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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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#	Hospital	Patients would recommendhigher is better	Patient survey star ratinghigher is better	Patients' overall ratinghigher is better	Compare
	National average	87	3.3	88
1	Orange City Area Health SystemOrange City, IA · Critical access	96, 99th percentile	4, 76th percentile	95, 99th percentile	Compare Orange City Area Health System
T2	Van Diest Medical CenterWebster City, IA · Critical access	94, 96th percentile	5, 97th percentile	95, 99th percentile	Compare Van Diest Medical Center
T2	Compass Memorial HealthcareMarengo, IA · Critical access	94, 96th percentile	5, 97th percentile	94, 97th percentile	Compare Compass Memorial Healthcare
T4	Waverly Health CenterWaverly, IA · Critical access	93, 92nd percentile	5, 97th percentile	94, 97th percentile	Compare Waverly Health Center
T4	Mary Greeley Medical CenterAmes, IA · Acute care	93, 92nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Mary Greeley Medical Center
T4	Spencer Municipal HospitalSpencer, IA · Acute care	93, 92nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Spencer Municipal Hospital
T4	Floyd County Medical CenterCharles City, IA · Critical access	93, 92nd percentile	5, 97th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Floyd County Medical Center
T4	Lakes Regional HealthcareSpirit Lake, IA · Acute care	93, 92nd percentile	5, 97th percentile	93, 94th percentile	Compare Lakes Regional Healthcare
T4	Iowa Specialty Hospital - ClarionClarion, IA · Critical access	93, 92nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion
T4	Sioux Center HealthSioux Center, IA · Critical access	93, 92nd percentile	5, 97th percentile	93, 94th percentile	Compare Sioux Center Health
T4	Veterans Memorial HospitalWaukon, IA · Critical access	93, 92nd percentile	5, 97th percentile	93, 94th percentile	Compare Veterans Memorial Hospital
T12	Cass County Memorial HospitalAtlantic, IA · Critical access	92, 87th percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Cass County Memorial Hospital
T12	Iowa City VA Medical CenterIowa City, IA · Veterans Affairs	92, 87th percentile	5, 97th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Iowa City VA Medical Center
T12	Mahaska Health PartnershipOskaloosa, IA · Critical access	92, 87th percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Mahaska Health Partnership
T12	Mercy Medical Center - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care	92, 87th percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids
T12	Pella Regional Health CenterPella, IA · Critical access	92, 87th percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Pella Regional Health Center
T12	Regional Medical CenterManchester, IA · Critical access	92, 87th percentile	4, 76th percentile	93, 94th percentile	Compare Regional Medical Center
T12	St Lukes HospitalCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care	92, 87th percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare St Lukes Hospital
T12	WinnmedDecorah, IA · Critical access	92, 87th percentile	5, 97th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Winnmed
T12	Buena Vista Regional Medical CenterStorm Lake, IA · Critical access	92, 87th percentile	5, 97th percentile	93, 94th percentile	Compare Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
T12	St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing HomeCarroll, IA · Critical access	92, 87th percentile	5, 97th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing Home
T22	VA Central Iowa Healthcare SystemDes Moines, IA · Veterans Affairs	90, 72nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare VA Central Iowa Healthcare System
T22	Broadlawns Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care	90, 72nd percentile	3, 39th percentile	89, 61st percentile	Compare Broadlawns Medical Center
T22	MercyOne Dubuque Medical CenterDubuque, IA · Acute care	90, 72nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	89, 61st percentile	Compare MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center
T25	Finley HospitalDubuque, IA · Acute care	89, 64th percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Finley Hospital
T25	Methodist Jennie EdmundsonCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care	89, 64th percentile	4, 76th percentile	89, 61st percentile	Compare Methodist Jennie Edmundson
T25	Grinnell Regional Medical CenterGrinnell, IA · Acute care	89, 64th percentile	4, 76th percentile	89, 61st percentile	Compare Grinnell Regional Medical Center
T25	Jefferson County Health CenterFairfield, IA · Critical access	89, 64th percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Jefferson County Health Center
T25	St Lukes Regional Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care	89, 64th percentile	3, 39th percentile	88, 48th percentile	Compare St Lukes Regional Medical Center
T25	University Of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City, IA · Acute care	89, 64th percentile	3, 39th percentile	87, 37th percentile	Compare University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics
T31	Floyd Valley HealthcareLe Mars, IA · Critical access	88, 56th percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Floyd Valley Healthcare
T31	UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines, IA · Acute care	88, 56th percentile	3, 39th percentile	87, 37th percentile	Compare UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi
T33	University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center DownIowa City, IA · Acute care	87, 46th percentile	3, 39th percentile	86, 27th percentile	Compare University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down
T33	Allen HospitalWaterloo, IA · Acute care	87, 46th percentile	3, 39th percentile	87, 37th percentile	Compare Allen Hospital
T35	MercyOne Waterloo Medical CenterWaterloo, IA · Acute care	86, 37th percentile	3, 39th percentile	86, 27th percentile	Compare MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center
T35	Greater Regional Medical CenterCreston, IA · Critical access	86, 37th percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Greater Regional Medical Center
T35	Trinity - BettendorfBettendorf, IA · Acute care	86, 37th percentile	3, 39th percentile	87, 37th percentile	Compare Trinity - Bettendorf
38	MercyOne Clinton Medical CenterClinton, IA · Acute care	85, 30th percentile	4, 76th percentile	88, 48th percentile	Compare MercyOne Clinton Medical Center
39	UnityPoint Health - MarshalltownMarshalltown, IA · Acute care	84, 23rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	87, 37th percentile	Compare UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown
T40	CHI Health Mercy Council BluffsCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care	83, 18th percentile	2, 10th percentile	85, 19th percentile	Compare CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
T40	Trinity MuscatineMuscatine, IA · Acute care	83, 18th percentile	2, 10th percentile	85, 19th percentile	Compare Trinity Muscatine
T40	Genesis Medical Center-DavenportDavenport, IA · Acute care	83, 18th percentile	2, 10th percentile	84, 13th percentile	Compare Genesis Medical Center-Davenport
T40	MercyOne North Iowa Medical CenterMason City, IA · Acute care	83, 18th percentile	3, 39th percentile	85, 19th percentile	Compare MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center
44	Trinity Regional Medical CenterFort Dodge, IA · Acute care	82, 13th percentile	3, 39th percentile	86, 27th percentile	Compare Trinity Regional Medical Center
T45	Southeast Iowa Regional Medical CenterWest Burlington, IA · Acute care	80, 8th percentile	2, 10th percentile	83, 8th percentile	Compare Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center
T45	MercyOne Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care	80, 8th percentile	2, 10th percentile	82, 6th percentile	Compare MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
47	MercyOne Siouxland Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care	79, 6th percentile	2, 10th percentile	83, 8th percentile	Compare MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center
48	Ottumwa Regional Health CenterOttumwa, IA · Acute care	71, 1st percentile	1, 1st percentile	74, 0th percentile	Compare Ottumwa 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.

Patients would recommend: HCAHPS willingness to recommend the hospital, linear mean score (0-100).
Patient survey star rating: HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Patients' overall rating: HCAHPS overall hospital rating, linear mean score (0-100).