Short Term Acute Care HospitalVoluntary Non-Profit - Private

Med Center Health

Commonwealth Health Corporation · Bowling Green, KY

250 Park Street, Bowling Green, KY 42101(270) 745-1000

2 of 5

CMS star rating

346

Beds

15,247

Inpatient discharges a year

$619.7M

Net patient revenue a year

In-network payers

About this hospital

Med Center Health is a 346-bed voluntary non-profit - private hospital in Bowling Green, KY, affiliated with Commonwealth Health Corporation. Below you'll find publicly disclosed negotiated rates and facility details, including 30 in-network payers and 266 disclosed rate categories.

Rural referral center
Disproportionate share hospital
340B participant
Helipad

CCN: 180013
NPI: 1043293608
Health system: Commonwealth Health Corporation
Teaching: Teaching hospital
County: Warren County
Metro area: Bowling Green, KY MSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction 15, CGS Administrators (15101)
In Medicare since: 1966
Last CMS survey: 2011

Negotiated Rates

The data below comes from CMS-mandated price transparency data. Learn more.

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Payer	Category	Code Type & Group	Contract Type	vs. State Average
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Category II Codes Range: 0001F - 9007F	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Category III Codes Range: 0042T - 0810T	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Evaluation and Management Range: 99091 - 99499	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Evaluation and Management Range: 99091 - 99499	Negotiated	Very Low
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Medicine Services and Procedures Range: 90281 - 99607	Negotiated	Very Low
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Medicine Services and Procedures Range: 90281 - 99607	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Multianalyte Assay Range: 0002M - 0018M	Negotiated	Very Low
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Pathology and Laboratory Procedures Range: 80047 - 89398	Negotiated	Very Low
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Pathology and Laboratory Procedures Range: 80047 - 89398	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Proprietary Laboratory Analyses Range: 0001U - 0401U	Negotiated	Very Low

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More about this hospital

Quality
2 of 5 stars
- 215 min in the ER before going home (US median 148)
- Medicare readmissions penalty (-0.41%)
See quality ratings
Doctors and services
Accredited by The Joint Commission
- Teaching hospital
- 45 services
- 554 affiliated clinicians
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Finances
$619.7M net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care 2.8%
- $12.6M unreimbursed and uncompensated care
- $65.9M net income
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Ownership and leadership
Owned by Commonwealth Health Corporation, Inc.
- Private (not for profit)
- Katrina Wood, chief executive
- 340B drug pricing program participant
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Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for Med Center Health in the in-network rate files they publish, with the organization NPIs billed under each.

Tax ID (EIN)	Plans and networks listing it	Organization NPIs
61-0920842The Medical Center at Albany	52Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Allied Benefit Systems, Ambetter and 47 more	1043293608 Bowling Green-warren County Community Hospital Corporation1710906565 Bowling Green-warren County Community Hospital Corporation1356716575 Bowling Green-warren County Community Hospital Corporationand 41 more

Source: PayerPrice analysis of insurers' Transparency in Coverage in-network files. An EIN can cover several hospitals and clinics in a health system, and insurers sometimes list other organizations' NPIs under it.

Location

250 Park Street, Bowling Green, KY 42101

(270) 745-1000

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Quality ratings (CMS Care Compare)

How Med Center Health compares with other US facilities on the measures CMS publishes, mostly from Medicare patients.

Overall star rating
2 of 5
Lower than 73% of US hospitals
Combines death rates, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care
Death rates
Worse on 2 of 8 measures
0 better, 6 no different, 2 worse than the US rate
Deaths within 30 days, such as after a heart attack, pneumonia or stroke
Safety
Better on 1 of 6 measures
1 better, 5 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Infections, surgical complications and other harm in the hospital
Readmissions
Mixed on 10 measures
1 better, 8 no different, 1 worse than the US rate
Patients back in the hospital or ER soon after leaving
Patient survey rating
3 of 5
Lower than 40% of US hospitals
From the HCAHPS survey of recent inpatients
Would definitely recommend
66%
Lower than 69% of US hospitals
US median: 71%
Surveyed patients who would definitely recommend the hospital
Hospital-acquired condition penalty
Penalized
Among the worst-performing 25% of US hospitals
Medicare cuts payments 1% for the worst-performing 25% of hospitals on infections and injuries acquired in the hospital
Serious complications (PSI 90)
1.09
Higher than 79% of US hospitals
US median: 0.96
Risk-adjusted composite of complications such as bedsores, falls with hip fracture and blood clots after surgery; lower is better
Time in the ER before going home
215 min
Higher than 87% of US hospitals
US median: 148 min
Median minutes from arrival to leaving for ER patients who were sent home; lower is better
Sepsis care
68%
Higher than 55% of US hospitals
US median: 65%
Patients with severe sepsis or septic shock who got every step of the recommended early treatment; higher is better

Measure details and reporting periods

Measure	Result	Period
Overall star ratingCMS: Overall hospital quality star rating	2 of 5
Death rates	Worse on 2 of 8 measures
Safety	Better on 1 of 6 measures
Readmissions	Mixed on 10 measures
Patient survey ratingCMS: Summary star rating	3 of 5	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Would definitely recommendCMS: "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital	66%	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Hospital-acquired condition penaltyCMS: HAC Reduction Program payment reduction	Penalized	2026
Serious complications (PSI 90)CMS: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)	1.09	2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Time in the ER before going homeCMS: 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	215 min	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Sepsis careCMS: Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock	68%	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, released 2026-08-13. US comparisons rank this facility among every facility CMS reports for each measure. See Medicare Care Compare.

Medicare quality penalties and bonuses

How Medicare adjusts Med Center Health's inpatient payments for its readmissions, quality and cost results.

-0.41% on Medicare payments
Readmissions penalty
Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program adjustment for excess readmissions, as estimated in the FY 2027 IPPS final rule.
-1.25% on Medicare payments
Value-based purchasing
Hospital Value-Based Purchasing bonus or reduction for quality and cost, as estimated in the FY 2027 IPPS final rule.

Source: CMS IPPS final rule Impact File (FY 2027).

Every CMS quality measure

Each result CMS publishes for Med Center Health, beside the US median and the average of KY hospitals. The rank says what share of US hospitals the result is better or worse than; counts and confidence limits are not ranked.

Deaths and complications19 measures

Risk-adjusted 30-day death rates and surgical complications; lower is better.

Measure	Med Center Health	US median	KY average	CMS comparison	US rank
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients2023-04-01 to 2025-03-31	Not Available		4.2
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 3,460 cases	4.9	3.9	4.543		Worse than 87% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 299 cases	12	11.8	12.11		Worse than 56% of US hospitals
Death rate for CABG surgery patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 201 cases	3.3	2.3	2.485		Worse than 87% of US hospitals
Death rate for COPD patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 162 cases	12.2	8.5	9.152		Worse than 98% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 452 cases	14.3	11	11.98		Worse than 93% of US hospitals
Death rate for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 475 cases	18.6	15.2	16.6		Worse than 90% of US hospitals
Death rate for stroke patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 333 cases	15.8	11.6	12.38		Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Pressure ulcer rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 5,130 cases	0.86	0.51	0.6092	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 84% of US hospitals
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 84 cases	189	173	185	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 75% of US hospitals
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 5,954 cases	0.36	0.2	0.2113	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 98% of US hospitals
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 6,468 cases	0.28	0.27	0.2787	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 68% of US hospitals
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,628 cases	2.35	2.29	2.306	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 671 cases	1.58	1.63	1.711	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 67% of US hospitals
Postoperative respiratory failure rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 649 cases	5.42	8.88	10.2	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 96% of US hospitals
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,671 cases	4.84	3.4	3.435	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 95% of US hospitals
Postoperative sepsis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 643 cases	6.03	5.105	5.85	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 81% of US hospitals
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 251 cases	1.92	1.72	1.761	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 81% of US hospitals
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 1,033 cases	1.34	1.02	1.077	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 91% of US hospitals

Readmissions and return visits14 measures

Unplanned returns to a hospital after a stay or an outpatient procedure; lower is better.

Measure	Med Center Health	US median	KY average	CMS comparison	US rank
Hospital return days for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 338 cases	3.8	4.2	13.02		Better than 50% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 521 cases	11	1.25	9.521		Worse than 63% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 483 cases	-11.2	3.85	12.61		Better than 70% of US hospitals
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR)2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)2022-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 870 cases	13.8	12.9	13.03	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 119 cases	11.1	10.7	10.97	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 62% of US hospitals
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 119 cases	5.6	5.3	5.4	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 64% of US hospitals
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 418 cases	1.1	1	1.027	No Different than expected	Worse than 69% of US hospitals
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 500 cases	15.6	14.4	14.42		Worse than 92% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission for CABG2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 293 cases	9.2	10.9	10.55		Better than 92% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 318 cases	19.5	19.8	19.89		Better than 63% of US hospitals
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 829 cases	19.2	21.3	21.36		Better than 96% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		6.142
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 702 cases	16.4	17.2	17.37		Better than 83% of US hospitals

Infections36 measures

Standardized infection ratios (1 is the US baseline) and the counts behind them; lower is better.

Measure	Med Center Health	US median	KY average	CMS comparison	US rank
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.954	0.172	0.339	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3.348	1.504	2.151	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	5,084	1,370	2,960	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	5.324	0.9835	2.924	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	10	0	2.453	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.878	0.484	0.7803	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 97% of US hospitals
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.009	0.138	0.2917	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.923	1.392	2.135	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	4,247	1,799	3,041	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	5.346	1.377	3.578	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1	0	2.172	Better than the National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.187	0.399	0.5965	Better than the National Benchmark	Better than 69% of US hospitals
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.074	0.2345	0.4763	Worse than the National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3.549	2.135	2.932	Worse than the National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	191	61	98	Worse than the National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	5.387	1.591	2.685	Worse than the National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	11	1	2.881	Worse than the National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.042	0.7155	0.9389	Worse than the National Benchmark	Worse than 95% of US hospitals
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.2818
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		3.126
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	77	38	73.52
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.696	0.328	0.6952
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2	0	0.8043
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.9479
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.379	0.193	0.2803	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.715	1.855	2.29	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	93,486	14,451	34,235	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	8.074	0.567	2.406	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	7	0	2.093	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.867	0.597	0.7481	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.412	0.127	0.149	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.906	0.747	1.678	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	84,726	13,646	31,551	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	40.14	5.683	15.64	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	25	2	5.011	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.623	0.279	0.3987	Better than the National Benchmark	Worse than 84% of US hospitals

Patient survey (HCAHPS)68 measures

How recent inpatients answered each survey question, with CMS's star rating per topic.

Measure	Med Center Health	US median	KY average	US rank
Room was "always" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	67	73	74.59	Worse than 75% of US hospitals
Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	10	8	7.987	Worse than 62% of US hospitals
Room was "usually" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	23	18	17.42
Cleanliness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	85	87	86.82	Worse than 63% of US hospitals
Cleanliness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	3	4	3.533	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Nurses "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	74	80	82.24	Worse than 82% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	89	91	92.18	Worse than 79% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	4	4	3.772	Worse than 42% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	2	3	3.8	Worse than 79% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	22	16	13.99
Doctors "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	73	79	81.87	Worse than 87% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	89	91	91.67	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	5	5	4.823	Better than 44% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	2	3	3.417	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	22	16	13.3
Staff "always" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	57	61	63.23	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	73	77	78.17	Worse than 78% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	26	19	18.58	Worse than 88% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	2	3	2.833	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	17	19	18.19
Discharge information - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	87	86	85.77	Better than 55% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	13	13	13.37	Better than 47% of US hospitals
Discharge information - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	4	3	3.317	Better than 55% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	87	87	86.63	Better than 47% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	16	14	14.65	Worse than 60% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	84	86	85.35	Worse than 60% of US hospitals
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	68	74	76.86	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	7	7	6.333	Worse than 47% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	25	19	16.81
Doctors "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	73	77	80.25	Worse than 77% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	6	6	5.278	Worse than 47% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	21	17	14.47
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	79	85	87.39	Worse than 89% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	3	3	3.125	Better than 49% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	18	11	9.486
Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	9	8	7.544	Worse than 59% of US hospitals
Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	26	20	19.38
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	65	72	73.08	Worse than 75% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	86	88	88.38	Worse than 69% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	3	3	3.333	Worse than 45% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	69	74	75.21	Worse than 81% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	17	9	9.458	Worse than 96% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	14	16	15.33
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	70	75	77.63	Worse than 80% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	5	5	5.153	Better than 49% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	25	20	17.22
Nurses "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	70	77	79.5	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	5	4	4.028	Worse than 55% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	25	19	16.47
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	83	86	88	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	3	3	2.556	Worse than 50% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	14	11	9.444
"Always" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	53	59	62.39	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
"Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	11	9	8.089	Worse than 60% of US hospitals
"Usually" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	36	31	29.52
Quietness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	80	82	83.2	Worse than 59% of US hospitals
Quietness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	3	3	3.633	Worse than 44% of US hospitals
"NO", patients would not recommend the hospital (they probably would not or definitely would not recommend it)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	5	5	5.19	Better than 45% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	66	71	70.95	Worse than 69% of US hospitals
Recommend hospital - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	86	87	86.8	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	29	23	23.86
Recommend hospital - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	3	4	3.6	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	44	47	50.82	Worse than 64% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	34	30	28.18	Worse than 69% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	22	22	21
Summary star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	3	3	3.433	Worse than 40% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	11	12	11.93	Better than 59% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 563 cases	89	88	88.07	Better than 59% of US hospitals

Timely and effective care30 measures

How often the hospital gave recommended care, and how fast.

Measure	Med Center Health	US median	KY average	US rank
Emergency department volume2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	high
Global Malnutrition Composite Score2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		8.032
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		1.132
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		0.4286
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31 · 3,975 cases	73	79	74.25	Worse than 60% of US hospitals
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 better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,553 cases	221	154	153	Worse than 87% of US hospitals
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 better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 1,450 cases	215	148	147	Worse than 87% of US hospitals
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 69 cases	305	247	227	Worse than 70% of US hospitals
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 40 cases	304	293	305	Worse than 55% of US hospitals
Left before being seen2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 50,832 cases	3	1	1.418	Worse than 78% of US hospitals
Head CT results2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 32 cases	72	74	68.9	Worse than 54% of US hospitals
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 228 cases	92	97	93.89	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		63.27
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 4,576 cases	11	15	16.73	Better than 77% of US hospitals
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 296 cases	68	65	66.02	Better than 55% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 116 cases	67	73	74.36	Worse than 63% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 46 cases	91	88	85.06	Better than 57% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 297 cases	83	82	81.94	Better than 52% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 171 cases	99	94	94.58	Better than 86% of US hospitals
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 281 cases	97	98	96.88	Worse than 51% of US hospitals
Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		74
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 22024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		92.33
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 8,629 cases	91	90	76.94	Better than 53% of US hospitals
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 932 cases	95	97	93.3	Worse than 62% of US hospitals

Outpatient imaging2 measures

How often scans were ordered when they may not be needed; lower is better.

Measure	Med Center Health	US median	KY average	CMS comparison	US rank
Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	13.7	5	7.251		Worse than 95% of US hospitals
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	7.2	6.6	6.595		Worse than 58% of US hospitals

Medicare spending per patient1 measure

Medicare spending around an inpatient stay compared with the US (1 is the US median).

Measure	Med Center Health	US median	KY average	CMS comparison	US rank
Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	1.06	0.99	1.007		Worse than 82% of US hospitals

Value-based purchasing scores9 measures

The scores Medicare uses to raise or lower inpatient payments; higher is better.

Measure	Med Center Health	US median	KY average	US rank
VBP clinical outcomes domain scoreFY 2026	2	20	14.1	Worse than 88% of US hospitals
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain scoreFY 2026	0.5	5	3.571	Worse than 88% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain scoreFY 2026	0	10	19.82	The worst result, shared by 43% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain scoreFY 2026	0	2.5	5.134	The worst result, shared by 43% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement domain scoreFY 2026	20	34	44.76	Worse than 78% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain scoreFY 2026	5	8.75	11.37	Worse than 78% of US hospitals
VBP safety domain scoreFY 2026	21.67	40	46.5	Worse than 83% of US hospitals
VBP safety weighted domain scoreFY 2026	5.417	10	11.8	Worse than 83% of US hospitals
VBP total performance scoreFY 2026	10.92	29.5	31.05	Worse than 99% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
VBP clinical outcomes domain score	22	21.67	12	6.667	4	2
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain score	5.5	5.417	3	1.667	1	0.5
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain score	0	Not Available	0	0	0	0
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain score	0	Not Available	0	0	0	0
VBP person and community engagement domain score	14	Not Available	Not Available	10	13	20
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain score	3.5	Not Available	Not Available	2.5	3.25	5
VBP safety domain score	30	Not Available	Not Available	8	28	21.67
VBP safety weighted domain score	7.5	Not Available	Not Available	2	7	5.417
VBP total performance score	16.5	Not Available	Not Available	6.167	11.25	10.92

Readmissions Reduction Program6 measures

Excess readmission ratios by condition; above 1 means more readmissions than expected.

Measure	Med Center Health	US median	KY average	US rank
READM-30-AMI-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 340 cases	1.095	0.9995	1.011	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
READM-30-CABG-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 173 cases	0.8921	1	0.9628	Better than 88% of US hospitals
READM-30-COPD-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 157 cases	0.9796	0.9969	1.008	Better than 66% of US hospitals
READM-30-HF-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 528 cases	0.9388	0.9983	1.009	Better than 85% of US hospitals
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	N/A		1.084
READM-30-PN-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 453 cases	0.8418	0.9955	1.006	Better than 99% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
READM-30-AMI-HRRP	1.044	1.078	1.086	1.073	1.002	1.095
READM-30-CABG-HRRP	1.059	1.089	1.189	1.056	0.9746	0.8921
READM-30-COPD-HRRP	1.04	1.073	1.066	1.004	0.9512	0.9796
READM-30-HF-HRRP	1.102	1.002	0.9207	0.8812	0.9195	0.9388
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP	1.076	1.063	1.054	1.077	N/A	N/A
READM-30-PN-HRRP	1.083	1.079	1.053	0.9397	0.8916	0.8418

Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program8 measures

Infection ratios, the PSI 90 composite and the total score Medicare ranks hospitals on; lower is better.

Measure	Med Center Health	US median	KY average	US rank
CAUTI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.579	0.489	0.5632	Worse than 59% of US hospitals
CDI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.347	0.346	0.3899	Worse than 50% of US hospitals
CLABSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	1.231	0.559	0.9125	Worse than 90% of US hospitals
HAC Reduction Program payment reductionFY 2026	Yes
MRSA standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	1.1	0.6405	0.8459	Worse than 81% of US hospitals
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	1.088	0.9628	1.023	Worse than 79% of US hospitals
SSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	1.163	0.7945	0.8867	Worse than 73% of US hospitals
Total HAC scoreFY 2026	0.5805	-0.0453	0.1443	Worse than 83% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
HAC Reduction Program payment reduction	Yes	No	N/A	No	No	Yes
Total HAC score	0.3842	0.1236	0	-0.2003	-0.1294	0.5805

Source: CMS Care Compare hospital files, latest release 2026-09-30, with program results for earlier fiscal years from CMS's archived snapshots. US medians and ranks count every hospital CMS reports; state averages are plain means of the state's reporting hospitals, not CMS's patient-weighted state rates.

Accreditation and services

The Joint Commission (since 2011)
Accreditation
None
Medical school affiliation
Private (not for profit)
Ownership type
354
Medicare-certified beds
60
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
1966
In Medicare since

45 services at Med Center Health

Emergency and trauma: Emergency DepartmentEmergency Psychiatric Care
Intensive care: Coronary Care UnitNeonatal ICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)Surgical ICU (Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit)Surgical ICU (Surgical Intensive Care Unit)
Heart: Cardiac Catheterization LabCardiac Thoracic Surgery
Surgery: AnesthesiaInpatient SurgicalNeurosurgicalOphthalmic SurgeryOR (Operating Room)Orthopedic SurgeryOutpatient SurgeryPostoperative Recovery RoomReconstructive Surgery
Imaging: CT ScanDiagnostic RadiologyMRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)Nuclear MedicinePET Scan (Positron Emissions Tomography Scan)Therapeutic Radiology
Cancer: Chemotherapy
Transplant and dialysis: Acute Renal Dialysis
Women and children: Clinical LaboratoryNeonatal NurseryObstetrics / Child BirthPediatric Care
Behavioral health: Adult Inpatient Psychiatric CareGeriatric PsychiatricOutpatient Psychiatric Care
Rehabilitation and therapy: AudiologyCARF Inpatient Rehabilitation (Commission On Accreditation Of Rehabilitation Facilities Inpatient Rehabilitation)OT (Occupational Therapy)Outpatient RehabilitationPT (Physical Therapy)Respiratory CareSpeech Pathology
Other services: Dental CareDietary CareESWL (Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripter)OutpatientPharmacySocial Care

Source: CMS Provider of Services file, as reported by the hospital and state surveyors.

Size and patient volume

What Med Center Health reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026.

15,247
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 24%, Medicaid 3%
85,860
Inpatient days
68% of available bed days used
2,107
Employees (full-time equivalent)
69
Interns and residents (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 843288). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

Inpatient days and discharges Med Center Health reported by payer. Medicare and Medicaid include their managed care plans, shown separately below.

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	19,667	1,897	64,296	85,860
Discharges	3,679	406	11,162	15,247
Average length of stay	5.3 days	4.7 days	5.8 days	5.6 days
Average daily census	53.9	5.2	176.2	235.2

27,638
Medicare Advantage days
4,289 discharges
19,131
Medicaid managed care days
4,730 discharges
14,914
Observation bed days

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	242	65,583	13,774	74%
Intensive care unit	52	5,572	4,504	29%
Coronary care unit	36	5,951	1,389	45%
Other special care	16	3,665		63%
Nursery		5,089

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 843288, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Medicare inpatient stays

What Med Center Health treats Medicare patients for most often, in 2024. 2,670 Medicare discharges in 76 published DRGs; 25% surgical; 69% in DRGs with complications (CC or MCC).

Condition or procedure	Discharges	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	Estimated cost	DRG weight
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCCMS-DRG 871, medical	283	$62,519	$13,273	$14,754	1.98
Heart failure and shock with MCCMS-DRG 291, medical	152	$36,835	$8,301	$8,693	1.28
Respiratory infections and inflammations with MCCMS-DRG 177, medical	93	$58,282	$11,697	$13,755	1.70
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with MCCMS-DRG 193, medical	82	$41,184	$8,435	$9,719	1.33
Kidney and urinary tract infections without MCCMS-DRG 690, medical	62	$26,271	$5,054	$6,200	0.81
Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with MCCMS-DRG 280, medical	61	$58,207	$10,642	$13,737	1.59
Renal failure with CCMS-DRG 683, medical	61	$27,194	$5,679	$6,418	0.90
Endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures without MCCMS-DRG 267, surgical	60	$205,168	$34,772	$48,420	4.88
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with CCMS-DRG 378, medical	60	$29,300	$6,100	$6,915	0.98
Pulmonary edema and respiratory failureMS-DRG 189, medical	59	$43,084	$7,632	$10,168	1.23
Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures with intraluminal device with MCC or 4+ arteries/MS-DRG 321, surgical	57	$103,157	$18,954	$24,345	2.87
Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with CC or tpa in 24 hoursMS-DRG 065, medical	56	$31,727	$6,155	$7,488	1.02
Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures with intraluminal device without MCCMS-DRG 322, surgical	54	$69,531	$12,096	$16,409	1.82
Kidney and urinary tract infections with MCCMS-DRG 689, medical	54	$35,361	$7,973	$8,345	1.17
Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders with CCMS-DRG 309, medical	52	$24,785	$4,417	$5,849	0.74
Renal failure with MCCMS-DRG 682, medical	51	$42,482	$9,934	$10,026	1.50
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes without MCCMS-DRG 641, medical	48	$23,769	$4,638	$5,609	0.78
Coronary bypass without cardiac catheterization without MCCMS-DRG 236, surgical	44	$154,103	$28,013	$36,368	4.04
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with MCCMS-DRG 640, medical	42	$33,961	$8,967	$8,015	1.32
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with CCMS-DRG 194, medical	41	$31,020	$5,144	$7,321	0.82

See all 76 Medicare inpatient DRGs at Med Center Health

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (2024 data, released 2026-04-10), traditional Medicare only; CMS omits DRGs with fewer than 11 discharges. Estimated cost is average charges times the hospital's Medicare cost-to-charge ratio from the IPPS Impact File. Weights are the MS-DRG relative weights for the same year.

Medicare outpatient services

The comprehensive outpatient service groups (APCs) Med Center Health billed Medicare for most in 2024: 2,229 services in all.

Service group	Services	Patients	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	US average payment
Level 1 Endovascular ProceduresAPC 5191	305	304	$15,695	$1,962	$2,208
Comprehensive Observation ServicesAPC 8011	264	245	$15,241	$1,868	$2,090
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and DrainageAPC 5072	179	175	$7,848	$1,095	$1,220
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related ServicesAPC 5361	139	139	$28,704	$3,849	$4,358
Level 3 Endovascular ProceduresAPC 5193	138	132	$45,880	$7,778	$8,874
Level 2 Endovascular ProceduresAPC 5192	101	96	$25,373	$3,854	$4,338
Level 5 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5115	97	93	$73,721	$9,625	$10,772
Level 3 Vascular ProceduresAPC 5183	91	89	$15,503	$2,168	$2,405
Level 2 Upper GI ProceduresAPC 5302	65	61	$6,691	$1,318	$1,445
Level 4 Endovascular ProceduresAPC 5194	61	59	$67,442	$13,262	$14,606

See all 35 Medicare outpatient services at Med Center Health

Source: CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (2024 data, released 2026-06-24), comprehensive APCs for traditional Medicare; CMS omits services with fewer than 11 claims. The US average weights every hospital by its services.

Where patients come from

ZIP codes with the most Medicare inpatient stays at Med Center Health in 2025. Market share is this hospital's part of every hospital's Medicare stays from the ZIP code. Its published Medicare stays went from 6,328 in 2020 to 7,543 in 2025.

ZIP code	Stays	Of this hospital's stays	Days	Charges	Market share	Share in 2020
42101	1,451	19%	8,858	$96.6M	56%	58%
42104	711	9%	3,859	$45.2M	44%	42%
42164	653	9%	3,677	$42.4M	61%	54%
42134	594	8%	3,570	$36.5M	53%	47%
42103	559	7%	3,332	$38.3M	50%	48%
42261	433	6%	2,399	$28.4M	70%	60%
42276	397	5%	2,428	$28.2M	45%	36%
42141	252	3%	1,329	$20.6M	15%	17%
42171	194	3%	956	$11.2M	53%	52%
42210	177	2%	1,118	$12.9M	73%	60%
42206	141	2%	897	$9.9M	47%	55%
42602	133	2%	932	$11M	23%	23%
42717	116	2%	690	$8.4M	29%	22%
42167	111	1%	741	$8.1M	16%	19%
42122	107	1%	685	$8.1M	49%	49%
42120	105	1%	690	$6.4M	70%	68%
42256	105	1%	574	$7.1M	44%	41%
42749	105	1%	609	$6.7M	38%	39%
42127	90	1%	504	$6.2M	25%	34%
42129	79	1%	430	$5.7M	16%	16%
42765	73	1%	383	$4.8M	24%	30%
42170	63	1%	467	$4.7M	76%	66%
42274	57	1%	352	$3.3M	52%	50%
42220	52	1%	340	$3.6M	16%	9%
42135	48	1%	377	$3.6M	72%	53%

Source: CMS Hospital Service Area file. Shares are of the 7,543 stays from ZIP codes CMS publishes; it omits ZIP codes with fewer than 11 stays, so market shares count published stays only.

Staff and facilities

Staff by profession and the rooms and units Med Center Health reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2011). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

20
Operating rooms
10
Endoscopy rooms
10
Cardiac catheterization rooms
8
Psychiatric unit beds

60
Registered nurses
5
Licensed practical nurses
1
Nurse practitioners
21
Pharmacists
45
Respiratory therapists
4
Physical therapists
3
Occupational therapists
3
Speech pathologists and audiologists
86
Radiology technicians
5
Nuclear medicine technicians
35
Medical technologists
4
Dietitians
14
Social workers
1
Psychologists
910
Other personnel

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Doctors and clinicians

554 clinicians who bill Medicare list Med Center Health as a hospital affiliation. Showing 24 of them. Book a demo to see the commercial rates insurers publish for them, or start a free trial.

Family Nurse Practitioner 93
Internal Medicine Physician 70
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 44
Family Medicine Physician 35
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 28
Emergency Medicine Physician 25
Nurse Practitioner 25
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 16
Hospitalist Physician 13
Surgery Physician 12

Vidya Seshadri, M.D.
Hematology & Oncology Physician
NPI 1184843369
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Scott Lewis, D.O.
Rheumatology Physician
NPI 1336368505
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Ayme Rowland, APRN
Family Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1366905242
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Emily Langlois, APRN
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1922496090
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Samer Kalakish, M.D.
Urology Physician
NPI 1093999385
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Allen Powell, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1124091913
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Matthew Rutter, M.D.
Urology Physician
NPI 1588650758
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Robert Wesley, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician
NPI 1144275348
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Sherryl Reed, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1578569984
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John Gover, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1467450635
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Shannon Atkinson, APRN
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1841369147
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Roshan Mathew, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician
NPI 1093820953
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Charles Turner, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1841487659
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Mark Bigler, M.D.
Urology Physician
NPI 1073517066
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Pravin Avula, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1245271436
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Karuna Reddy, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician
NPI 1235113259
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Ronak Chaudhari, M.D.
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician
NPI 1861798431
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James Heltsley, D.O.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI 1881998490
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Ashley Towe, APRN
Family Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1861816621
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Kamal Singh, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1902885759
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Ashley Bennett, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician
NPI 1912905985
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Hope Havener, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1639173495
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Christopher Patton, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI 1457354177
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Nirav Sheth, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1134137144
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians facility affiliations, released 2026-10-15, with names and specialties from NPPES. Affiliation means the clinician bills Medicare for care at this hospital; it is not employment.

Income statement

Revenue, expenses and income Med Center Health reported to Medicare for Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$2B	326.0%
Inpatient	$934.1M	150.7%
Outpatient	$1.1B	175.3%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$1.4B	-226.0%
Net patient revenue	$619.7M	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$602.2M	-97.2%
Operating income from patient care	$17.5M	2.8%
Other income	$48.4M	7.8%
Contributions and donations	$604,934	0.1%
Other	$47.8M	7.7%
Net income	$65.9M	10.6%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$337.6M	17.1%
Medicaid (including managed care)	$415.2M	21.0%
Other payers and self-pay	$1.2B	61.9%
Total charges	$2B	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 843288, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Traditional Medicare is the program charges on Worksheets D-3 and D Part V; Medicaid is from Worksheet S-10.

Financial ratios

Computed from Med Center Health's latest cost report.

2.8%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
9.9%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
13.2%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
36% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
$36.76
Average hourly wage
Adjusted salaries / paid hours (Worksheet S-3 Part II)
4.9%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
6.7%
Return on equity
Net income for a year / fund balance
1.75
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
1.16
Quick ratio
Cash, temporary investments and net receivables / current liabilities
55 days
Days cash on hand
Cash and temporary investments / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
41 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
85 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
0.49
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
16.7 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 843288, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What Med Center Health owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Mar 2026), across all fund types: $1.4B in total assets and a $989.7M fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	$87.4M	6.5%
Patient receivables, net	$69.4M	5.1%
Inventory	$18.5M	1.4%
Total current assets	$236.2M	17.5%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$186.1M	13.8%
Investments and other assets	$928.2M	68.7%
Total assets	$1.4B	100.0%
Current liabilities	$134.9M	10.0%
Total liabilities	$360.7M	26.7%
Fund balance (net assets)	$989.7M	73.3%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 843288, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Charity care and uncompensated care

Care Med Center Health provided without full payment, as reported on Worksheet S-10 of its cost report.

$6.6M
Cost of charity care
Care for patients approved for charity care and uninsured discounts, at cost
$26.2M
Bad debt
Patient bills written off as uncollectible, at charges
-$4.6M
Medicaid shortfall
Cost of Medicaid patients (charges times the cost-to-charge ratio) minus Medicaid payments; negative means a surplus
$12.6M
Total unreimbursed and uncompensated care
2.1% of operating expenses
Medicaid, CHIP and indigent care shortfalls plus charity care and the cost of bad debt (Worksheet S-10 line 31)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 843288, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

Med Center Health's full-year cost reports, by fiscal year end. Reports shorter than ten months are left out.

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Fiscal year ending	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
Net patient revenue	$400.8M	$423M	$451M	$527.8M	$576.9M	$619.7M
Operating expenses	$386.8M	$413M	$432.1M	$486.1M	$542.6M	$602.2M
Operating margin	3.5%	2.4%	4.2%	7.9%	6.0%	2.8%
Net income	$65.2M	$48.5M	$48.4M	$75.1M	$75.4M	$65.9M
Total assets	$736.2M	$754.6M	$759.4M	$1.1B	$1.1B	$1.4B
Discharges	13,854	13,586	14,125	14,911	15,499	15,247
Inpatient days	80,835	81,791	82,586	82,733	86,080	85,860
Medicare Advantage days	17,051	19,638	22,637	24,119	26,804	27,638
Beds	316	326	318	304	346	346
Employees (FTE)	1,687	1,634	1,710	1,837	1,837	2,107

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 843288, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center Med Center Health reports, largest first. Total cost includes its share of overhead; the cost-to-charge ratio is total cost / charges.

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Ancillary and outpatient departments

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Drugs charged to patients		$73.4M	$236M	0.31
Operating room	$13.2M	$43.1M	$272.6M	0.16	54,991
Medical supplies charged to patient		$37.5M	$227.1M	0.16
Impl. dev. charged to patients		$34.4M	$146.1M	0.24
Radiology-diagnostic	$14.8M	$32.6M	$272.3M	0.12	39,654
Laboratory	$6M	$28.1M	$89.7M	0.31	14,184
Emergency	$8.1M	$20.5M	$116.2M	0.18	16,719
Observation beds (non-distinct part		$11.1M	$40.1M	0.28
Delivery room & labor room	$4.7M	$9.8M	$20.8M	0.47	6,828
Cardiac catheterization	$2.8M	$9.3M	$61.2M	0.15	11,945
Respiratory therapy	$4.9M	$8.8M	$29M	0.30	6,706
Home health agency	$3.6M	$8M	$5.2M	1.55	5,532
Recovery room	$2.8M	$5.7M	$46.1M	0.12	9,072
Radiology-therapeutic	$1.7M	$5.2M	$24.9M	0.21	9,318
Physical therapy	$4.3M	$4.4M	$10.9M	0.41	1,308
Clinic	$2.1M	$2.9M	$7.4M	0.40	6,772
Intravenous therapy	$1.3M	$2.6M	$7.9M	0.33	7,007
Outpatient psych	$1.9M	$2.2M	$2.5M	0.86	4,307
Neurology clinic	$853,636	$2.1M	$6M	0.35	7,176
Radioisotope	$596,529	$2M	$48.9M	0.04	4,258
Renal dialysis	$568,424	$1.4M	$2.4M	0.57	1,558
Occupational therapy		$1.4M	$5.9M	0.23	493
Speech pathology		$986,414	$4.2M	0.23	266
Cardiac rehabilitation	$475,697	$983,078	$1.4M	0.69	3,374
Interventional radiology	$316,130	$977,048	$10.6M	0.09
Wound care	$221,205	$508,420	$767,998	0.66	3,424
Hematology & onco	$197,289	$289,987	$170,855	1.70	1,100

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$23.5M	$59.7M	$115.9M	0.52	136,845
Intensive care unit	$6.9M	$18.6M	$98.1M	0.19	40,013
Coronary care unit	$7.1M	$15.7M	$34.2M	0.46	13,671
Neonatal intensive care unit	$3M	$5.8M	$22.6M	0.26	1,401
Nursery		$183,418	$10.5M	0.02	2,347

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Paid hours	Average hourly wage	Square feet
Employee benefits department	$2.2M	$52.4M	57,092	$39.31	11,233
Other administrative & general	$1.7M	$29.9M			21,184
Cap rel costs-mvble equip		$14.4M
Nursing administration	$9.7M	$13.2M	215,395	$44.98	9,308
Data processing	$2.7M	$12.7M			1,939
Operation of plant	$2.2M	$9.4M	66,390	$33.71	417,423
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$8M			1,054,434
Pharmacy	$5.9M	$7.8M	113,104	$51.84	4,001
Cashiering/accounts receivable		$7.5M
I&r services-salary & fringes apprv		$6.5M
Housekeeping	$3.2M	$4.7M	149,429	$21.29	1,889
Cafeteria		$3.2M	91,316	$22.25	2,650
Central services & supply	$1M	$3M	44,081	$23.48	5,531
Dietary	$3M	$2M	43,078	$22.25	8,159
Laundry & linen service	$157,206	$1.9M	8,417	$18.68	444
Medical records & library	$2.4M	$1.9M	82,264	$29.77	6,000
Admitting	$1.8M	$1.8M			12,918
I&r services-other prgm costs apprv	$999,000	$1.7M			6,504
Purchasing receiving and stores	$737,216	$791,880			15,007
Paramed ed prgm - pharmacy	$157,383	$171,279
Nonpatient telephones	$193,484	$151,479			282

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 843288, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheets A, B-1, C Part I and S-3 Part II.

Medicare payment profile

The factors Medicare uses to set what it pays Med Center Health for an inpatient stay.

1.98
Case mix index
Higher than 77% of hospitals paid under Medicare IPPS
Average Medicare DRG weight of its inpatient cases (FY 2027); higher means more complex, costlier care.
Teaching hospital
Teaching status
0.23 residents per bed
Medicare-funded interns and residents per bed (FY 2027).
32.7%
Low-income patient share
Disproportionate share percentage: Medicaid and SSI patient days CMS uses for safety-net payments (FY 2027).
3,704
Medicare inpatient stays
Medicare claims CMS based FY 2027 payment rates on.
Urban (metro area)
Location type
Geographic area CMS assigns before any wage index reclassification (FY 2027).

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IPPS fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Case mix index	1.82	1.83	2.10	2.03	1.98	1.98	1.98
Wage index	0.857	0.860	0.849	0.869	0.906	0.882	0.879
Readmissions adjustment	-1.85%	-1.45%	-1.39%	-1.34%	-0.59%	-0.02%	-0.41%
Value-based purchasing adjustment	-0.42%	-0.94%	-0.94%	+0.40%	-1.41%	-0.99%	-1.25%
Medicare inpatient stays	5,693	5,693	3,641	3,281	3,365	3,614	3,704

Source: CMS IPPS final rule Impact File (FY 2027).

Ownership

Organizations Med Center Health reports to Medicare as owners or with operational control.

Commonwealth Health Corporation, Inc.
5% or greater direct ownership interest, 100%, since 2007

Sources: CMS Hospital All Owners.

Leadership

The officers and board members on Med Center Health's Medicare enrollment and on the IRS Form 990 filed under its tax ID.

Officers and directors on the Medicare enrollment

Connie Smith Officer, President, since 1998
Wade Stone Officer, Exec. Vice President, since 2013
David Gray Officer, Exec Vice President, since 2020
Michele Lawless Officer, Exec Vice President / CFO, since 2020
Katrina Wood Officer, Executive Vice President, since 2023
Paul Cook Director, Board Member, since 1982
Joe Natcher Director, Board Member, since 1992
Cathy Bishop Director, Board Member, since 2000
Eli Oldham Jackson Director, Board Member, since 2000
Donna Blackburn Director, Board Member, since 2004
Janet Johnson Director, Board Member, since 2005
Thomas Loving Director, Board Member, since 2014
Mohammed Kazimuddin Director, Board Member, since 2015
Jackie Pope-Tarrence Director, since 2018
William Henry Moss Director, since 2022
Michael Thurmond Director, Board Member, since 2024
Paul D Kelsey Director, Board Member, since 2026
William S Borders Managing employee, since 2023

Source: CMS Hospital All Owners (PECOS), the people the hospital lists on its Medicare enrollment; the first 18 of 23 are shown.

Officers and key employees of Bowling Green Warren County Community Hospital Corporation (IRS Form 990, tax year 2024)

Bowling Green Warren County Community Hospital Corporation files the Form 990 for the tax ID insurers list for Med Center Health, so these people may lead the wider organization rather than Med Center Health alone.

Name	Title
Ms Connie D Smith	President / CEO
Ms Michele W Lawless	Executive Vice President / CFO
Mr Wade Stone	Executive Vice President
Mr David Gray	Executive Vice President
Ms Katrina Wood	EVP / Chief Nursing Officer
Mr Eric Hagan	VP Of Rural Hospitals
Dr Eli Jackson III	Chair
Mr Joe Natcher	Secretary
Dr Paul Cook	Vice Chair

Board members: Dr William Moss, Dr Mohammed Kazimuddin, Dr Jackie Pope-Tarrence, Dr Donna Blackburn, Mr Steve Thurmond, Mr Tommy Loving, Ms Cathy Bishop, Ms Janet Johnson, Dr Doug Thomson.

Source: IRS Form 990 Part VII filed by Bowling Green Warren County Community Hospital Corporation (EIN 61-0920842), via the IRS e-file data. A health system's return can cover several hospitals.

Programs and facilities

340B drug pricing program
Participating since 2005
340B ID DSH180013, registered as a disproportionate share hospital; 5 registered outpatient sites. Authorizing official: Wade R. Stone, Executive Vice President.
Source: HRSA 340B Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System.
Helipad
The Medical Center At Bowling Green
FAA location ID 2KY6, a medical-use heliport 0.1 mi from the hospital.
Source: FAA National Airspace System Resource data, cycle 2026-10-01.

Hospital-based units

Hospital-based units with their own Medicare certification

The medical center
CCN 187044, certified 1986, Medicare prospective payment

Source: Worksheet S-2 Part I of Med Center Health's latest Medicare cost report (HCRIS).

Frequently asked questions

About Med Center Health's rates and hospital price transparency.

What is Med Center Health's CMS star rating?

Med Center Health has a CMS overall hospital star rating of 2 out of 5 on Medicare Care Compare (CMS data released 2026-08-13). That is lower than 73% of US hospitals.

Is Med Center Health a teaching hospital?

Yes. CMS counts 0.23 Medicare-funded residents per bed at Med Center Health for fiscal year 2027, so it is a teaching hospital.

Does Medicare penalize Med Center Health for readmissions?

Yes. Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Medicare cuts Med Center Health's base inpatient payments by an estimated 0.41% in fiscal year 2027 for more readmissions than expected.

What are the most common Medicare inpatient stays at Med Center Health?

In 2024, the most common were septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc (283 discharges), heart failure and shock with mcc (152 discharges), respiratory infections and inflammations with mcc (93 discharges).

What is Med Center Health's case mix index?

Med Center Health's Medicare case mix index is 1.98 for fiscal year 2027, higher than 77% of hospitals paid under the inpatient prospective payment system.

How many patients does Med Center Health admit?

Med Center Health reported 15,247 inpatient discharges and 85,860 inpatient days from Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026.

How many employees does Med Center Health have?

Med Center Health reported 2,107 full-time-equivalent employees on payroll from Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026.

How much revenue does Med Center Health make?

Med Center Health reported $619.7M in net patient revenue on $2B of gross charges for Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026, an operating margin of 2.8%, and net income of $65.9M.

How much charity and uncompensated care does Med Center Health provide?

Med Center Health reported $12.6M of unreimbursed and uncompensated care for Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026, including $6.6M of charity care at cost.

Who is the CEO of Med Center Health?

Med Center Health's Medicare enrollment lists Katrina Wood as Executive Vice President since 2023.

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