Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Iowa with the lowest central line bloodstream infections
18 Iowa hospitals ranked by central line bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Iowa City VA Medical Center, Mary Greeley Medical Center, Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Serious complicationslower is better | Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better | Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better | Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better | MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better | C. diff infectionslower is better | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| T1 | Iowa City VA Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.79, 20th percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare Iowa City VA Medical Center |
| T1 | Mary Greeley Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.76, 96th percentile | 1.26, 7th percentile | 0.89, 38th percentile | — | 0.86, 30th percentile | 0.47, 27th percentile | Compare Mary Greeley Medical Center |
| T1 | Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.53, 2nd percentile | 0.22, 66th percentile | 0.96, 33rd percentile | — | 1.26, 12th percentile | 0.32, 45th percentile | Compare Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center |
| 4 | St Lukes Hospital | 0.33, 63rd percentile | 1.23, 9th percentile | 0.51, 39th percentile | 0.33, 74th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.38, 36th percentile | Compare St Lukes Hospital |
| 5 | UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | 0.42, 56th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 0.50, 40th percentile | 0.19, 79th percentile | 0.99, 40th percentile | 0.87, 29th percentile | 0.52, 23rd percentile | Compare UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi |
| 6 | MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center | 0.46, 52nd percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.43, 46th percentile | 0.96, 33rd percentile | 0.98, 40th percentile | 1.23, 13th percentile | 0.48, 26th percentile | Compare MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center |
| 7 | Genesis Medical Center-Davenport | 0.48, 50th percentile | 1.43, 3rd percentile | 1.14, 9th percentile | 0.80, 44th percentile | — | 0.77, 35th percentile | 0.22, 60th percentile | Compare Genesis Medical Center-Davenport |
| 8 | MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center | 0.58, 41st percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.09, 75th percentile | 0.84, 41st percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.34, 41st percentile | Compare MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center |
| 9 | Methodist Jennie Edmundson | 0.58, 41st percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 0.45, 44th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.52, 23rd percentile | Compare Methodist Jennie Edmundson |
| 10 | MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center | 0.77, 28th percentile | 1.44, 3rd percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.90, 27th percentile | 0.38, 36th percentile | Compare MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center |
| 11 | MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center | 0.78, 27th percentile | 1.31, 6th percentile | 0.75, 22nd percentile | 1.41, 17th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center |
| 12 | University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | 0.85, 23rd percentile | 1.25, 8th percentile | 0.42, 48th percentile | 0.71, 51st percentile | 0.70, 59th percentile | 0.73, 38th percentile | 0.41, 32nd percentile | Compare University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics |
| 13 | Trinity Regional Medical Center | 0.85, 23rd percentile | 1.45, 3rd percentile | 0.76, 21st percentile | 1.55, 13th percentile | — | — | 0.67, 14th percentile | Compare Trinity Regional Medical Center |
| 14 | Broadlawns Medical Center | 0.90, 20th percentile | 1.18, 12th percentile | 1.62, 3rd percentile | — | — | 0.73, 38th percentile | 0.20, 62nd percentile | Compare Broadlawns Medical Center |
| 15 | St Lukes Regional Medical Center | 0.98, 17th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 0.38, 52nd percentile | 0.34, 74th percentile | — | 0.81, 33rd percentile | 0.51, 24th percentile | Compare St Lukes Regional Medical Center |
| 16 | MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center | 1.01, 16th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.21, 67th percentile | 0.79, 45th percentile | — | 0.45, 63rd percentile | 0.52, 23rd percentile | Compare MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center |
| 17 | Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids | 1.12, 12th percentile | 1.24, 8th percentile | 0.13, 73rd percentile | 0.72, 49th percentile | — | 1.12, 17th percentile | 0.45, 28th percentile | Compare Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids |
| 18 | Allen Hospital | 1.16, 11th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 0.54, 37th percentile | 1.76, 9th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.23, 58th percentile | Compare Allen Hospital |
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.
- Central line bloodstream infections
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Surgical site infections (colon)
- Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
- Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- MRSA bloodstream infections
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- C. diff infections
- Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).