Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Iowa with the lowest surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
3 Iowa hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (hysterectomy) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics, MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center, UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)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 | University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | 0.70, 59th 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 |
| 2 | MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center | 0.98, 40th 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 |
| 3 | UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | 0.99, 40th 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 |
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 (hysterectomy)
- Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (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).