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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 | Serious complicationslower is better | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better | Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better | MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better | C. diff infectionslower is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 1 | University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | 0.70, 59th percentile | 1.25, 8th percentile | 0.85, 23rd percentile | 0.42, 48th percentile | 0.71, 51st percentile | 0.73, 38th percentile | 0.41, 32nd percentile | Compare University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics |
| 2 | MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center | 0.98, 40th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.46, 52nd percentile | 0.43, 46th percentile | 0.96, 33rd percentile | 1.23, 13th percentile | 0.48, 26th percentile | Compare MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center |
| 3 | UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | 0.99, 40th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 0.42, 56th percentile | 0.50, 40th percentile | 0.19, 79th percentile | 0.87, 29th percentile | 0.52, 23rd percentile | 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).
- 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).
- 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).