CMS certification 18007F
Lexington VA Medical Center
1101 Veterans Drive, Lexington, KY 40502
Lexington VA Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. 80% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 13 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on 1.
Every figure on this page is published by CMS; we arrange and explain it, and score nothing ourselves.
What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 532 completed surveys, 39% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
How Lexington VA Medical Center compares with nearby hospitals
The closest hospitals of the same kind that CMS rates or surveys - the same city first, then the same county and ZIP area. Every figure is CMS's: the overall star rating, the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital, the median time emergency patients spent before leaving, and how many death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS found better or worse than the national rate.
| Hospital | CMS stars | Would recommend | ER median time | Vs the nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington VA Medical CenterThis hospital | 3/5 | 80% | — | 2 better 1 worse |
| Baptist Health LexingtonSame city | 4/5 | 84% | 3 h 3 min | 3 better 1 worse |
| Saint Joseph HospitalSame city | 3/5 | 65% | 2 h 8 min | 4 better 5 worse |
| Saint Joseph EastSame city | 2/5 | 69% | 2 h 11 min | 1 better 2 worse |
| University of Kentucky HospitalSame city | 4/5 | 76% | 3 h 38 min | 6 better |
Hospitals differ in size and in how sick their patients are. CMS adjusts its outcome measures for that, but a star or a percentage is a starting point for questions, not a verdict. All hospitals in Lexington.
Deaths
How many patients died within 30 days of admission, adjusted by CMS for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients, hospital-wide 1,817 cases | Too few cases | 3.5% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 154 cases | Too few cases | 12% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 573 cases | Too few cases | 11.1% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 540 cases | Too few cases | 12.7% | 15.2% |
| COPD 301 cases | Too few cases | 7.1% | 8.6% |
2 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Complications
How often patients had serious complications, most of them after surgery, adjusted for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2024.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| After hip or knee replacement 87 cases | Too few cases | 4.1% | 4.1% |
12 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Infections caught in the hospital
Standardized infection ratio: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one. Lower is better. Data from Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodstream infections from central lines (CLABSI) | No different | 0.8 likely 0.04 – 3.95 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | No different | 1.64 likely 0.42 – 4.46 | 1 |
4 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Readmissions and return visits
How often patients had to come back to a hospital after going home. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2023 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Readmitted after a heart attack 117 cases | Too few cases | 15.3% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 463 cases | Too few cases | 21.9% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 419 cases | Too few cases | 18.4% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 235 cases | Too few cases | 19.3% | 20% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 88 cases | Too few cases | 6.8% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 175 cases | Too few cases | 18.5 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 735 cases | Too few cases | 5.6 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 642 cases | Too few cases | 17.5 days per 100 | — |
6 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
386 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry. The same address can take in offices and clinics in the building, and a listing does not prove admitting privileges or current employment.
| Specialty | Clinicians |
|---|---|
| Pharmacist | 66 |
| Clinical | 46 |
| Social Worker | 22 |
| Registered Nurse | 18 |
| Dietitian, Registered | 15 |
| Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist | 15 |
| Physical Therapist | 13 |
| Respiratory Therapist, Registered | 12 |
| Family | 11 |
| Internal Medicine | 9 |
| Surgical | 9 |
| Adult Health | 7 |
First 12 alphabetically
How to read this page
- Everything here is published by CMS on Care Compare. We arrange it and explain it; the star ratings and the better / worse verdicts are CMS's, not ours.
- “No different” is the most common result on most measures at most hospitals. CMS only calls a result better or worse when the difference from the national rate is statistically clear.
- Death, complication and readmission rates are adjusted by CMS for how sick patients were, so hospitals that treat sicker patients can be compared fairly.
- Infection results are ratios: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one, below 1.0 is fewer.
- These are hospital-wide results. They do not rate an individual doctor, nurse or department, and they are not medical advice.
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Common questions about Lexington VA Medical Center
Is Lexington VA Medical Center a good hospital?
Lexington VA Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Of the 13 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on 1. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Lexington VA Medical Center?
80% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 532 completed HCAHPS surveys.
Does Lexington VA Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. CMS lists emergency services at Lexington VA Medical Center.