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Hospitals in Iowa with the lowest time in emergency department

112 Iowa hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Compass Memorial Healthcare, Myrtue Medical Center, Jackson County Regional Health Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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112 hospitals ranked in Iowa by time in emergency department; 6 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalTime in emergency departmentlower is betterOverall 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 betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average162 min3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.001.00
1Compass Memorial HealthcareMarengo, IA · Critical access55 min45—12.0%14.7%——25Compare
2Myrtue Medical CenterHarlan, IA · Critical access61 min3——13.2%14.6%——25Compare
3Jackson County Regional Health CenterMaquoketa, IA · Critical access77 min————15.1%——25Compare
4Virginia Gay HospitalVinton, IA · Critical access79 min4——11.1%14.8%——83Compare
5Grundy County Memorial HospitalGrundy Center, IA · Critical access81 min————15.0%——25Compare
6Audubon County Memorial HospitalAudubon, IA · Critical access84 min————14.7%——25Compare
7Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And ClinicsWest Union, IA · Critical access85 min5———14.4%——25Compare
8Cass County Memorial HospitalAtlantic, IA · Critical access86 min54—11.1%14.0%——29Compare
9Iowa Specialty Hospital - BelmondBelmond, IA · Critical access88 min————14.7%——25Compare
10Mitchell County Regional HealthOsage, IA · Critical access89 min3——12.5%14.9%——25Compare
11Buchanan County Health CenterIndependence, IA · Critical access90 min————15.0%——25Compare
T12Regional Health Services Of Howard CountyCresco, IA · Critical access91 min4——12.8%14.7%——25Compare
T12Henry County Health CenterMount Pleasant, IA · Critical access91 min————14.7%——74Compare
T12Washington County Hospital And ClinicsWashington, IA · Critical access91 min————15.5%——25Compare
T15Davis County HospitalBloomfield, IA · Critical access96 min————14.9%——25Compare
T15Guttenberg Municipal HospitalGuttenberg, IA · Critical access96 min————14.6%——25Compare
T15Sartori Memorial Hospital, IncCedar Falls, IA · Acute care96 min————14.3%0.940.9283Compare
T18Decatur County HospitalLeon, IA · Critical access97 min————14.7%——25Compare
T18Veterans Memorial HospitalWaukon, IA · Critical access97 min—5—12.6%14.9%——25Compare
20Hegg Memorial Health CenterRock Valley, IA · Critical access98 min————14.5%——25Compare
21Kossuth Regional Health CenterAlgona, IA · Critical access99 min1——13.7%15.4%——25Compare
T22Horn Memorial HospitalIda Grove, IA · Critical access100 min————14.9%——25Compare
T22Humboldt County Memorial HospitalHumboldt, IA · Critical access100 min————14.8%——21Compare
T24Greater Regional Medical CenterCreston, IA · Critical access101 min34——14.5%——25Compare
T24Crawford County Memorial HospitalDenison, IA · Critical access101 min2——13.7%15.2%——25Compare
T24Hansen Family HospitalIowa Falls, IA · Critical access101 min————14.6%——25Compare
T24Manning Regional Healthcare CenterManning, IA · Critical access101 min————15.1%——17Compare
T24MercyOne Genesis Dewitt Medical CenterDewitt, IA · Critical access101 min————14.7%——90Compare
29Story County HospitalNevada, IA · Critical access102 min————15.2%——25Compare
T30Van Diest Medical CenterWebster City, IA · Critical access103 min55—11.8%14.4%——25Compare
T30Loring HospitalSac City, IA · Critical access103 min————14.6%——25Compare
T30Palo Alto County HospitalEmmetsburg, IA · Critical access103 min————14.8%——25Compare
T33Clarke County HospitalOsceola, IA · Critical access104 min5———14.8%——25Compare
T33Greene County Medical CenterJefferson, IA · Critical access104 min————15.0%——25Compare
T35CHI Health Missouri ValleyMissouri Valley, IA · Critical access105 min4——11.9%14.9%——25Compare
T35Avera Merrill Pioneer HospitalRock Rapids, IA · Critical access105 min————14.9%——25Compare
T35MercyOne Dyersville Medical CenterDyersville, IA · Critical access105 min———————25Compare
T38George C Grape Community HospitalHamburg, IA · Critical access108 min————14.6%——25Compare
T38Iowa Specialty Hospital - ClarionClarion, IA · Critical access108 min—4——14.8%——25Compare
T38Lucas County Health CenterChariton, IA · Critical access108 min————14.9%——25Compare
41Avera Holy Family HospitalEstherville, IA · Critical access110 min2——14.3%15.3%——25Compare
42Grinnell Regional Medical CenterGrinnell, IA · Acute care112 min24—13.9%14.9%1.070.8949Compare
T43Dallas County HospitalPerry, IA · Critical access113 min————15.1%——25Compare
T43Hancock County Health SystemBritt, IA · Critical access113 min————14.5%——25Compare
T43Montgomery County Memorial HospitalRed Oak, IA · Critical access113 min————15.2%——25Compare
T46WinnmedDecorah, IA · Critical access114 min45—17.5%14.5%——25Compare
T46Finley HospitalDubuque, IA · Acute care114 min3411.7%12.8%16.0%1.130.90158Compare
T46MercyOne Elkader Medical CenterElkader, IA · Critical access114 min————15.5%——25Compare
T46Shenandoah Medical CenterShenandoah, IA · Critical access114 min————15.5%——25Compare
T50Madison County Health Care SystemWinterset, IA · Critical access115 min————15.0%——25Compare

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.

Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
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).
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).