists count different beds. This one uses staffed beds: beds set up and staffed for patients during the cost report year, as each hospital reports them to Medicare. Licensed beds, the most a state allows, are usually higher, and some lists add up every campus or every hospital in a health system, so the same hospital can rank differently from one list to the next.

How often is this list updated?

Every month, when the Dmand AI database refreshes. This version is from Oct 28, 2026.

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