LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 5, 2026) — University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital ranks first in Kentucky on Newsweek’s America’s Best-in-State Hospitals 2027 list, leading 15 hospitals recognized across the commonwealth.
Baptist Health Lexington placed second, followed by St. Elizabeth Edgewood Hospital, Baptist Health Louisville and UK King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland.
Developed by Newsweek and Statista, the annual ranking recognizes 800 hospitals nationwide. The evaluation combines hospital quality metrics, recommendations from medical professionals, patient experience data and implementation of patient-reported outcome measures…