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Hospitals in Iowa with the lowest surgical site infections (colon)

17 Iowa hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (colon) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Finley Hospital, UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi, St Lukes Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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17 hospitals ranked in Iowa by surgical site infections (colon); 101 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Surgical site infections (colon)lower 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
1	Finley HospitalDubuque, IA · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.7%, 54th percentile	12.8%, 18th percentile	16.0%, 7th percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	114 min, 79th percentile	0.90, 88th percentile	158	Compare Finley Hospital
2	UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines, IA · Acute care	0.19, 79th 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
3	St Lukes HospitalCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care	0.33, 74th 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
4	St Lukes Regional Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care	0.34, 74th 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
5	Trinity - BettendorfBettendorf, IA · Acute care	0.36, 73rd percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	10.9%, 52nd percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	205 min, 17th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	150	Compare Trinity - Bettendorf
6	University Of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City, IA · Acute care	0.71, 51st 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
7	Mercy Medical Center - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care	0.72, 49th 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
8	MercyOne Waterloo Medical CenterWaterloo, IA · Acute care	0.79, 45th 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
9	Genesis Medical Center-DavenportDavenport, IA · Acute care	0.80, 44th 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
10	MercyOne North Iowa Medical CenterMason City, IA · Acute care	0.84, 41st 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
11	Mary Greeley Medical CenterAmes, IA · Acute care	0.89, 38th 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
12	Southeast Iowa Regional Medical CenterWest Burlington, IA · Acute care	0.96, 33rd 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
13	MercyOne Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care	0.96, 33rd 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
14	MercyOne Dubuque Medical CenterDubuque, IA · Acute care	1.41, 17th 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
15	Trinity Regional Medical CenterFort Dodge, IA · Acute care	1.55, 13th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.3%, 92nd percentile	12.7%, 19th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	1.45, 3rd percentile	167 min, 37th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	174	Compare Trinity Regional Medical Center
16	Allen HospitalWaterloo, IA · Acute care	1.76, 9th 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
17	MercyOne Clinton Medical CenterClinton, IA · Acute care	2.95, 1st percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.2%, 35th percentile	11.4%, 41st percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	123 min, 71st percentile	0.86, 94th percentile	147	Compare MercyOne Clinton Medical Center

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.

Surgical site infections (colon): Surgical site infections from colon surgery (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).