Compare hospitals
2 hospitals, measured against each other and the national benchmark.
Selected hospitals
- Type
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Ownership
- Voluntary non-profit - Private
- Beds
- 194
- Emergency services
- Yes
- Type
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Ownership
- Voluntary non-profit - Private
- Beds
- 236
- Emergency services
- Yes
Latest measures
The most recent value CMS reported for each measure. “Best” marks the strongest of the selected hospitals; badges compare each hospital with the national benchmark. Small differences may not be meaningful.
Showing 24 of 24 measures
The small strip places each hospital (colored dot) relative to the national value (gray line). For measures with a better direction, further right is better.
| Measure | CHI Health Mercy Council BluffsCouncil Bluffs, IA | Methodist Jennie EdmundsonCouncil Bluffs, IA | NationalU.S. benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | |||
| Overall star rating2026 release | 5 starsBest of the selected hospitals | 3 stars | No benchmark |
| Patient experience | |||
| Patient survey star rating2026 release | 2 starsWorse than national | 4 starsBest of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 3.3 stars |
| Patients' overall rating2026 release | 85/100Worse than national | 89/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 87.9/100 |
| Patients would recommend2026 release | 83/100Worse than national | 89/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 87/100 |
| Outcomes | |||
| Heart attack death rate2026 release | 12.6%Worse than national | 11%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 11.9% |
| Heart failure death rate2026 release | 11.6%Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national | 11.9%Worse than national | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia death rate2026 release | 12.3%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 15%Better than national | 15.2% |
| COPD death rate2026 release | Not reported | 8.1%Better than national | 8.6% |
| CABG surgery death rate2026 release | Not reported | Not reported | 2.4% |
| Stroke death rate2026 release | 10.9%Better than national | 10.2%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 11.9% |
| Hospital-wide readmission rate2025 release | 15.1%Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national | 15.8%Worse than national | 15% |
| Safety | |||
| Serious complications2026 release | 0.85Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.12Worse than national | 1.00 |
| Central line bloodstream infections2026 release | Not reported | 0.58Better than national | 1.00 |
| Catheter-associated urinary tract infections2026 release | 0.00Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 0.45Better than national | 1.00 |
| Surgical site infections (colon)2026 release | Not reported | Not reported | 1.00 |
| Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)2026 release | Not reported | Not reported | 1.00 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections2026 release | 0.00Better than national | 0.00Better than national | 1.00 |
| C. diff infections2026 release | 0.23Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 0.52Better than national | 1.00 |
| Timely care | |||
| Time in emergency department2026 release | 171 minWorse than national | 150 minBest of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 162 min |
| Left ED without being seen2026 release | 2%Best of the selected hospitalsSame as national | 3%Worse than national | 2% |
| Effective care | |||
| Appropriate sepsis care2026 release | 70%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 68%Better than national | 65% |
| Health care workers vaccinated for flu2026 release | 76%Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national | 75%Worse than national | 78% |
| Cost | |||
| Medicare spending per patient2026 release | 0.97Better than national | 0.95Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.00 |
| Capacity | |||
| Total beds2026 release | 194 | 236 | No benchmark |
Overall
Overall star rating
2026 release- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
- 5 starsBest of the selected hospitals
- Methodist Jennie Edmundson
- 3 stars
- National
- No benchmark
Patient experience
Patient survey star rating
2026 release- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
- 2 starsWorse than national
- Methodist Jennie Edmundson
- 4 starsBest of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 3.3 stars
Patients' overall rating
2026 release- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
- 85/100Worse than national
- Methodist Jennie Edmundson
- 89/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 87.9/100
Patients would recommend
2026 release- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
- 83/100Worse than national
- Methodist Jennie Edmundson
- 89/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 87/100
Outcomes
Heart attack death rate
2026 release- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
- 12.6%Worse than national
- Methodist Jennie Edmundson
- 11%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 11.9%
Heart failure death rate
2026 release- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
- 11.6%Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national
- Methodist Jennie Edmundson
- 11.9%Worse than national
- National
- 11.1%
Pneumonia death rate
2026 release- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
- 12.3%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Methodist Jennie Edmundson
- 15%Better than national
- National
- 15.2%
COPD death rate
2026 release- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
- Not reported
- Methodist Jennie Edmundson
- 8.1%Better than national
- National
- 8.6%
CABG surgery death rate
2026 release- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
- Not reported
- Methodist Jennie Edmundson
- Not reported
- National
- 2.4%
Stroke death rate
2026 release- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
- 10.9%Better than national
- Methodist Jennie Edmundson
- 10.2%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 11.9%
Hospital-wide readmission rate
2025 release- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
- 15.1%Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national
- Methodist Jennie Edmundson
- 15.8%Worse than national
- National
- 15%
Safety
Serious complications
2026 release- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
- 0.85Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Methodist Jennie Edmundson
- 1.12Worse than national
- National
- 1.00
Central line bloodstream infections
2026 release- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
- Not reported
- Methodist Jennie Edmundson
- 0.58Better than national
- National
- 1.00
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
2026 release- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
- 0.00Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Methodist Jennie Edmundson
- 0.45Better than national
- National
- 1.00
Surgical site infections (colon)
2026 release- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
- Not reported
- Methodist Jennie Edmundson
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
2026 release- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
- Not reported
- Methodist Jennie Edmundson
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
MRSA bloodstream infections
2026 release- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
- 0.00Better than national
- Methodist Jennie Edmundson
- 0.00Better than national
- National
- 1.00
C. diff infections
2026 release- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
- 0.23Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Methodist Jennie Edmundson
- 0.52Better than national
- National
- 1.00
Timely care
Time in emergency department
2026 release- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
- 171 minWorse than national
- Methodist Jennie Edmundson
- 150 minBest of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 162 min
Left ED without being seen
2026 release- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
- 2%Best of the selected hospitalsSame as national
- Methodist Jennie Edmundson
- 3%Worse than national
- National
- 2%
Effective care
Appropriate sepsis care
2026 release- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
- 70%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Methodist Jennie Edmundson
- 68%Better than national
- National
- 65%
Health care workers vaccinated for flu
2026 release- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
- 76%Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national
- Methodist Jennie Edmundson
- 75%Worse than national
- National
- 78%
Cost
Medicare spending per patient
2026 release- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
- 0.97Better than national
- Methodist Jennie Edmundson
- 0.95Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 1.00
Capacity
Total beds
2026 release- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
- 194
- Methodist Jennie Edmundson
- 236
- National
- No benchmark
Source: CMS Care Compare annual releases. Not reported means CMS suppressed or didn’t publish a value (for example, too few cases).
Trends since 2020
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