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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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#	Hospital	Pneumonia death ratelower is better	Heart attack death ratelower is better	Heart failure 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	15.2%	11.9%	11.1%	8.6%	2.4%	11.9%	15.0%
T50	MercyOne Newton Medical CenterNewton, IA · Acute care	16.5%, 30th percentile	—	12.3%, 25th percentile	—	—	12.6%, 34th percentile	13.4%, 98th percentile	Compare MercyOne Newton Medical Center
T50	UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines, IA · Acute care	16.5%, 30th percentile	14.7%, 1st percentile	13.9%, 8th 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
T50	MercyOne Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care	16.5%, 30th percentile	10.6%, 87th percentile	13.2%, 13th percentile	8.7%, 43rd percentile	3.0%, 19th percentile	13.7%, 21st percentile	13.6%, 97th percentile	Compare MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
T50	Sioux Center HealthSioux Center, IA · Critical access	16.5%, 30th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.8%, 61st percentile	Compare Sioux Center Health
T55	Spencer Municipal HospitalSpencer, IA · Acute care	16.6%, 29th percentile	—	12.5%, 22nd percentile	9.0%, 36th percentile	—	13.0%, 28th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	Compare Spencer Municipal Hospital
T55	Myrtue Medical CenterHarlan, IA · Critical access	16.6%, 29th percentile	—	13.2%, 13th percentile	9.8%, 18th percentile	—	—	14.6%, 74th percentile	Compare Myrtue Medical Center
T57	George C Grape Community HospitalHamburg, IA · Critical access	16.7%, 27th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.6%, 74th percentile	Compare George C Grape Community Hospital
T57	Sanford Sheldon Medical CenterSheldon, IA · Critical access	16.7%, 27th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.4%, 83rd percentile	Compare Sanford Sheldon Medical Center
T59	Southeast Iowa Regional Medical CenterWest Burlington, IA · Acute care	16.9%, 25th percentile	12.8%, 19th percentile	14.5%, 5th percentile	7.5%, 78th percentile	—	8.0%, 98th percentile	13.4%, 98th percentile	Compare Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center
T59	Shenandoah Medical CenterShenandoah, IA · Critical access	16.9%, 25th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	15.5%, 19th percentile	Compare Shenandoah Medical Center
61	St Lukes Regional Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care	17.1%, 23rd percentile	12.4%, 29th percentile	12.9%, 17th percentile	13.0%, 1st percentile	—	10.1%, 79th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	Compare St Lukes Regional Medical Center
T62	Clarinda Regional Health CenterClarinda, IA · Critical access	17.2%, 21st percentile	—	13.8%, 9th percentile	8.1%, 61st percentile	—	—	14.5%, 79th percentile	Compare Clarinda Regional Health Center
T62	Franklin General HospitalHampton, IA · Critical access	17.2%, 21st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.5%, 79th percentile	Compare Franklin General Hospital
T62	Veterans Memorial HospitalWaukon, IA · Critical access	17.2%, 21st percentile	—	12.6%, 20th percentile	—	—	—	14.9%, 54th percentile	Compare Veterans Memorial Hospital
T62	Wayne County HospitalCorydon, IA · Critical access	17.2%, 21st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	15.2%, 34th percentile	Compare Wayne County Hospital
T66	Finley HospitalDubuque, IA · Acute care	17.3%, 20th percentile	11.7%, 54th percentile	12.8%, 18th percentile	11.0%, 6th percentile	—	12.7%, 33rd percentile	16.0%, 7th percentile	Compare Finley Hospital
T66	University Of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City, IA · Acute care	17.3%, 20th percentile	13.7%, 6th percentile	12.2%, 27th percentile	12.9%, 1st percentile	2.2%, 55th percentile	10.7%, 68th percentile	13.5%, 98th percentile	Compare University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics
T66	Grundy County Memorial HospitalGrundy Center, IA · Critical access	17.3%, 20th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	15.0%, 46th percentile	Compare Grundy County Memorial Hospital
T69	Regional Medical CenterManchester, IA · Critical access	17.5%, 18th percentile	—	13.8%, 9th percentile	—	—	—	14.3%, 86th percentile	Compare Regional Medical Center
T69	Jefferson County Health CenterFairfield, IA · Critical access	17.5%, 18th percentile	—	15.4%, 2nd percentile	—	—	—	15.0%, 46th percentile	Compare Jefferson County Health Center
71	Buena Vista Regional Medical CenterStorm Lake, IA · Critical access	17.7%, 16th percentile	—	18.1%, 0th percentile	—	—	—	15.0%, 46th percentile	Compare Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
72	Loring HospitalSac City, IA · Critical access	18.0%, 14th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.6%, 74th percentile	Compare Loring Hospital
T73	Compass Memorial HealthcareMarengo, IA · Critical access	18.1%, 13th percentile	—	12.0%, 30th percentile	—	—	—	14.7%, 68th percentile	Compare Compass Memorial Healthcare
T73	Crawford County Memorial HospitalDenison, IA · Critical access	18.1%, 13th percentile	—	13.7%, 10th percentile	—	—	—	15.2%, 34th percentile	Compare Crawford County Memorial Hospital
T73	Trinity Regional Medical CenterFort Dodge, IA · Acute care	18.1%, 13th percentile	10.3%, 92nd percentile	12.7%, 19th percentile	11.1%, 5th percentile	—	9.7%, 85th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	Compare Trinity Regional Medical Center
76	Burgess Health CenterOnawa, IA · Critical access	18.4%, 11th percentile	—	13.7%, 10th percentile	—	—	—	14.5%, 79th percentile	Compare Burgess Health Center
T77	Hegg Memorial Health CenterRock Valley, IA · Critical access	18.5%, 11th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.5%, 79th percentile	Compare Hegg Memorial Health Center
T77	Palo Alto County HospitalEmmetsburg, IA · Critical access	18.5%, 11th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.8%, 61st percentile	Compare Palo Alto County Hospital
79	Orange City Area Health SystemOrange City, IA · Critical access	18.6%, 10th percentile	—	12.1%, 28th percentile	—	—	—	15.1%, 40th percentile	Compare Orange City Area Health System
T80	Allen HospitalWaterloo, IA · Acute care	18.7%, 10th percentile	12.5%, 26th percentile	15.8%, 2nd percentile	10.8%, 8th percentile	2.4%, 44th percentile	12.4%, 37th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	Compare Allen Hospital
T80	Cherokee Regional Medical CenterCherokee, IA · Critical access	18.7%, 10th percentile	—	16.1%, 1st percentile	12.2%, 2nd percentile	—	—	14.8%, 61st percentile	Compare Cherokee Regional Medical Center
82	Mercy Medical Center-New HamptonNew Hampton, IA · Critical access	19.0%, 8th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	15.5%, 19th percentile	Compare Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton
T83	Kossuth Regional Health CenterAlgona, IA · Critical access	19.3%, 7th percentile	—	13.7%, 10th percentile	9.6%, 22nd percentile	—	—	15.4%, 23rd percentile	Compare Kossuth Regional Health Center
T83	Boone County HospitalBoone, IA · Critical access	19.3%, 7th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.9%, 54th percentile	Compare Boone County Hospital
85	MercyOne Waterloo Medical CenterWaterloo, IA · Acute care	19.4%, 6th percentile	11.5%, 62nd percentile	8.5%, 91st percentile	9.4%, 26th percentile	—	10.2%, 77th percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	Compare MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center
86	Stewart Memorial Community HospitalLake City, IA · Critical access	19.5%, 6th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	15.0%, 46th percentile	Compare Stewart Memorial Community Hospital
87	Lakes Regional HealthcareSpirit Lake, IA · Acute care	19.7%, 5th percentile	—	17.0%, 1st percentile	9.2%, 31st percentile	—	12.5%, 36th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	Compare Lakes Regional Healthcare
88	Iowa Specialty Hospital - ClarionClarion, IA · Critical access	20.0%, 4th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.8%, 61st percentile	Compare Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion
89	St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing HomeCarroll, IA · Critical access	20.4%, 4th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.7%, 68th percentile	Compare St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing Home
90	UnityPoint Health - MarshalltownMarshalltown, IA · Acute care	21.6%, 2nd percentile	—	15.5%, 2nd percentile	—	—	10.9%, 64th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	Compare UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown
T91	Avera Holy Family HospitalEstherville, IA · Critical access	21.7%, 1st percentile	—	14.3%, 6th percentile	—	—	—	15.3%, 28th percentile	Compare Avera Holy Family Hospital
T91	Horn Memorial HospitalIda Grove, IA · Critical access	21.7%, 1st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.9%, 54th percentile	Compare Horn Memorial Hospital
T91	Jackson County Regional Health CenterMaquoketa, IA · Critical access	21.7%, 1st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	15.1%, 40th percentile	Compare Jackson County Regional Health Center

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.
Heart attack death rate: 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate: 30-day death rate for heart failure 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.