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Hospitals in Iowa with the lowest heart attack death rate

24 Iowa hospitals ranked by heart attack death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Trinity Regional Medical Center, St Lukes Hospital, MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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24 hospitals ranked in Iowa by heart attack death rate; 94 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalHeart attack death ratelower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal bedsCompare
National average11.9%3.311.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Trinity Regional Medical CenterFort Dodge, IA · Acute care10.3%, 92nd percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile12.7%, 19th percentile15.2%, 34th percentile1.45, 3rd percentile167 min, 37th percentile0.93, 80th percentile174Compare Trinity Regional Medical Center
2St Lukes HospitalCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care10.5%, 89th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile10.2%, 66th percentile15.1%, 40th percentile1.23, 9th percentile166 min, 38th percentile0.95, 71st percentile532Compare St Lukes Hospital
3MercyOne Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care10.6%, 87th percentile1, 3rd percentile2, 10th percentile13.2%, 13th percentile13.6%, 97th percentile0.96, 51st percentile244 min, 6th percentile1.01, 38th percentile649Compare MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
4Methodist Jennie EdmundsonCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care11.0%, 77th percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile11.9%, 32nd percentile15.8%, 11th percentile1.12, 17th percentile150 min, 49th percentile0.95, 71st percentile236Compare Methodist Jennie Edmundson
5Iowa City VA Medical CenterIowa City, IA · Veterans Affairs11.1%, 74th percentile5, 94th percentile5, 97th percentile8.6%, 90th percentile13.8%, 96th percentile0.85, 85th percentile——475Compare Iowa City VA Medical Center
6VA Central Iowa Healthcare SystemDes Moines, IA · Veterans Affairs11.3%, 68th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile13.0%, 15th percentile14.8%, 61st percentile1.12, 17th percentile——386Compare VA Central Iowa Healthcare System
7MercyOne Waterloo Medical CenterWaterloo, IA · Acute care11.5%, 62nd percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile8.5%, 91st percentile13.9%, 94th percentile0.98, 41st percentile223 min, 11th percentile0.89, 90th percentile423Compare MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center
8Finley HospitalDubuque, IA · Acute care11.7%, 54th percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile12.8%, 18th percentile16.0%, 7th percentile1.13, 16th percentile114 min, 79th percentile0.90, 88th percentile158Compare Finley Hospital
T9Mary Greeley Medical CenterAmes, IA · Acute care11.9%, 46th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile12.6%, 20th percentile15.2%, 34th percentile0.76, 96th percentile146 min, 52nd percentile0.95, 71st percentile220Compare Mary Greeley Medical Center
T9Trinity - BettendorfBettendorf, IA · Acute care11.9%, 46th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile10.9%, 52nd percentile15.2%, 34th percentile0.81, 92nd percentile205 min, 17th percentile0.95, 71st percentile150Compare Trinity - Bettendorf
11Ottumwa Regional Health CenterOttumwa, IA · Acute care12.1%, 38th percentile2, 17th percentile1, 1st percentile16.8%, 1st percentile14.6%, 74th percentile0.91, 70th percentile166 min, 38th percentile1.00, 44th percentile235Compare Ottumwa Regional Health Center
12MercyOne Clinton Medical CenterClinton, IA · Acute care12.2%, 35th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile11.4%, 41st percentile14.5%, 79th percentile0.96, 51st percentile123 min, 71st percentile0.86, 94th percentile147Compare MercyOne Clinton Medical Center
T13University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center DownIowa City, IA · Acute care12.4%, 29th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.2%, 27th percentile15.0%, 46th percentile0.98, 41st percentile149 min, 50th percentile0.99, 50th percentile234Compare University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down
T13Genesis Medical Center-DavenportDavenport, IA · Acute care12.4%, 29th percentile2, 17th percentile2, 10th percentile13.3%, 12th percentile15.7%, 13th percentile1.43, 3rd percentile174 min, 33rd percentile0.96, 66th percentile502Compare Genesis Medical Center-Davenport
T13St Lukes Regional Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care12.4%, 29th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile12.9%, 17th percentile15.6%, 16th percentile1.10, 19th percentile174 min, 33rd percentile0.95, 71st percentile201Compare St Lukes Regional Medical Center
16Allen HospitalWaterloo, IA · Acute care12.5%, 26th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile15.8%, 2nd percentile15.6%, 16th percentile1.10, 19th percentile163 min, 40th percentile0.93, 80th percentile234Compare Allen Hospital
17CHI Health Mercy Council BluffsCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care12.6%, 23rd percentile5, 94th percentile2, 10th percentile11.6%, 37th percentile15.1%, 40th percentile0.85, 85th percentile171 min, 35th percentile0.97, 61st percentile194Compare CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
18MercyOne North Iowa Medical CenterMason City, IA · Acute care12.7%, 21st percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile15.6%, 2nd percentile14.3%, 86th percentile1.00, 35th percentile193 min, 23rd percentile0.96, 66th percentile350Compare MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center
19Southeast Iowa Regional Medical CenterWest Burlington, IA · Acute care12.8%, 19th percentile4, 73rd percentile2, 10th percentile14.5%, 5th percentile13.4%, 98th percentile1.53, 2nd percentile132 min, 63rd percentile0.93, 80th percentile173Compare Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center
20MercyOne Siouxland Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care13.1%, 13th percentile2, 17th percentile2, 10th percentile11.2%, 46th percentile15.1%, 40th percentile1.44, 3rd percentile199 min, 20th percentile0.98, 55th percentile—Compare MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center
21MercyOne Dubuque Medical CenterDubuque, IA · Acute care13.2%, 11th percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile11.0%, 50th percentile15.6%, 16th percentile1.31, 6th percentile204 min, 17th percentile0.93, 80th percentile524Compare MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center
22Mercy Medical Center - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care13.3%, 10th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile10.2%, 66th percentile15.1%, 40th percentile1.24, 8th percentile148 min, 50th percentile0.95, 71st percentile347Compare Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids
23University Of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City, IA · Acute care13.7%, 6th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile12.2%, 27th percentile13.5%, 98th percentile1.25, 8th percentile210 min, 15th percentile1.05, 19th percentile1,103Compare University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics
24UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines, IA · Acute care14.7%, 1st percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile13.9%, 8th percentile13.5%, 98th percentile1.01, 33rd percentile182 min, 28th percentile0.97, 61st percentile674Compare 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.

Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
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).