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Hospitals in Iowa with the highest patients would recommend

48 Iowa hospitals ranked by patients would recommend in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Orange City Area Health System, Van Diest Medical Center, Compass Memorial Healthcare. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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48 hospitals ranked in Iowa by patients would recommend; 70 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalPatients would recommendhigher 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 average873.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Orange City Area Health SystemOrange City, IA · Critical access9634—12.1%15.1%—117 min—25Compare
T2Van Diest Medical CenterWebster City, IA · Critical access9455—11.8%14.4%—103 min—25Compare
T2Compass Memorial HealthcareMarengo, IA · Critical access9445—12.0%14.7%—55 min—25Compare
T4Waverly Health CenterWaverly, IA · Critical access9355—13.5%14.2%—157 min—25Compare
T4Mary Greeley Medical CenterAmes, IA · Acute care934411.9%12.6%15.2%0.76146 min0.95220Compare
T4Spencer Municipal HospitalSpencer, IA · Acute care9344—12.5%14.4%1.13128 min0.9093Compare
T4Floyd County Medical CenterCharles City, IA · Critical access9335—13.7%14.7%—168 min—25Compare
T4Lakes Regional HealthcareSpirit Lake, IA · Acute care9325—17.0%14.4%1.12125 min0.8849Compare
T4Iowa Specialty Hospital - ClarionClarion, IA · Critical access93—4——14.8%—108 min—25Compare
T4Sioux Center HealthSioux Center, IA · Critical access93—5——14.8%—121 min—25Compare
T4Veterans Memorial HospitalWaukon, IA · Critical access93—5—12.6%14.9%—97 min—25Compare
T12Cass County Memorial HospitalAtlantic, IA · Critical access9254—11.1%14.0%—86 min—29Compare
T12Iowa City VA Medical CenterIowa City, IA · Veterans Affairs925511.1%8.6%13.8%0.85——475Compare
T12Mahaska Health PartnershipOskaloosa, IA · Critical access9244—10.0%14.4%—141 min—25Compare
T12Mercy Medical Center - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care924413.3%10.2%15.1%1.24148 min0.95347Compare
T12Pella Regional Health CenterPella, IA · Critical access9244—11.2%14.2%—152 min—25Compare
T12Regional Medical CenterManchester, IA · Critical access9244—13.8%14.3%—147 min—25Compare
T12St Lukes HospitalCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care924410.5%10.2%15.1%1.23166 min0.95532Compare
T12WinnmedDecorah, IA · Critical access9245—17.5%14.5%—114 min—25Compare
T12Buena Vista Regional Medical CenterStorm Lake, IA · Critical access9225—18.1%15.0%—152 min—35Compare
T12St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing HomeCarroll, IA · Critical access9225——14.7%—133 min—25Compare
T22VA Central Iowa Healthcare SystemDes Moines, IA · Veterans Affairs904411.3%13.0%14.8%1.12——386Compare
T22Broadlawns Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care9033——14.6%1.18204 min0.98200Compare
T22MercyOne Dubuque Medical CenterDubuque, IA · Acute care903413.2%11.0%15.6%1.31204 min0.93524Compare
T25Finley HospitalDubuque, IA · Acute care893411.7%12.8%16.0%1.13114 min0.90158Compare
T25Methodist Jennie EdmundsonCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care893411.0%11.9%15.8%1.12150 min0.95236Compare
T25Grinnell Regional Medical CenterGrinnell, IA · Acute care8924—13.9%14.9%1.07112 min0.8949Compare
T25Jefferson County Health CenterFairfield, IA · Critical access8924—15.4%15.0%—118 min—25Compare
T25St Lukes Regional Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care892312.4%12.9%15.6%1.10174 min0.95201Compare
T25University Of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City, IA · Acute care892313.7%12.2%13.5%1.25210 min1.051,103Compare
T31Floyd Valley HealthcareLe Mars, IA · Critical access8834—16.9%15.0%—169 min—25Compare
T31UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines, IA · Acute care883314.7%13.9%13.5%1.01182 min0.97674Compare
T33University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center DownIowa City, IA · Acute care874312.4%12.2%15.0%0.98149 min0.99234Compare
T33Allen HospitalWaterloo, IA · Acute care873312.5%15.8%15.6%1.10163 min0.93234Compare
T35MercyOne Waterloo Medical CenterWaterloo, IA · Acute care864311.5%8.5%13.9%0.98223 min0.89423Compare
T35Greater Regional Medical CenterCreston, IA · Critical access8634——14.5%—101 min—25Compare
T35Trinity - BettendorfBettendorf, IA · Acute care863311.9%10.9%15.2%0.81205 min0.95150Compare
38MercyOne Clinton Medical CenterClinton, IA · Acute care854412.2%11.4%14.5%0.96123 min0.86147Compare
39UnityPoint Health - MarshalltownMarshalltown, IA · Acute care8433—15.5%15.2%0.92162 min0.8449Compare
T40CHI Health Mercy Council BluffsCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care835212.6%11.6%15.1%0.85171 min0.97194Compare
T40Trinity MuscatineMuscatine, IA · Acute care8342—11.4%13.9%0.97136 min0.9380Compare
T40Genesis Medical Center-DavenportDavenport, IA · Acute care832212.4%13.3%15.7%1.43174 min0.96502Compare
T40MercyOne North Iowa Medical CenterMason City, IA · Acute care832312.7%15.6%14.3%1.00193 min0.96350Compare
44Trinity Regional Medical CenterFort Dodge, IA · Acute care822310.3%12.7%15.2%1.45167 min0.93174Compare
T45Southeast Iowa Regional Medical CenterWest Burlington, IA · Acute care804212.8%14.5%13.4%1.53132 min0.93173Compare
T45MercyOne Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care801210.6%13.2%13.6%0.96244 min1.01649Compare
47MercyOne Siouxland Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care792213.1%11.2%15.1%1.44199 min0.98—Compare
48Ottumwa Regional Health CenterOttumwa, IA · Acute care712112.1%16.8%14.6%0.91166 min1.00235Compare

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.

Patients would recommend
HCAHPS willingness to recommend the hospital, linear mean score (0-100).
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).