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Hospitals in Iowa with the lowest pneumonia death rate

93 Iowa hospitals ranked by pneumonia death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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93 hospitals ranked in Iowa by pneumonia death rate; 25 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalPneumonia death ratelower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower 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 beds
National average15.2%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T50MercyOne Newton Medical CenterNewton, IA · Acute care16.5%4——12.3%13.4%—155 min0.9968Compare
T50UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines, IA · Acute care16.5%3314.7%13.9%13.5%1.01182 min0.97674Compare
T50MercyOne Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care16.5%1210.6%13.2%13.6%0.96244 min1.01649Compare
T50Sioux Center HealthSioux Center, IA · Critical access16.5%—5——14.8%—121 min—25Compare
T55Spencer Municipal HospitalSpencer, IA · Acute care16.6%44—12.5%14.4%1.13128 min0.9093Compare
T55Myrtue Medical CenterHarlan, IA · Critical access16.6%3——13.2%14.6%—61 min—25Compare
T57George C Grape Community HospitalHamburg, IA · Critical access16.7%————14.6%—108 min—25Compare
T57Sanford Sheldon Medical CenterSheldon, IA · Critical access16.7%————14.4%—123 min—25Compare
T59Southeast Iowa Regional Medical CenterWest Burlington, IA · Acute care16.9%4212.8%14.5%13.4%1.53132 min0.93173Compare
T59Shenandoah Medical CenterShenandoah, IA · Critical access16.9%————15.5%—114 min—25Compare
61St Lukes Regional Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care17.1%2312.4%12.9%15.6%1.10174 min0.95201Compare
T62Clarinda Regional Health CenterClarinda, IA · Critical access17.2%4——13.8%14.5%—153 min—25Compare
T62Franklin General HospitalHampton, IA · Critical access17.2%————14.5%—136 min—77Compare
T62Veterans Memorial HospitalWaukon, IA · Critical access17.2%—5—12.6%14.9%—97 min—25Compare
T62Wayne County HospitalCorydon, IA · Critical access17.2%————15.2%—149 min—25Compare
T66Finley HospitalDubuque, IA · Acute care17.3%3411.7%12.8%16.0%1.13114 min0.90158Compare
T66University Of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City, IA · Acute care17.3%2313.7%12.2%13.5%1.25210 min1.051,103Compare
T66Grundy County Memorial HospitalGrundy Center, IA · Critical access17.3%————15.0%—81 min—25Compare
T69Regional Medical CenterManchester, IA · Critical access17.5%44—13.8%14.3%—147 min—25Compare
T69Jefferson County Health CenterFairfield, IA · Critical access17.5%24—15.4%15.0%—118 min—25Compare
71Buena Vista Regional Medical CenterStorm Lake, IA · Critical access17.7%25—18.1%15.0%—152 min—35Compare
72Loring HospitalSac City, IA · Critical access18.0%————14.6%—103 min—25Compare
T73Compass Memorial HealthcareMarengo, IA · Critical access18.1%45—12.0%14.7%—55 min—25Compare
T73Crawford County Memorial HospitalDenison, IA · Critical access18.1%2——13.7%15.2%—101 min—25Compare
T73Trinity Regional Medical CenterFort Dodge, IA · Acute care18.1%2310.3%12.7%15.2%1.45167 min0.93174Compare
76Burgess Health CenterOnawa, IA · Critical access18.4%3——13.7%14.5%—130 min—25Compare
T77Hegg Memorial Health CenterRock Valley, IA · Critical access18.5%————14.5%—98 min—25Compare
T77Palo Alto County HospitalEmmetsburg, IA · Critical access18.5%————14.8%—103 min—25Compare
79Orange City Area Health SystemOrange City, IA · Critical access18.6%34—12.1%15.1%—117 min—25Compare
T80Allen HospitalWaterloo, IA · Acute care18.7%3312.5%15.8%15.6%1.10163 min0.93234Compare
T80Cherokee Regional Medical CenterCherokee, IA · Critical access18.7%2——16.1%14.8%—134 min—25Compare
82Mercy Medical Center-New HamptonNew Hampton, IA · Critical access19.0%————15.5%—119 min—25Compare
T83Kossuth Regional Health CenterAlgona, IA · Critical access19.3%1——13.7%15.4%—99 min—25Compare
T83Boone County HospitalBoone, IA · Critical access19.3%————14.9%—122 min—25Compare
85MercyOne Waterloo Medical CenterWaterloo, IA · Acute care19.4%4311.5%8.5%13.9%0.98223 min0.89423Compare
86Stewart Memorial Community HospitalLake City, IA · Critical access19.5%————15.0%—127 min—25Compare
87Lakes Regional HealthcareSpirit Lake, IA · Acute care19.7%25—17.0%14.4%1.12125 min0.8849Compare
88Iowa Specialty Hospital - ClarionClarion, IA · Critical access20.0%—4——14.8%—108 min—25Compare
89St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing HomeCarroll, IA · Critical access20.4%25——14.7%—133 min—25Compare
90UnityPoint Health - MarshalltownMarshalltown, IA · Acute care21.6%33—15.5%15.2%0.92162 min0.8449Compare
T91Avera Holy Family HospitalEstherville, IA · Critical access21.7%2——14.3%15.3%—110 min—25Compare
T91Horn Memorial HospitalIda Grove, IA · Critical access21.7%————14.9%—100 min—25Compare
T91Jackson County Regional Health CenterMaquoketa, IA · Critical access21.7%————15.1%—77 min—25Compare

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.

Pneumonia death rate
30-day death rate for pneumonia patients.
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).