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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. Leading: VA Central Iowa Healthcare System, MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center, CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs. 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%
1	VA Central Iowa Healthcare SystemDes Moines, IA · Veterans Affairs	12.0%, 91st percentile	11.3%, 68th percentile	13.0%, 15th percentile	10.1%, 14th percentile	—	—	14.8%, 61st percentile	Compare VA Central Iowa Healthcare System
2	MercyOne Siouxland Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care	12.2%, 90th percentile	13.1%, 13th percentile	11.2%, 46th percentile	7.4%, 80th percentile	3.3%, 12th percentile	11.5%, 53rd percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	Compare MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center
T3	CHI Health Mercy Council BluffsCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care	12.3%, 89th percentile	12.6%, 23rd percentile	11.6%, 37th percentile	—	—	10.9%, 64th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	Compare CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
T3	Iowa City VA Medical CenterIowa City, IA · Veterans Affairs	12.3%, 89th percentile	11.1%, 74th percentile	8.6%, 90th percentile	8.1%, 61st percentile	—	—	13.8%, 96th percentile	Compare Iowa City VA Medical Center
T5	University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center DownIowa City, IA · Acute care	12.7%, 85th percentile	12.4%, 29th percentile	12.2%, 27th percentile	9.1%, 34th percentile	—	9.0%, 93rd percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	Compare University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down
T5	Van Buren County HospitalKeosauqua, IA · Critical access	12.7%, 85th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	15.6%, 16th percentile	Compare Van Buren County Hospital
T7	Mahaska Health PartnershipOskaloosa, IA · Critical access	13.2%, 80th percentile	—	10.0%, 70th percentile	10.6%, 9th percentile	—	11.6%, 51st percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	Compare Mahaska Health Partnership
T7	Sartori Memorial Hospital, IncCedar Falls, IA · Acute care	13.2%, 80th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.3%, 86th percentile	Compare Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc
T9	St Lukes HospitalCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care	13.8%, 72nd percentile	10.5%, 89th percentile	10.2%, 66th percentile	9.3%, 28th percentile	2.2%, 55th percentile	10.2%, 77th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	Compare St Lukes Hospital
T9	Trinity MuscatineMuscatine, IA · Acute care	13.8%, 72nd percentile	—	11.4%, 41st percentile	9.3%, 28th percentile	—	11.1%, 60th percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	Compare Trinity Muscatine
T9	Adair County Memorial HospitalGreenfield, IA · Critical access	13.8%, 72nd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.8%, 61st percentile	Compare Adair County Memorial Hospital
12	Grinnell Regional Medical CenterGrinnell, IA · Acute care	14.0%, 69th percentile	—	13.9%, 8th percentile	7.7%, 72nd percentile	—	9.9%, 82nd percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	Compare Grinnell Regional Medical Center
13	Henry County Health CenterMount Pleasant, IA · Critical access	14.1%, 67th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.7%, 68th percentile	Compare Henry County Health Center
T14	Virginia Gay HospitalVinton, IA · Critical access	14.2%, 66th percentile	—	11.1%, 48th percentile	—	—	—	14.8%, 61st percentile	Compare Virginia Gay Hospital
T14	CHI Health - Mercy CorningCorning, IA · Critical access	14.2%, 66th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.8%, 61st percentile	Compare CHI Health - Mercy Corning
T14	Trinity - BettendorfBettendorf, IA · Acute care	14.2%, 66th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	10.9%, 52nd percentile	8.6%, 46th percentile	—	10.9%, 64th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	Compare Trinity - Bettendorf
17	Mercy Medical Center - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care	14.5%, 61st percentile	13.3%, 10th percentile	10.2%, 66th percentile	8.8%, 41st percentile	3.7%, 6th percentile	11.7%, 49th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	Compare Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids
18	Montgomery County Memorial HospitalRed Oak, IA · Critical access	14.6%, 60th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	15.2%, 34th percentile	Compare Montgomery County Memorial Hospital
19	MercyOne Centerville Medical CenterCenterville, IA · Critical access	14.7%, 58th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.9%, 54th percentile	Compare MercyOne Centerville Medical Center
20	Jones Regional Medical CenterAnamosa, IA · Critical access	14.8%, 56th percentile	—	12.4%, 23rd percentile	—	—	—	14.7%, 68th percentile	Compare Jones Regional Medical Center
T21	Floyd Valley HealthcareLe Mars, IA · Critical access	14.9%, 54th percentile	—	16.9%, 1st percentile	—	—	—	15.0%, 46th percentile	Compare Floyd Valley Healthcare
T21	MercyOne Dubuque Medical CenterDubuque, IA · Acute care	14.9%, 54th percentile	13.2%, 11th percentile	11.0%, 50th percentile	10.3%, 11th percentile	—	12.1%, 42nd percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	Compare MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center
T23	Methodist Jennie EdmundsonCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care	15.0%, 52nd percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	11.9%, 32nd percentile	8.1%, 61st percentile	—	10.2%, 77th percentile	15.8%, 11th percentile	Compare Methodist Jennie Edmundson
T23	MercyOne Genesis Dewitt Medical CenterDewitt, IA · Critical access	15.0%, 52nd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.7%, 68th percentile	Compare MercyOne Genesis Dewitt Medical Center
25	Knoxville Hospital & ClinicsKnoxville, IA · Critical access	15.2%, 50th percentile	—	—	9.6%, 22nd percentile	—	—	14.6%, 74th percentile	Compare Knoxville Hospital & Clinics
26	Van Diest Medical CenterWebster City, IA · Critical access	15.3%, 48th percentile	—	11.8%, 34th percentile	—	—	—	14.4%, 83rd percentile	Compare Van Diest Medical Center
T27	Floyd County Medical CenterCharles City, IA · Critical access	15.4%, 46th percentile	—	13.7%, 10th percentile	—	—	—	14.7%, 68th percentile	Compare Floyd County Medical Center
T27	Hawarden Regional HealthcareHawarden, IA · Critical access	15.4%, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	15.0%, 46th percentile	Compare Hawarden Regional Healthcare
T27	Washington County Hospital And ClinicsWashington, IA · Critical access	15.4%, 46th percentile	—	—	10.0%, 15th percentile	—	—	15.5%, 19th percentile	Compare Washington County Hospital And Clinics
T30	MercyOne Clinton Medical CenterClinton, IA · Acute care	15.5%, 45th percentile	12.2%, 35th percentile	11.4%, 41st percentile	11.4%, 4th percentile	—	13.1%, 27th percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	Compare MercyOne Clinton Medical Center
T30	Humboldt County Memorial HospitalHumboldt, IA · Critical access	15.5%, 45th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.8%, 61st percentile	Compare Humboldt County Memorial Hospital
T32	Genesis Medical Center-DavenportDavenport, IA · Acute care	15.6%, 43rd percentile	12.4%, 29th percentile	13.3%, 12th percentile	7.8%, 69th percentile	2.0%, 69th percentile	12.3%, 39th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	Compare Genesis Medical Center-Davenport
T32	Decatur County HospitalLeon, IA · Critical access	15.6%, 43rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.7%, 68th percentile	Compare Decatur County Hospital
T32	Hancock County Health SystemBritt, IA · Critical access	15.6%, 43rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.5%, 79th percentile	Compare Hancock County Health System
T32	Lucas County Health CenterChariton, IA · Critical access	15.6%, 43rd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.9%, 54th percentile	Compare Lucas County Health Center
36	Hansen Family HospitalIowa Falls, IA · Critical access	15.7%, 42nd percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.6%, 74th percentile	Compare Hansen Family Hospital
T37	MercyOne North Iowa Medical CenterMason City, IA · Acute care	15.8%, 40th percentile	12.7%, 21st percentile	15.6%, 2nd percentile	11.0%, 6th percentile	3.7%, 6th percentile	13.1%, 27th percentile	14.3%, 86th percentile	Compare MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center
T37	Ringgold County HospitalMount Ayr, IA · Critical access	15.8%, 40th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.7%, 68th percentile	Compare Ringgold County Hospital
T39	Clarke County HospitalOsceola, IA · Critical access	15.9%, 39th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.8%, 61st percentile	Compare Clarke County Hospital
T39	Pella Regional Health CenterPella, IA · Critical access	15.9%, 39th percentile	—	11.2%, 46th percentile	8.4%, 52nd percentile	—	—	14.2%, 89th percentile	Compare Pella Regional Health Center
T39	Mitchell County Regional HealthOsage, IA · Critical access	15.9%, 39th percentile	—	12.5%, 22nd percentile	—	—	—	14.9%, 54th percentile	Compare Mitchell County Regional Health
T39	Ottumwa Regional Health CenterOttumwa, IA · Acute care	15.9%, 39th percentile	12.1%, 38th percentile	16.8%, 1st percentile	—	—	12.1%, 42nd percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	Compare Ottumwa Regional Health Center
T43	CHI Health Missouri ValleyMissouri Valley, IA · Critical access	16.0%, 38th percentile	—	11.9%, 32nd percentile	—	—	—	14.9%, 54th percentile	Compare CHI Health Missouri Valley
T43	Mary Greeley Medical CenterAmes, IA · Acute care	16.0%, 38th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	12.6%, 20th percentile	7.2%, 85th percentile	—	11.5%, 53rd percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	Compare Mary Greeley Medical Center
T43	Community Memorial Hospital Medical CenterSumner, IA · Critical access	16.0%, 38th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.7%, 68th percentile	Compare Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center
T43	Monroe County HospitalAlbia, IA · Critical access	16.0%, 38th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	14.6%, 74th percentile	Compare Monroe County Hospital
T47	Waverly Health CenterWaverly, IA · Critical access	16.1%, 36th percentile	—	13.5%, 11th percentile	—	—	—	14.2%, 89th percentile	Compare Waverly Health Center
T47	Madison County Health Care SystemWinterset, IA · Critical access	16.1%, 36th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	15.0%, 46th percentile	Compare Madison County Health Care System
49	WinnmedDecorah, IA · Critical access	16.2%, 35th percentile	—	17.5%, 0th percentile	8.7%, 43rd percentile	—	11.7%, 49th percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	Compare Winnmed
T50	Cass County Memorial HospitalAtlantic, IA · Critical access	16.5%, 30th percentile	—	11.1%, 48th percentile	9.3%, 28th percentile	—	—	14.0%, 93rd percentile	Compare Cass County Memorial 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.

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.