University of Kentucky Hospital

Hospital in Lexington, KY, Medicare certification number 180067. CMS publishes 65 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 180067The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier
Status: Active
Provider type: Hospital – Short-term
Listed by Care Compare as: Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Government - State
Control type: State
Participating since: Jul 1, 1966
Last certification: Jan 18, 2013
Beds: 791
Overall star rating: 4 of 5Care Compare
Address: 800 Rose Street
Lexington, KY 40536
(859) 257-2278

NPI records for this facility 1

University of Kentucky
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Lexington, KY
- NPI 1518911338
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.53 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Better3 of 5
- State average 2.83 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.32 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating As expected3 of 5
- State average 3.42 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.8 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.33 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.63 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.6 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.43 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Complications and deaths 20

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected1.51
- State average 1.08 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 2,815 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected1.06
- State average 1.02 (computed here)
- National average 1
- No different than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications Better128.38
- State average 185.49 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- Better than the national rate
- 297 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected2.6
- State average 2.48 (computed here)
- National average 2.4
- No different than the national rate
- 131 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected7.2
- State average 9.15 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 97 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected11.9
- State average 12.11 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 86 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected10.6
- State average 11.98 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 258 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected12.4
- State average 16.6 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 294 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected10.1
- State average 12.38 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 694 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected3.3
- State average 4.54 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 5,647 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.17
- State average 0.21 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 9,693 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.32
- State average 0.28 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 10,471 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.6
- State average 3.44 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 3,725 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.28
- State average 1.71 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 1,719 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.53
- State average 2.31 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 3,449 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected11.5
- State average 10.2 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 1,503 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected6.85
- State average 5.85 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 1,691 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.62
- State average 1.76 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 916 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.46
- State average 0.61 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 9,417 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected4.2
- State average 4.2 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 42 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Infections 6

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) Better0.44
- State average 0.61
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.79
- State average 0.84
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.32
- State average 0.32
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected0.89
- State average 0.87
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy As expected0.94
- State average 1.16
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected0.64
- State average 1.07
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 6.9
- State average 7.25 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 9.6
- State average 6.59 (computed here)
- National average 8.08 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024

Spending per patient 1

Medicare Care Compare

Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 1.02
- State average 1.01
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 14

Medicare Care Compare

Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 89
- State average 92.33 (computed here)
- National average 92.79 (computed here)
- 602 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 19
- State average 68
- National average 65
- 169 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 218
- State average 155
- National average 168
- 398 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better 218
- State average 150
- National average 162
- 379 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better 212
- State average 210
- National average 257
- 18 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 96
- State average 96.88 (computed here)
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 712 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 92
- State average 96
- National average 93
- 80 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 86
- State average 80
- National average 78
- 15,550 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 96
- State average 93.3 (computed here)
- National average 93.49 (computed here)
- 7,663 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 1
- State average 2
- National average 2
- 133,484 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 17
- State average 15
- National average 15
- 12,941 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 28
- State average 77
- National average 73
- 39 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 59
- State average 82
- National average 81
- 169 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 45
- State average 95
- National average 93
- 69 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (16)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 5
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better — 1
Emergency department volume — very high
Global Malnutrition Composite Score — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan — 5
Head CT results — 1
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia — 5
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle — 1, 2, 3
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 1
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5

Unplanned visits 13

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected12.8
- State average 14.42 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 317 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected21.6
- State average 21.36 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 761 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients -2.5
- State average 13.02 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 151 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 0.8
- State average 9.52 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 328 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 2.8
- State average 12.61 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 319 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected16.9
- State average 17.37 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 675 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected5.2
- State average 5.4 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 620 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy Worse13.3
- State average 10.97 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- Worse than the national rate
- 620 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected6.2
- State average 6.14 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 43 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for CABG As expected8.7
- State average 10.55 (computed here)
- National average 11
- No different than the national rate
- 166 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected19.3
- State average 19.89 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 261 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected14.4
- State average 13.03 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 639 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected0.9
- State average 1.03 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 905 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4

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