Hospital rankings
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.
| # | Hospital | Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better | Serious complicationslower is better | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower 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 | ||
| 1 | Finley Hospital | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.13, 16th percentile | — | 0.55, 36th percentile | — | — | 0.17, 66th percentile | Compare Finley Hospital |
| 2 | UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | 0.19, 79th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 0.42, 56th percentile | 0.50, 40th percentile | 0.99, 40th percentile | 0.87, 29th percentile | 0.52, 23rd percentile | Compare UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi |
| 3 | St Lukes Hospital | 0.33, 74th percentile | 1.23, 9th percentile | 0.33, 63rd percentile | 0.51, 39th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.38, 36th percentile | Compare St Lukes Hospital |
| 4 | St Lukes Regional Medical Center | 0.34, 74th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 0.98, 17th percentile | 0.38, 52nd percentile | — | 0.81, 33rd percentile | 0.51, 24th percentile | Compare St Lukes Regional Medical Center |
| 5 | Trinity - Bettendorf | 0.36, 73rd percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.93, 6th percentile | Compare Trinity - Bettendorf |
| 6 | University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | 0.71, 51st percentile | 1.25, 8th percentile | 0.85, 23rd percentile | 0.42, 48th percentile | 0.70, 59th percentile | 0.73, 38th percentile | 0.41, 32nd percentile | Compare University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics |
| 7 | Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids | 0.72, 49th percentile | 1.24, 8th percentile | 1.12, 12th percentile | 0.13, 73rd percentile | — | 1.12, 17th percentile | 0.45, 28th percentile | Compare Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids |
| 8 | MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center | 0.79, 45th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 1.01, 16th percentile | 0.21, 67th percentile | — | 0.45, 63rd percentile | 0.52, 23rd percentile | Compare MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center |
| 9 | Genesis Medical Center-Davenport | 0.80, 44th percentile | 1.43, 3rd percentile | 0.48, 50th percentile | 1.14, 9th percentile | — | 0.77, 35th percentile | 0.22, 60th percentile | Compare Genesis Medical Center-Davenport |
| 10 | MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center | 0.84, 41st percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.58, 41st percentile | 0.09, 75th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.34, 41st percentile | Compare MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center |
| 11 | Mary Greeley Medical Center | 0.89, 38th percentile | 0.76, 96th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.26, 7th percentile | — | 0.86, 30th percentile | 0.47, 27th percentile | Compare Mary Greeley Medical Center |
| 12 | Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center | 0.96, 33rd percentile | 1.53, 2nd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.22, 66th percentile | — | 1.26, 12th percentile | 0.32, 45th percentile | Compare Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center |
| 13 | MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center | 0.96, 33rd percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.46, 52nd percentile | 0.43, 46th percentile | 0.98, 40th percentile | 1.23, 13th percentile | 0.48, 26th percentile | Compare MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center |
| 14 | MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center | 1.41, 17th percentile | 1.31, 6th percentile | 0.78, 27th percentile | 0.75, 22nd percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center |
| 15 | Trinity Regional Medical Center | 1.55, 13th percentile | 1.45, 3rd percentile | 0.85, 23rd percentile | 0.76, 21st percentile | — | — | 0.67, 14th percentile | Compare Trinity Regional Medical Center |
| 16 | Allen Hospital | 1.76, 9th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 1.16, 11th percentile | 0.54, 37th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.23, 58th percentile | Compare Allen Hospital |
| 17 | MercyOne Clinton Medical Center | 2.95, 1st percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | 0.69, 25th percentile | — | — | 0.24, 56th percentile | 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).
- 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 (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).