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Knox County Hospital in Barbourville, KY

Also known as Barbourville ARH Hospital

Directions (606) 546-4175 providers.arh.org

In a medical emergency, call 911. This page is for information only.

Overview

About Knox County Hospital

Knox County Hospital is a critical access hospital in Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky. It reports its ownership to Medicare as public (local government). It provides emergency services. It does not currently have a CMS Overall Star Rating, which usually means it reports too few measures to be rated. It has 25 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Pineville Community Health Center, Inc, about 11 mi away.

CMS Care Compare

Quality ratings

N/A
Not rated: too few measures reported

How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:

Mortality
1 no different
Deaths within 30 days for conditions such as heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and stroke.
Safety of care
1 no different
Infections and complications acquired in the hospital.
Readmission
3 no different
Unplanned returns to the hospital after discharge.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.

Emergency department

Emergency room times

137 min
Median time in the ER before leaving (OP-18b)
2.0%
Left before being seen (OP-22)
low
Emergency department volume

Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.

Safety of care

Infections and sepsis care

  • Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.00
  • Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.00

74% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.

SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.

HCAHPS survey

What patients say

  • Would definitely recommend78%
  • Rated the hospital 9 or 1082%
  • Completed surveys67

Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Knox County Hospital located?

Knox County Hospital is at 80 Hospital Drive, Barbourville, KY 40906 in Knox County.

Does Knox County Hospital have an emergency room?

Yes. Knox County Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 137 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

What is the CMS star rating of Knox County Hospital?

Knox County Hospital does not have a current CMS Overall Star Rating. CMS only rates hospitals that report enough measures; critical access, psychiatric, VA and many small hospitals are often unrated, which says nothing about their quality.

Is Knox County Hospital a trauma center?

We have no trauma center designation on record for Knox County Hospital. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the Kentucky trauma program for the current list.

What is the phone number of Knox County Hospital?

The main phone number on record with Medicare is (606) 546-4175.

Would patients recommend Knox County Hospital?

In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (67 completed surveys), 78% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 82% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.

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