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Acute Care Hospital

University of Kentucky Hospital

Lexington, Kentucky · Fayette County · Emergency services listed

Summary

University of Kentucky Hospital is an acute care hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Medicare data lists emergency services. CMS overall star rating: 4 of 5 stars. Its official website lists 85 services, specialties and programs. Medicare lists 1,701 affiliated clinicians. Source: CMS Hospital General Information, data updated 2026-07-22.

What is an acute care hospital?

A general hospital for short-term care: emergencies, surgery, illness and injury. Most patients stay a few days. More about hospital types

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Exterior of University of Kentucky Hospital
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Profile from official sources

Built from official Medicare (CMS) data and the hospital’s own website (checked 2026-11-05). Every service links to the page that lists it. Services change: call the hospital to confirm before you go.

In a medical emergency, call 911.

At a glance

YesEmergency services
4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars · Medicare rating
YesBirthing-friendly (CMS)
569Beds (hospital website)
1,701Doctors and clinicians
85Services listed

Quick answers

Does University of Kentucky Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Medicare (CMS) data lists emergency services at University of Kentucky Hospital. In a medical emergency, call 911.
Where is University of Kentucky Hospital?
800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536, in Fayette County, Kentucky.
What is the phone number of University of Kentucky Hospital?
(859) 257-2278, as listed by Medicare (CMS).
What is the Medicare star rating of University of Kentucky Hospital?
4 out of 5 stars in the CMS overall hospital quality rating (CMS data updated 2026-07-22).

Specialties and care areas[4]

Conditions treated[4]

  • Aortic valve stenosis
  • Arrhythmias
  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Atrial flutter
  • Atrial septal defect
  • Bicuspid aortic valve
  • Bradycardia
  • Cardiac amyloidosis
  • Cardiac arrest
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Coarctation of the aorta
  • Coronary artery disease
  • Coronary artery spasm
  • Diastolic heart failure
  • Systolic heart failure
  • Heart failure
  • Ebstein anomaly
  • Endocarditis

Treatments[4]

  • Chemotherapy and infusion
  • Infusion services
  • Anticoagulation clinic
  • Lipid management
  • Total artificial heart

Procedures[4]

  • Cardiac catheterization/intervention
  • Advanced cardiovascular imaging
  • Diagnostic imaging & echocardiography
  • Non-invasive vascular imaging
  • Endoscopic procedures (general and advanced)
  • Heart transplant

Programs and centers[4]

  • Heart Transplant Program
  • Birthing Center
  • Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
  • Center for Advanced Surgery
  • Endoscopy Center
  • Precision Medicine Clinic
  • Trauma Program

Emergency care (hospital website)[4]

Emergency roomYes
Trauma designationLevel I

Visiting and practical information

Patient portalMyChart

Recognition[4]

  • Level I Trauma Center
  • Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Doctors and clinicians (1,701)

1,701 doctors and other clinicians list University of Kentucky Hospital as a hospital where they work, in Medicare's official clinician data (updated 2026-10-02). It is not a complete staff list.

Main specialties

Doctors with a page on this site (1,701)

And 1,677 more: the button below opens the full list.

Other emergency rooms nearby

Hospitals that list emergency services, by straight-line distance (not driving distance).

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Nursing homes, hospice, home health and dialysis nearby

Medicare-certified providers within 25 miles, by straight-line distance. Hospice and home health care is given at home: their address is the office.

Nursing homes

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Home health agencies

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Dialysis facilities

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Outpatient surgery centers nearby

Medicare-certified ambulatory surgery centers within 25 miles, by straight-line distance.

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Community care nearby

Health centers, clinics, urgent care and pharmacies closest to this hospital, by straight-line distance, from official HRSA, Medicare and NPI Registry data. In a medical emergency, call 911.

Community health centers

Clinics and urgent care

Pharmacies

Assisted living nearby

Licensed homes from the official state licence list, by straight-line distance.

About the Medicare star rating

CMS (the federal Medicare agency) gives many hospitals an overall rating from 1 to 5 stars, based on measures of mortality, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. It is one piece of information: ask your doctor what matters for your care. See the full Medicare profile →

Medicare quality data

What University of Kentucky Hospital reported to Medicare (CMS), the federal agency that publishes these results for hospitals nationwide. These are averages for many patients, not a prediction for any one person: ask your doctor what matters for your care. In a medical emergency, call 911.

What patients said (patient survey)

What this means: Patients who stayed overnight answered a national survey (HCAHPS) about their stay. More stars mean patients reported a better experience than at other hospitals. The percentages show how often patients gave the best answer, next to the national average.

Summary star rating (all survey topics) 3 of 5 stars
Overall rating of the hospital4 of 5 stars
Would recommend the hospital4 of 5 stars
Nurses communicated well4 of 5 stars
Doctors communicated well3 of 5 stars
Staff explained medicines3 of 5 stars
Information about recovery at home3 of 5 stars
Room and bathroom kept clean3 of 5 stars
Quiet at night3 of 5 stars
Rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 1073%National average: 72%
Would definitely recommend the hospital76%National average: 71%
Nurses “always” communicated well81%National average: 80%
Doctors “always” communicated well79%National average: 80%
Staff “always” explained medicines before giving them63%National average: 62%
Were given information about recovery at home87%National average: 86%
Room and bathroom “always” clean68%National average: 74%
Area around the room “always” quiet at night57%National average: 60%
Completed surveys1,389Response rate: 18%

Source: Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital — CMS, released July 22, 2026; patients discharged October 2024 to September 2025.

Infections caught in the hospital

What this means: CMS compares the number of infections patients caught in this hospital with the number expected for a hospital like it. The number shown is that ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than expected, above 1 means more. “Better” or “worse” is shown only when the difference is clear in the data.

Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)0.793No different from the national benchmark
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)0.437Better than the national benchmark
Surgical site infections after colon surgery0.639No different from the national benchmark
Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy0.939No different from the national benchmark
MRSA bloodstream infections0.885No different from the national benchmark
Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections0.32Better than the national benchmark

Source: Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital — CMS, released July 22, 2026; data from October 2024 to September 2025.

Complications and deaths

What this means: Death rates are the share of patients who died within 30 days of going into the hospital for that condition, adjusted for how sick they were. PSI-90 combines several serious complications (a lower number is better). “No different from the national rate” is the most common result and means the hospital is in line with hospitals nationwide.

Deaths within 30 days: heart attack patients11.9%
Deaths within 30 days: heart failure patients10.6%
Deaths within 30 days: pneumonia patients12.4%
Deaths within 30 days: COPD patients7.2%
Deaths within 30 days: stroke patients10.1%
Deaths within 30 days: coronary bypass surgery (CABG)2.6%
Serious complications (patient safety indicator PSI-90)1.06No different from the national rate
Complications after hip or knee replacement4.2%

Source: Complications and Deaths - Hospital — CMS, released September 10, 2026; data from July 2022 to June 2025.

Return visits to the hospital (readmissions)

What this means: The share of patients who had to be admitted to a hospital again within 30 days after going home, adjusted for how sick they were. A lower percentage is better.

Returned to any hospital within 30 days (all patients)Not reported to Medicare
Readmitted within 30 days: heart attack12.8%
Readmitted within 30 days: heart failure21.6%
Readmitted within 30 days: pneumonia16.9%
Readmitted within 30 days: COPD19.3%
Readmitted within 30 days: coronary bypass surgery8.7%
Readmitted within 30 days: hip or knee replacement6.2%

Source: Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital — CMS, released September 10, 2026; data from July 2023 to June 2025.

Emergency room times and sepsis care

What this means: ER time is the middle (median) time from arriving at the emergency room to leaving it; busier ERs usually have longer times, so the ER volume is shown too. Leaving before being seen: a lower percentage is better. Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection; a higher percentage means more patients got every recommended early step.

Emergency room volume (patients per year)Very high (60,000 or more)
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency room before leaving (OP-18b)218 minutesNational average: 162 minutes
Patients who left the emergency room before being seen (OP-22)1%National average: 2%
Sepsis patients who got all the recommended early care (SEP-1)19%National average: 65%

Source: Timely and Effective Care - Hospital — CMS, released July 22, 2026; data from January 2024 to December 2024.

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ER wait times and Medicare ratings nearby

How this hospital compares with others in the area, ranked only by official Medicare (CMS) numbers.

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Prices

We have not been able to read a price file for University of Kentucky Hospital yet. Every US hospital must publish its standard charges online (federal price transparency rule): look for “price transparency” or “standard charges” on the hospital’s website, or call the hospital and ask for an estimate. In a medical emergency, call 911.

Hospital information

Hospital typeAcute Care Hospital
Address800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536
CountyFayette County
StateKentucky
Phone(859) 257‑2278
Emergency servicesYes
OwnershipGovernment - State
Medicare overall rating4 of 5 stars
Birthing-friendly designationYes (meets CMS criteria)
CMS Certification Number180067
Name in Medicare recordsUNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY HOSPITAL
Profile levelMedicare data + hospital website
Main phone on the hospital’s website(859) 257‑1000[4]
Name on the hospital’s websiteUniversity of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital
Official websiteukhealthcare.uky.edu
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Sources

  1. Hospital General Information — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data updated 2026-07-22, retrieved 2026-10-29
  2. Medicare Care Compare — official Medicare profile of this hospital
  3. U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder — map position used for distances

From the hospital’s website

Numbers match the citations above. Checked 2026-11-05.

  1. Albert B. Chandler Hospital | UK Healthcare — ukhealthcare.uky.edu