Hospital rankings
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.
| # | Hospital | MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better | Serious complicationslower is better | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better | Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better | Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower 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 | CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.23, 57th percentile | Compare CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs |
| T1 | St Lukes Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.23, 9th percentile | 0.33, 63rd percentile | 0.51, 39th percentile | 0.33, 74th percentile | — | 0.38, 36th percentile | Compare St Lukes Hospital |
| T1 | Allen Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 1.16, 11th percentile | 0.54, 37th percentile | 1.76, 9th percentile | — | 0.23, 58th percentile | Compare Allen Hospital |
| T1 | MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.31, 6th percentile | 0.78, 27th percentile | 0.75, 22nd percentile | 1.41, 17th percentile | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center |
| T1 | Methodist Jennie Edmundson | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 0.58, 41st percentile | 0.45, 44th percentile | — | — | 0.52, 23rd percentile | Compare Methodist Jennie Edmundson |
| T1 | MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.58, 41st percentile | 0.09, 75th percentile | 0.84, 41st percentile | — | 0.34, 41st percentile | Compare MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center |
| 7 | MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center | 0.45, 63rd percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 1.01, 16th percentile | 0.21, 67th percentile | 0.79, 45th percentile | — | 0.52, 23rd percentile | Compare MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center |
| 8 | University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | 0.73, 38th percentile | 1.25, 8th percentile | 0.85, 23rd percentile | 0.42, 48th percentile | 0.71, 51st percentile | 0.70, 59th percentile | 0.41, 32nd percentile | Compare University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics |
| 9 | Broadlawns Medical Center | 0.73, 38th percentile | 1.18, 12th percentile | 0.90, 20th percentile | 1.62, 3rd percentile | — | — | 0.20, 62nd percentile | Compare Broadlawns Medical Center |
| 10 | Genesis Medical Center-Davenport | 0.77, 35th percentile | 1.43, 3rd percentile | 0.48, 50th percentile | 1.14, 9th percentile | 0.80, 44th percentile | — | 0.22, 60th percentile | Compare Genesis Medical Center-Davenport |
| 11 | St Lukes Regional Medical Center | 0.81, 33rd percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 0.98, 17th percentile | 0.38, 52nd percentile | 0.34, 74th percentile | — | 0.51, 24th percentile | Compare St Lukes Regional Medical Center |
| 12 | Mary Greeley Medical Center | 0.86, 30th percentile | 0.76, 96th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.26, 7th percentile | 0.89, 38th percentile | — | 0.47, 27th percentile | Compare Mary Greeley Medical Center |
| 13 | UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | 0.87, 29th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 0.42, 56th percentile | 0.50, 40th percentile | 0.19, 79th percentile | 0.99, 40th percentile | 0.52, 23rd percentile | Compare UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi |
| 14 | MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center | 0.90, 27th percentile | 1.44, 3rd percentile | 0.77, 28th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.38, 36th percentile | Compare MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center |
| 15 | Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids | 1.12, 17th percentile | 1.24, 8th percentile | 1.12, 12th percentile | 0.13, 73rd percentile | 0.72, 49th percentile | — | 0.45, 28th percentile | Compare Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids |
| 16 | MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center | 1.23, 13th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.46, 52nd percentile | 0.43, 46th percentile | 0.96, 33rd percentile | 0.98, 40th percentile | 0.48, 26th percentile | Compare MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center |
| 17 | Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center | 1.26, 12th percentile | 1.53, 2nd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.22, 66th percentile | 0.96, 33rd percentile | — | 0.32, 45th percentile | Compare Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center |
| 18 | University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | 1.91, 3rd percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | 0.95, 13th percentile | — | — | 0.31, 46th percentile | 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).
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- Central line bloodstream infections
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- 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).
- C. diff infections
- Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).