Kentucky’s best hospitals, ranked by US News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report released its latest rankings of the country's best hospitals, and 19 hospitals across Kentucky made the list. Two facilities in the Lexington and Louisville areas earned the top spot in the state for their specialties.

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St. Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood-Covington Hospitals in Kenton County was ranked the No. 1 overall best hospital in Kentucky, earning high performance ratings in 20 procedures and conditions.

The University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital in Lexington ranked No. 1 in the state for cancer care and received 12 high performance ratings in procedures and conditions.

The University of Louisville Frazier Rehabilitation Institute ranked No. 1 in Kentucky for rehabilitation, No. 1 in metro rehabilitation and No. 27 nationally for rehabilitation.

Baptist Health of Lexington earned high performance ratings in nine procedures and conditions, while CHI St. Joseph Health-St. Joseph East of Lexington was rated high performing in eight.

U.S. News analyzed nearly 4,300 hospitals and surveyed more than 300,000 physicians, assessing performance across 14 specialties and 23 procedures and conditions.

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