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Hospitals in Iowa with the lowest MRSA bloodstream infections

18 Iowa hospitals ranked by MRSA bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs, St Lukes Hospital, Allen Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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18 hospitals ranked in Iowa by mrsa bloodstream infections; 100 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better	Overall star ratinghigher is better	Patient survey star ratinghigher is better	Heart attack death ratelower is better	Heart failure death ratelower is better	Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data	Serious complicationslower is better	Time in emergency departmentlower is better	Medicare spending per patientlower is better	Total beds	Compare
	National average	1.00		3.3	11.9%	11.1%	15.0%	1.00	162 min	1.00
T1	CHI Health Mercy Council BluffsCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	5, 94th percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.6%, 23rd percentile	11.6%, 37th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	171 min, 35th percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	194	Compare CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
T1	St Lukes HospitalCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.5%, 89th percentile	10.2%, 66th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	1.23, 9th percentile	166 min, 38th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	532	Compare St Lukes Hospital
T1	Allen HospitalWaterloo, IA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.5%, 26th percentile	15.8%, 2nd percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	163 min, 40th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	234	Compare Allen Hospital
T1	MercyOne Dubuque Medical CenterDubuque, IA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	13.2%, 11th percentile	11.0%, 50th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	1.31, 6th percentile	204 min, 17th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	524	Compare MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center
T1	Methodist Jennie EdmundsonCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	11.9%, 32nd percentile	15.8%, 11th percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	150 min, 49th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	236	Compare Methodist Jennie Edmundson
T1	MercyOne North Iowa Medical CenterMason City, IA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.7%, 21st percentile	15.6%, 2nd percentile	14.3%, 86th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	193 min, 23rd percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	350	Compare MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center
7	MercyOne Waterloo Medical CenterWaterloo, IA · Acute care	0.45, 63rd percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.5%, 62nd percentile	8.5%, 91st percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	223 min, 11th percentile	0.89, 90th percentile	423	Compare MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center
8	University Of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City, IA · Acute care	0.73, 38th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.7%, 6th percentile	12.2%, 27th percentile	13.5%, 98th percentile	1.25, 8th percentile	210 min, 15th percentile	1.05, 19th percentile	1,103	Compare University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics
9	Broadlawns Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care	0.73, 38th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	—	14.6%, 74th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	204 min, 17th percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	200	Compare Broadlawns Medical Center
10	Genesis Medical Center-DavenportDavenport, IA · Acute care	0.77, 35th percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.4%, 29th percentile	13.3%, 12th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	1.43, 3rd percentile	174 min, 33rd percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	502	Compare Genesis Medical Center-Davenport
11	St Lukes Regional Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care	0.81, 33rd percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.4%, 29th percentile	12.9%, 17th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	174 min, 33rd percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	201	Compare St Lukes Regional Medical Center
12	Mary Greeley Medical CenterAmes, IA · Acute care	0.86, 30th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	12.6%, 20th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	0.76, 96th percentile	146 min, 52nd percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	220	Compare Mary Greeley Medical Center
13	UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines, IA · Acute care	0.87, 29th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	14.7%, 1st percentile	13.9%, 8th percentile	13.5%, 98th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	182 min, 28th percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	674	Compare UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi
14	MercyOne Siouxland Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care	0.90, 27th percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	13.1%, 13th percentile	11.2%, 46th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	1.44, 3rd percentile	199 min, 20th percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	—	Compare MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center
15	Mercy Medical Center - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care	1.12, 17th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	13.3%, 10th percentile	10.2%, 66th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	1.24, 8th percentile	148 min, 50th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	347	Compare Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids
16	MercyOne Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care	1.23, 13th percentile	1, 3rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	10.6%, 87th percentile	13.2%, 13th percentile	13.6%, 97th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	244 min, 6th percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	649	Compare MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
17	Southeast Iowa Regional Medical CenterWest Burlington, IA · Acute care	1.26, 12th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.8%, 19th percentile	14.5%, 5th percentile	13.4%, 98th percentile	1.53, 2nd percentile	132 min, 63rd percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	173	Compare Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center
18	University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center DownIowa City, IA · Acute care	1.91, 3rd percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.4%, 29th percentile	12.2%, 27th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	149 min, 50th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	234	Compare University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down

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.

MRSA bloodstream infections: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
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).