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Elizabethtown, KY

Of the hospitals in Elizabethtown, KY, one has a payment decision for fiscal year 2026, and CMS cut it.

A share of a handful of hospitals moves a long way with one hospital; read it with its counts.

Elizabethtown, KY · FY2026Compared with the nation

1Hospitals cut

1

Of 1 with a payment decision

2Share cut

100.0%

+75.1 pts vs the nation (24.9%)

3Median score

0.4031

Nation: −0.0453

4Scored on all 6

1

Of 1 scored (100%; nation 66%)

5Scored without data

0

Hospitals CMS gave its worst score on a measure

6Estimated dollars

$388K estimate
0.1% of the nation’s $306M, this site’s estimate

Likely range $295–487K

7Per traditional Medicare stay

$111

The nation: $47

100% cut

Average Lowest score: −1.4728 Highest score: 2.3133 CMS’s line 1 of 718 here Average Lowest score: −1.4728 Highest score: 2.3133 CMS’s line 718 cut nationally · 1 here
Every hospital in the nation with a payment decision, lowest score to highest, each as tall as its score (above the rule, worse than average); the solid hairlines are Elizabethtown, KY’s, red where CMS cut.

On the map

Each dot is a hospital in CMS’s file: red, cut; ringed, not cut; gray, no decision. Pick one to open its page.

Figure 1. Elizabethtown, KY: 1 cut of 1 with a payment decision.
Baptist Health Hardin, Elizabethtown: 0.4031 · cut Baptist Health Hardin, Elizabethtown: 0.4031 · cut
  • Cut
  • Not cut
  • Not subject (Maryland) or no score

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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HospitalCityTotal HAC ScorePayment reduction
Baptist Health HardinElizabethtown0.4031Yes

Its scores against the nation’s

The columns are this place’s hospitals; the outline is every hospital in the nation. Both are shares of their own hospitals, so a small place and the nation compare.

Figure 2. 100.0% of hospitals here scored past CMS’s line, against 24.9% nationally; the middle score here is 0.4031, and nationally −0.0453.
0%20%40%60%80%100% −1.6 to −1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.4 to −1.2: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.2 to −1.0: 0% here, 2% nationally−1.0 to −0.8: 0% here, 4% nationally−0.8 to −0.6: 0% here, 7% nationally−0.6 to −0.4: 0% here, 10% nationally−0.4 to −0.2: 0% here, 12% nationally−0.2 to 0.0: 0% here, 14% nationally0.0 to 0.2: 0% here, 12% nationally0.2 to 0.4: 0% here, 12% nationally0.4 to 0.6: 100% here, 8% nationally0.6 to 0.8: 0% here, 6% nationally0.8 to 1.0: 0% here, 4% nationally1.0 to 1.2: 0% here, 3% nationally1.2 to 1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally1.4 to 1.6: 0% here, 1% nationally1.6 to 1.8: 0% here, 0% nationally1.8 to 2.0: 0% here, 0% nationally2.0 to 2.2: 0% here, 0% nationally2.2 to 2.4: 0% here, 1% nationally CMS’s line −1.00.01.02.0 0%20%40%60%80%100% −1.6 to −1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.4 to −1.2: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.2 to −1.0: 0% here, 2% nationally−1.0 to −0.8: 0% here, 4% nationally−0.8 to −0.6: 0% here, 7% nationally−0.6 to −0.4: 0% here, 10% nationally−0.4 to −0.2: 0% here, 12% nationally−0.2 to 0.0: 0% here, 14% nationally0.0 to 0.2: 0% here, 12% nationally0.2 to 0.4: 0% here, 12% nationally0.4 to 0.6: 100% here, 8% nationally0.6 to 0.8: 0% here, 6% nationally0.8 to 1.0: 0% here, 4% nationally1.0 to 1.2: 0% here, 3% nationally1.2 to 1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally1.4 to 1.6: 0% here, 1% nationally1.6 to 1.8: 0% here, 0% nationally1.8 to 2.0: 0% here, 0% nationally2.0 to 2.2: 0% here, 0% nationally2.2 to 2.4: 0% here, 1% nationally CMS’s line −1.5−1.0−0.50.00.51.01.52.0

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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Score fromtoHereNation
−1.6−1.4040
−1.4−1.2017
−1.2−1.0051
−1.0−0.80126
−0.8−0.60204
−0.6−0.40290
−0.4−0.20357
−0.20.00407
0.00.20343
0.20.40333
0.40.61237
0.60.80173
0.81.00116
1.01.2091
1.21.4030
1.41.6021
1.61.8010
1.82.003
2.02.2013
2.22.4024

Measure by measure

For each measure, the share of this place’s hospitals with a value worse than the national median. Half would be ordinary; a stem to the right of the line is a measure where more hospitals here did worse.

Figure 3. Worst against the nation on PSI 90 (100% of its hospitals above the national median); best on CAUTI (0%).

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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MeasureHospitals with a valueHalf
PSI 901100%
CLABSI1100%
CAUTI10%
SSI1100%
CDI1100%
MRSA1100%

Elizabethtown, KY across the line

The nation’s hospitals within 0.05 of CMS’s line that this site estimates, Elizabethtown, KY’s in full ink: scores a hair apart, money all or nothing.

Figure 4. Of the nation’s 141 hospitals within 0.05 of CMS’s line that this site estimates, Elizabethtown, KY has 1 cut hospital, about $388K by this site’s estimate.
CMS’s line 82 not cut $52.8M at stake82 not cut$52.8M at stake 59 cut $29.8M cut59 cut$29.8M cut 0.340.360.380.400.42 Total HAC Score CMS’s line 82 not cut $52.8M at stake82 not cut$52.8M at stake 59 cut $29.8M cut59 cut$29.8M cut Baptist Health Hardin, Elizabethtown, KY: score 0.4031; cut $388K 0.340.360.380.400.42 Total HAC Score

3 more within 0.05 have no estimate, and Maryland’s 2 are exempt.

Estimate · Source: this site’s arithmetic on CMS’s FY2026 IPPS final rule files (the impact file, the rate tables and the value-based factors), its FY2026 HRRP supplemental file and HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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Side of the lineHospitalsEstimated cut, taken or not (whole dollars)
Under the line: not cut82$52,846,861
Over the line: cut59$29,847,503

Every hospital in Elizabethtown, KY

The sortable table of this place’s hospitals needs JavaScript; the CSV file holds every hospital’s values.

Download all hospitals’ data (CSV) · Data dictionary · CMS’s dataset page

Download all hospitals’ data (CSV) · Data dictionary · CMS’s dataset page

Back to the national picture

A penalty reflects how CMS’s formula scored relative performance; it is not a verdict on the quality of care.

Cite this page

Paid & Penalized. Elizabethtown, KY: hospital-acquired conditions, FY2026. https://paidandpenalized.org/hacrp/metro/21060/. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.