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Top-rated hospitals in Iowa

62 Iowa hospitals ranked by overall star rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Van Diest Medical Center, Waverly Health Center, Iowa City VA Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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62 hospitals ranked in Iowa by overall star rating; 56 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T1Van Diest Medical CenterWebster City, IA · Critical access55—11.8%14.4%—103 min—25Compare
T1Waverly Health CenterWaverly, IA · Critical access55—13.5%14.2%—157 min—25Compare
T1Iowa City VA Medical CenterIowa City, IA · Veterans Affairs5511.1%8.6%13.8%0.85——475Compare
T1Cass County Memorial HospitalAtlantic, IA · Critical access54—11.1%14.0%—86 min—29Compare
T1CHI Health Mercy Council BluffsCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care5212.6%11.6%15.1%0.85171 min0.97194Compare
T1Clarke County HospitalOsceola, IA · Critical access5———14.8%—104 min—25Compare
T1Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And ClinicsWest Union, IA · Critical access5———14.4%—85 min—25Compare
T8Compass Memorial HealthcareMarengo, IA · Critical access45—12.0%14.7%—55 min—25Compare
T8Regional Medical CenterManchester, IA · Critical access44—13.8%14.3%—147 min—25Compare
T8Mahaska Health PartnershipOskaloosa, IA · Critical access44—10.0%14.4%—141 min—25Compare
T8Mary Greeley Medical CenterAmes, IA · Acute care4411.9%12.6%15.2%0.76146 min0.95220Compare
T8Pella Regional Health CenterPella, IA · Critical access44—11.2%14.2%—152 min—25Compare
T8Spencer Municipal HospitalSpencer, IA · Acute care44—12.5%14.4%1.13128 min0.9093Compare
T8St Lukes HospitalCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care4410.5%10.2%15.1%1.23166 min0.95532Compare
T8WinnmedDecorah, IA · Critical access45—17.5%14.5%—114 min—25Compare
T8Mercy Medical Center - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care4413.3%10.2%15.1%1.24148 min0.95347Compare
T8VA Central Iowa Healthcare SystemDes Moines, IA · Veterans Affairs4411.3%13.0%14.8%1.12——386Compare
T8MercyOne Clinton Medical CenterClinton, IA · Acute care4412.2%11.4%14.5%0.96123 min0.86147Compare
T8MercyOne Waterloo Medical CenterWaterloo, IA · Acute care4311.5%8.5%13.9%0.98223 min0.89423Compare
T8University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center DownIowa City, IA · Acute care4312.4%12.2%15.0%0.98149 min0.99234Compare
T8Trinity MuscatineMuscatine, IA · Acute care42—11.4%13.9%0.97136 min0.9380Compare
T8Southeast Iowa Regional Medical CenterWest Burlington, IA · Acute care4212.8%14.5%13.4%1.53132 min0.93173Compare
T8CHI Health Missouri ValleyMissouri Valley, IA · Critical access4——11.9%14.9%—105 min—25Compare
T8Clarinda Regional Health CenterClarinda, IA · Critical access4——13.8%14.5%—153 min—25Compare
T8Jones Regional Medical CenterAnamosa, IA · Critical access4——12.4%14.7%—116 min—25Compare
T8MercyOne Newton Medical CenterNewton, IA · Acute care4——12.3%13.4%—155 min0.9968Compare
T8Regional Health Services Of Howard CountyCresco, IA · Critical access4——12.8%14.7%—91 min—25Compare
T8Virginia Gay HospitalVinton, IA · Critical access4——11.1%14.8%—79 min—83Compare
T29Orange City Area Health SystemOrange City, IA · Critical access34—12.1%15.1%—117 min—25Compare
T29Floyd County Medical CenterCharles City, IA · Critical access35—13.7%14.7%—168 min—25Compare
T29Greater Regional Medical CenterCreston, IA · Critical access34——14.5%—101 min—25Compare
T29Finley HospitalDubuque, IA · Acute care3411.7%12.8%16.0%1.13114 min0.90158Compare
T29Floyd Valley HealthcareLe Mars, IA · Critical access34—16.9%15.0%—169 min—25Compare
T29Broadlawns Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care33——14.6%1.18204 min0.98200Compare
T29MercyOne Dubuque Medical CenterDubuque, IA · Acute care3413.2%11.0%15.6%1.31204 min0.93524Compare
T29Methodist Jennie EdmundsonCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care3411.0%11.9%15.8%1.12150 min0.95236Compare
T29Allen HospitalWaterloo, IA · Acute care3312.5%15.8%15.6%1.10163 min0.93234Compare
T29Trinity - BettendorfBettendorf, IA · Acute care3311.9%10.9%15.2%0.81205 min0.95150Compare
T29UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines, IA · Acute care3314.7%13.9%13.5%1.01182 min0.97674Compare
T29UnityPoint Health - MarshalltownMarshalltown, IA · Acute care33—15.5%15.2%0.92162 min0.8449Compare
T29Burgess Health CenterOnawa, IA · Critical access3——13.7%14.5%—130 min—25Compare
T29CHI Health - Mercy CorningCorning, IA · Critical access3———14.8%—124 min—22Compare
T29Mitchell County Regional HealthOsage, IA · Critical access3——12.5%14.9%—89 min—25Compare
T29Myrtue Medical CenterHarlan, IA · Critical access3——13.2%14.6%—61 min—25Compare
T45Buena Vista Regional Medical CenterStorm Lake, IA · Critical access25—18.1%15.0%—152 min—35Compare
T45Lakes Regional HealthcareSpirit Lake, IA · Acute care25—17.0%14.4%1.12125 min0.8849Compare
T45Jefferson County Health CenterFairfield, IA · Critical access24—15.4%15.0%—118 min—25Compare
T45St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing HomeCarroll, IA · Critical access25——14.7%—133 min—25Compare
T45Grinnell Regional Medical CenterGrinnell, IA · Acute care24—13.9%14.9%1.07112 min0.8949Compare
T45St Lukes Regional Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care2312.4%12.9%15.6%1.10174 min0.95201Compare

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).