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Hospitals in Iowa with the lowest heart failure death rate

56 Iowa hospitals ranked by heart failure death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center, Iowa City VA Medical Center, Mahaska Health Partnership. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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56 hospitals ranked in Iowa by heart failure death rate; 62 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Heart failure death ratelower is better	Heart attack death ratelower is better	Pneumonia death ratelower is better	COPD death ratelower is better	CABG surgery death ratelower is better	Stroke death ratelower is better	Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data	Compare
	National average	11.1%	11.9%	15.2%	8.6%	2.4%	11.9%	15.0%
1	MercyOne Waterloo Medical CenterWaterloo, IA · Acute care	8.5%, 91st percentile	11.5%, 62nd percentile	19.4%, 6th percentile	9.4%, 26th percentile	—	10.2%, 77th percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	Compare MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center
2	Iowa City VA Medical CenterIowa City, IA · Veterans Affairs	8.6%, 90th percentile	11.1%, 74th percentile	12.3%, 89th percentile	8.1%, 61st percentile	—	—	13.8%, 96th percentile	Compare Iowa City VA Medical Center
3	Mahaska Health PartnershipOskaloosa, IA · Critical access	10.0%, 70th percentile	—	13.2%, 80th percentile	10.6%, 9th percentile	—	11.6%, 51st percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	Compare Mahaska Health Partnership
T4	Mercy Medical Center - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care	10.2%, 66th percentile	13.3%, 10th percentile	14.5%, 61st percentile	8.8%, 41st percentile	3.7%, 6th percentile	11.7%, 49th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	Compare Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids
T4	St Lukes HospitalCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care	10.2%, 66th percentile	10.5%, 89th percentile	13.8%, 72nd percentile	9.3%, 28th percentile	2.2%, 55th percentile	10.2%, 77th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	Compare St Lukes Hospital
6	Trinity - BettendorfBettendorf, IA · Acute care	10.9%, 52nd percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	14.2%, 66th percentile	8.6%, 46th percentile	—	10.9%, 64th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	Compare Trinity - Bettendorf
7	MercyOne Dubuque Medical CenterDubuque, IA · Acute care	11.0%, 50th percentile	13.2%, 11th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	10.3%, 11th percentile	—	12.1%, 42nd percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	Compare MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center
T8	Cass County Memorial HospitalAtlantic, IA · Critical access	11.1%, 48th percentile	—	16.5%, 30th percentile	9.3%, 28th percentile	—	—	14.0%, 93rd percentile	Compare Cass County Memorial Hospital
T8	Virginia Gay HospitalVinton, IA · Critical access	11.1%, 48th percentile	—	14.2%, 66th percentile	—	—	—	14.8%, 61st percentile	Compare Virginia Gay Hospital
T10	Pella Regional Health CenterPella, IA · Critical access	11.2%, 46th percentile	—	15.9%, 39th percentile	8.4%, 52nd percentile	—	—	14.2%, 89th percentile	Compare Pella Regional Health Center
T10	MercyOne Siouxland Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care	11.2%, 46th percentile	13.1%, 13th percentile	12.2%, 90th percentile	7.4%, 80th percentile	3.3%, 12th percentile	11.5%, 53rd percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	Compare MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center
T12	MercyOne Clinton Medical CenterClinton, IA · Acute care	11.4%, 41st percentile	12.2%, 35th percentile	15.5%, 45th percentile	11.4%, 4th percentile	—	13.1%, 27th percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	Compare MercyOne Clinton Medical Center
T12	Trinity MuscatineMuscatine, IA · Acute care	11.4%, 41st percentile	—	13.8%, 72nd percentile	9.3%, 28th percentile	—	11.1%, 60th percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	Compare Trinity Muscatine
14	CHI Health Mercy Council BluffsCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care	11.6%, 37th percentile	12.6%, 23rd percentile	12.3%, 89th percentile	—	—	10.9%, 64th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	Compare CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
15	Van Diest Medical CenterWebster City, IA · Critical access	11.8%, 34th percentile	—	15.3%, 48th percentile	—	—	—	14.4%, 83rd percentile	Compare Van Diest Medical Center
T16	CHI Health Missouri ValleyMissouri Valley, IA · Critical access	11.9%, 32nd percentile	—	16.0%, 38th percentile	—	—	—	14.9%, 54th percentile	Compare CHI Health Missouri Valley
T16	Methodist Jennie EdmundsonCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care	11.9%, 32nd percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	15.0%, 52nd percentile	8.1%, 61st percentile	—	10.2%, 77th percentile	15.8%, 11th percentile	Compare Methodist Jennie Edmundson
18	Compass Memorial HealthcareMarengo, IA · Critical access	12.0%, 30th percentile	—	18.1%, 13th percentile	—	—	—	14.7%, 68th percentile	Compare Compass Memorial Healthcare
19	Orange City Area Health SystemOrange City, IA · Critical access	12.1%, 28th percentile	—	18.6%, 10th percentile	—	—	—	15.1%, 40th percentile	Compare Orange City Area Health System
T20	University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center DownIowa City, IA · Acute care	12.2%, 27th percentile	12.4%, 29th percentile	12.7%, 85th percentile	9.1%, 34th percentile	—	9.0%, 93rd percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	Compare University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down
T20	University Of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City, IA · Acute care	12.2%, 27th percentile	13.7%, 6th percentile	17.3%, 20th percentile	12.9%, 1st percentile	2.2%, 55th percentile	10.7%, 68th percentile	13.5%, 98th percentile	Compare University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics
22	MercyOne Newton Medical CenterNewton, IA · Acute care	12.3%, 25th percentile	—	16.5%, 30th percentile	—	—	12.6%, 34th percentile	13.4%, 98th percentile	Compare MercyOne Newton Medical Center
23	Jones Regional Medical CenterAnamosa, IA · Critical access	12.4%, 23rd percentile	—	14.8%, 56th percentile	—	—	—	14.7%, 68th percentile	Compare Jones Regional Medical Center
T24	Spencer Municipal HospitalSpencer, IA · Acute care	12.5%, 22nd percentile	—	16.6%, 29th percentile	9.0%, 36th percentile	—	13.0%, 28th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	Compare Spencer Municipal Hospital
T24	Mitchell County Regional HealthOsage, IA · Critical access	12.5%, 22nd percentile	—	15.9%, 39th percentile	—	—	—	14.9%, 54th percentile	Compare Mitchell County Regional Health
T26	Mary Greeley Medical CenterAmes, IA · Acute care	12.6%, 20th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	16.0%, 38th percentile	7.2%, 85th percentile	—	11.5%, 53rd percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	Compare Mary Greeley Medical Center
T26	Veterans Memorial HospitalWaukon, IA · Critical access	12.6%, 20th percentile	—	17.2%, 21st percentile	—	—	—	14.9%, 54th percentile	Compare Veterans Memorial Hospital
28	Trinity Regional Medical CenterFort Dodge, IA · Acute care	12.7%, 19th percentile	10.3%, 92nd percentile	18.1%, 13th percentile	11.1%, 5th percentile	—	9.7%, 85th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	Compare Trinity Regional Medical Center
T29	Regional Health Services Of Howard CountyCresco, IA · Critical access	12.8%, 18th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.7%, 68th percentile	Compare Regional Health Services Of Howard County
T29	Finley HospitalDubuque, IA · Acute care	12.8%, 18th percentile	11.7%, 54th percentile	17.3%, 20th percentile	11.0%, 6th percentile	—	12.7%, 33rd percentile	16.0%, 7th percentile	Compare Finley Hospital
31	St Lukes Regional Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care	12.9%, 17th percentile	12.4%, 29th percentile	17.1%, 23rd percentile	13.0%, 1st percentile	—	10.1%, 79th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	Compare St Lukes Regional Medical Center
32	VA Central Iowa Healthcare SystemDes Moines, IA · Veterans Affairs	13.0%, 15th percentile	11.3%, 68th percentile	12.0%, 91st percentile	10.1%, 14th percentile	—	—	14.8%, 61st percentile	Compare VA Central Iowa Healthcare System
T33	Myrtue Medical CenterHarlan, IA · Critical access	13.2%, 13th percentile	—	16.6%, 29th percentile	9.8%, 18th percentile	—	—	14.6%, 74th percentile	Compare Myrtue Medical Center
T33	MercyOne Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care	13.2%, 13th percentile	10.6%, 87th percentile	16.5%, 30th percentile	8.7%, 43rd percentile	3.0%, 19th percentile	13.7%, 21st percentile	13.6%, 97th percentile	Compare MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
35	Genesis Medical Center-DavenportDavenport, IA · Acute care	13.3%, 12th percentile	12.4%, 29th percentile	15.6%, 43rd percentile	7.8%, 69th percentile	2.0%, 69th percentile	12.3%, 39th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	Compare Genesis Medical Center-Davenport
36	Waverly Health CenterWaverly, IA · Critical access	13.5%, 11th percentile	—	16.1%, 36th percentile	—	—	—	14.2%, 89th percentile	Compare Waverly Health Center
T37	Burgess Health CenterOnawa, IA · Critical access	13.7%, 10th percentile	—	18.4%, 11th percentile	—	—	—	14.5%, 79th percentile	Compare Burgess Health Center
T37	Floyd County Medical CenterCharles City, IA · Critical access	13.7%, 10th percentile	—	15.4%, 46th percentile	—	—	—	14.7%, 68th percentile	Compare Floyd County Medical Center
T37	Crawford County Memorial HospitalDenison, IA · Critical access	13.7%, 10th percentile	—	18.1%, 13th percentile	—	—	—	15.2%, 34th percentile	Compare Crawford County Memorial Hospital
T37	Kossuth Regional Health CenterAlgona, IA · Critical access	13.7%, 10th percentile	—	19.3%, 7th percentile	9.6%, 22nd percentile	—	—	15.4%, 23rd percentile	Compare Kossuth Regional Health Center
T41	Clarinda Regional Health CenterClarinda, IA · Critical access	13.8%, 9th percentile	—	17.2%, 21st percentile	8.1%, 61st percentile	—	—	14.5%, 79th percentile	Compare Clarinda Regional Health Center
T41	Regional Medical CenterManchester, IA · Critical access	13.8%, 9th percentile	—	17.5%, 18th percentile	—	—	—	14.3%, 86th percentile	Compare Regional Medical Center
T43	UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines, IA · Acute care	13.9%, 8th percentile	14.7%, 1st percentile	16.5%, 30th percentile	10.8%, 8th percentile	1.5%, 96th percentile	8.7%, 95th percentile	13.5%, 98th percentile	Compare UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi
T43	Grinnell Regional Medical CenterGrinnell, IA · Acute care	13.9%, 8th percentile	—	14.0%, 69th percentile	7.7%, 72nd percentile	—	9.9%, 82nd percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	Compare Grinnell Regional Medical Center
45	Avera Holy Family HospitalEstherville, IA · Critical access	14.3%, 6th percentile	—	21.7%, 1st percentile	—	—	—	15.3%, 28th percentile	Compare Avera Holy Family Hospital
46	Southeast Iowa Regional Medical CenterWest Burlington, IA · Acute care	14.5%, 5th percentile	12.8%, 19th percentile	16.9%, 25th percentile	7.5%, 78th percentile	—	8.0%, 98th percentile	13.4%, 98th percentile	Compare Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center
47	Jefferson County Health CenterFairfield, IA · Critical access	15.4%, 2nd percentile	—	17.5%, 18th percentile	—	—	—	15.0%, 46th percentile	Compare Jefferson County Health Center
48	UnityPoint Health - MarshalltownMarshalltown, IA · Acute care	15.5%, 2nd percentile	—	21.6%, 2nd percentile	—	—	10.9%, 64th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	Compare UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown
49	MercyOne North Iowa Medical CenterMason City, IA · Acute care	15.6%, 2nd percentile	12.7%, 21st percentile	15.8%, 40th percentile	11.0%, 6th percentile	3.7%, 6th percentile	13.1%, 27th percentile	14.3%, 86th percentile	Compare MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center
50	Allen HospitalWaterloo, IA · Acute care	15.8%, 2nd percentile	12.5%, 26th percentile	18.7%, 10th percentile	10.8%, 8th percentile	2.4%, 44th percentile	12.4%, 37th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	Compare Allen Hospital

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 failure death rate: 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Heart attack death rate: 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Pneumonia death rate: 30-day death rate for pneumonia patients.
COPD death rate: 30-day death rate for COPD patients.
CABG surgery death rate: 30-day death rate for CABG surgery patients.
Stroke death rate: 30-day death rate for stroke 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.