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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. 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
T50Osceola Community HospitalSibley, IA · Critical access115 min————14.6%——25Compare
T52Jones Regional Medical CenterAnamosa, IA · Critical access116 min4——12.4%14.7%——25Compare
T52Keokuk County Health CenterSigourney, IA · Critical access116 min————15.0%——14Compare
54Orange City Area Health SystemOrange City, IA · Critical access117 min34—12.1%15.1%——25Compare
55Jefferson County Health CenterFairfield, IA · Critical access118 min24—15.4%15.0%——25Compare
56Mercy Medical Center-New HamptonNew Hampton, IA · Critical access119 min————15.5%——25Compare
T57Guthrie County HospitalGuthrie Center, IA · Critical access120 min————14.7%——25Compare
T57Pocahontas Community HospitalPocahontas, IA · Critical access120 min———————25Compare
59Sioux Center HealthSioux Center, IA · Critical access121 min—5——14.8%——25Compare
60Boone County HospitalBoone, IA · Critical access122 min————14.9%——25Compare
T61MercyOne Clinton Medical CenterClinton, IA · Acute care123 min4412.2%11.4%14.5%0.960.86147Compare
T61MercyOne Oelwein Medical CenterOelwein, IA · Critical access123 min————14.7%——25Compare
T61Monroe County HospitalAlbia, IA · Critical access123 min————14.6%——25Compare
T61Sanford Sheldon Medical CenterSheldon, IA · Critical access123 min————14.4%——25Compare
65CHI Health - Mercy CorningCorning, IA · Critical access124 min3———14.8%——22Compare
66Lakes Regional HealthcareSpirit Lake, IA · Acute care125 min25—17.0%14.4%1.120.8849Compare
67Stewart Memorial Community HospitalLake City, IA · Critical access127 min————15.0%——25Compare
T68Spencer Municipal HospitalSpencer, IA · Acute care128 min44—12.5%14.4%1.130.9093Compare
T68Ringgold County HospitalMount Ayr, IA · Critical access128 min————14.7%——25Compare
T70Burgess Health CenterOnawa, IA · Critical access130 min3——13.7%14.5%——25Compare
T70MercyOne Centerville Medical CenterCenterville, IA · Critical access130 min————14.9%——25Compare
T72Southeast Iowa Regional Medical CenterWest Burlington, IA · Acute care132 min4212.8%14.5%13.4%1.530.93173Compare
T72Community Memorial Hospital Medical CenterSumner, IA · Critical access132 min————14.7%——25Compare
74St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing HomeCarroll, IA · Critical access133 min25——14.7%——25Compare
75Cherokee Regional Medical CenterCherokee, IA · Critical access134 min2——16.1%14.8%——25Compare
T76Trinity MuscatineMuscatine, IA · Acute care136 min42—11.4%13.9%0.970.9380Compare
T76Franklin General HospitalHampton, IA · Critical access136 min————14.5%——77Compare
78Knoxville Hospital & ClinicsKnoxville, IA · Critical access138 min2———14.6%——25Compare
79Adair County Memorial HospitalGreenfield, IA · Critical access140 min————14.8%——25Compare
80Mahaska Health PartnershipOskaloosa, IA · Critical access141 min44—10.0%14.4%——25Compare
T81Mary Greeley Medical CenterAmes, IA · Acute care146 min4411.9%12.6%15.2%0.760.95220Compare
T81Van Buren County HospitalKeosauqua, IA · Critical access146 min————15.6%——25Compare
83Regional Medical CenterManchester, IA · Critical access147 min44—13.8%14.3%——25Compare
84Mercy Medical Center - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care148 min4413.3%10.2%15.1%1.240.95347Compare
T85University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center DownIowa City, IA · Acute care149 min4312.4%12.2%15.0%0.980.99234Compare
T85Wayne County HospitalCorydon, IA · Critical access149 min————15.2%——25Compare
87Methodist Jennie EdmundsonCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care150 min3411.0%11.9%15.8%1.120.95236Compare
T88Pella Regional Health CenterPella, IA · Critical access152 min44—11.2%14.2%——25Compare
T88Buena Vista Regional Medical CenterStorm Lake, IA · Critical access152 min25—18.1%15.0%——35Compare
90Clarinda Regional Health CenterClarinda, IA · Critical access153 min4——13.8%14.5%——25Compare
91MercyOne Newton Medical CenterNewton, IA · Acute care155 min4——12.3%13.4%—0.9968Compare
92Waverly Health CenterWaverly, IA · Critical access157 min55—13.5%14.2%——25Compare
93Hawarden Regional HealthcareHawarden, IA · Critical access158 min————15.0%——25Compare
94UnityPoint Health - MarshalltownMarshalltown, IA · Acute care162 min33—15.5%15.2%0.920.8449Compare
95Allen HospitalWaterloo, IA · Acute care163 min3312.5%15.8%15.6%1.100.93234Compare
T96St Lukes HospitalCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care166 min4410.5%10.2%15.1%1.230.95532Compare
T96Ottumwa Regional Health CenterOttumwa, IA · Acute care166 min2112.1%16.8%14.6%0.911.00235Compare
98Trinity Regional Medical CenterFort Dodge, IA · Acute care167 min2310.3%12.7%15.2%1.450.93174Compare
99Floyd County Medical CenterCharles City, IA · Critical access168 min35—13.7%14.7%——25Compare
100Floyd Valley HealthcareLe Mars, IA · Critical access169 min34—16.9%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).