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Nurse Corps loan repayment hospitals in Kentucky

27 Kentucky hospitals of 11 employers hiring on this site are in counties HRSA designates a primary care or mental health shortage area as a whole. A registered nurse working full time at a facility located in a HPSA can apply for HRSA's Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program: 60% of qualifying nursing loans repaid for two years of service, 25% more for a third.

Hospitals in shortage counties

Methodist Hospital Union County (Morganfield), Jackson Purchase Medical Center (Mayfield), Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center (Leitchfield), Spring View Hospital (Lebanon), Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville (Madisonville), Breckinridge Memorial Hospital (Hardinsburg), Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital (Somerset), Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital (Greenville), Tug Valley Arh Regional Medical Center (South Williamson), Whitesburg Arh Hospital (Whitesburg), Caverna Memorial Hospital (Horse Cave), Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital (Hyden), The Medical Center (Bowling Green) (Bowling Green), The Medical Center at Franklin (Franklin), The Medical Center at Russellville (Russellville), The Medical Center at Scottsville (Scottsville), Bluegrass Community Hospital (Versailles), Chi Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital (Bardstown), Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital (Irvine), Morgan County Arh Hospital (West Liberty), Baptist Health Corbin (Corbin), Harlan Arh Hospital (Harlan), Knox County Hospital (Barbourville), Saint Joseph London (London), Ephraim McDowell Fort Logan Hospital (Stanford), Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center (Danville), The James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital (Harrodsburg).

Hospitals in shortage counties

Employers hiring

Of nursing loans repaid for two years

25% more for a third

Kentucky hospitals hiring in shortage counties

Highest HPSA score first. Each employer opens its open jobs.

Hospitals hiring in shortage counties in Kentucky
Hospital	Employer	Primary care HPSA score	Mental health HPSA score
Methodist Hospital Union CountyMorganfield	Deaconess Health System	20	18
Jackson Purchase Medical CenterMayfield · 1 Medicare stars	LifePoint Health	16	19
Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical CenterLeitchfield · 3 Medicare stars	Owensboro Health	Not designated	19
Spring View HospitalLebanon · 5 Medicare stars	LifePoint Health	Not designated	19
Baptist Health Deaconess MadisonvilleMadisonville · 2 Medicare stars	Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville	Not designated	18
Breckinridge Memorial HospitalHardinsburg · 1 Medicare stars	Breckinridge Health	10	18
Lake Cumberland Regional HospitalSomerset · 2 Medicare stars	LifePoint Health	Not designated	18
Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community HospitalGreenville · 4 Medicare stars	Owensboro Health	Not designated	18
Tug Valley Arh Regional Medical CenterSouth Williamson · 2 Medicare stars	Appalachian Regional Healthcare	Not designated	18
Whitesburg Arh HospitalWhitesburg · 3 Medicare stars	Appalachian Regional Healthcare	Not designated	18
Caverna Memorial HospitalHorse Cave	Med Center Health	12	17
Mary Breckinridge Arh HospitalHyden	Appalachian Regional Healthcare	Not designated	17
The Medical Center (Bowling Green)Bowling Green · 2 Medicare stars	Med Center Health	Not designated	17
The Medical Center at FranklinFranklin	Med Center Health	Not designated	17
The Medical Center at RussellvilleRussellville · 2 Medicare stars	Med Center Health	Not designated	17
The Medical Center at ScottsvilleScottsville	Med Center Health	15	17
Bluegrass Community HospitalVersailles	LifePoint Health	Not designated	16
Chi Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial HospitalBardstown · 3 Medicare stars	CommonSpirit Health	Not designated	16
Marcum and Wallace Memorial HospitalIrvine · 4 Medicare stars	Mercy Health (Ohio and Kentucky)	Not designated	16
Morgan County Arh HospitalWest Liberty	Appalachian Regional Healthcare	Not designated	16
Baptist Health CorbinCorbin · 3 Medicare stars	Baptist Health (Kentucky)	Not designated	13
Harlan Arh HospitalHarlan · 2 Medicare stars	Appalachian Regional Healthcare	Not designated	13
Knox County HospitalBarbourville	Appalachian Regional Healthcare	12	13
Saint Joseph LondonLondon · 3 Medicare stars	CommonSpirit Health	Not designated	13
Ephraim McDowell Fort Logan HospitalStanford	Ephraim McDowell Health	9	Not designated
Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical CenterDanville · 3 Medicare stars	Ephraim McDowell Health	9	Not designated
The James B. Haggin Memorial HospitalHarrodsburg	Ephraim McDowell Health	9	Not designated

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Nurse Corps loan repayment hospitals in Kentucky: common questions

Which hospitals in Kentucky are in Nurse Corps shortage areas?

Of the hospitals hiring on this site, 27 are in Kentucky counties HRSA designates a shortage area as a whole, the highest scores first: Methodist Hospital Union County in Morganfield (a primary care HPSA (score 20) and a mental health HPSA (score 18)), Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield (a primary care HPSA (score 16) and a mental health HPSA (score 19)), Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center in Leitchfield (a mental health HPSA (score 19)) and Spring View Hospital in Lebanon (a mental health HPSA (score 19)).

What is Nurse Corps loan repayment, and which hospitals count?

HRSA's Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program repays 60% of a registered nurse's outstanding qualifying nursing education loans over two years of full-time service at a Critical Shortage Facility, and an additional 25% for an optional third year (HRSA; 42 U.S.C. 297n). A Critical Shortage Facility is, in HRSA's words, "a public or private health care facility located in, designated as, or serving a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA)", a primary care or mental health one. Awards are competitive: HRSA gives preference by financial need, the nurse's specialty or type of facility, and the HPSA score.

Which employers run them?

Deaconess Health System (1), LifePoint Health (4), Owensboro Health (2), Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville (1), Breckinridge Health (1), Appalachian Regional Healthcare (6), Med Center Health (5) and CommonSpirit Health (2) and 3 more. Each opens its open jobs. A nurse applies to HRSA, which decides each award.

Nurse Corps shortage area hospitals in other states

Each state's hospitals hiring in counties HRSA designates a shortage area as a whole.

Sources and method

A hospital is listed when its county, as Medicare records it, is a primary care or mental health HPSA that HRSA designates as a whole county. Shortage areas drawn by census tract or population group, and facilities designated or serving a HPSA, are not placed here, so a Kentucky hospital missing here can still count. Every state.

Health Resources and Services Administration, Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program
42 U.S.C. 297n, Nurse Corps loan repayment
Health Resources and Services Administration, HPSA designations (primary care and mental health), 9 Nov 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Nurse Corps loan repayment hospitals in Kentucky. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/nurse-corps-loan-repayment-hospitals/kentucky

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