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Hospitals in Iowa with the highest patient survey star rating

48 Iowa hospitals ranked by patient survey star rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Iowa City VA Medical Center, Van Diest Medical Center, Waverly Health Center. 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 patient survey star rating; 70 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Patient survey star ratinghigher is better	Overall star ratinghigher is better	Heart attack death ratelower is better	Heart failure death ratelower is better	Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data	Serious complicationslower is better	Time in emergency departmentlower is better	Medicare spending per patientlower is better	Total beds	Compare
	National average	3.3		11.9%	11.1%	15.0%	1.00	162 min	1.00
T1	Iowa City VA Medical CenterIowa City, IA · Veterans Affairs	5, 97th percentile	5, 94th percentile	11.1%, 74th percentile	8.6%, 90th percentile	13.8%, 96th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	—	—	475	Compare Iowa City VA Medical Center
T1	Van Diest Medical CenterWebster City, IA · Critical access	5, 97th percentile	5, 94th percentile	—	11.8%, 34th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	—	103 min, 88th percentile	—	25	Compare Van Diest Medical Center
T1	Waverly Health CenterWaverly, IA · Critical access	5, 97th percentile	5, 94th percentile	—	13.5%, 11th percentile	14.2%, 89th percentile	—	157 min, 44th percentile	—	25	Compare Waverly Health Center
T1	Compass Memorial HealthcareMarengo, IA · Critical access	5, 97th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	—	12.0%, 30th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	—	55 min, 100th percentile	—	25	Compare Compass Memorial Healthcare
T1	WinnmedDecorah, IA · Critical access	5, 97th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	—	17.5%, 0th percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	—	114 min, 79th percentile	—	25	Compare Winnmed
T1	Floyd County Medical CenterCharles City, IA · Critical access	5, 97th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	—	13.7%, 10th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	—	168 min, 37th percentile	—	25	Compare Floyd County Medical Center
T1	Buena Vista Regional Medical CenterStorm Lake, IA · Critical access	5, 97th percentile	2, 17th percentile	—	18.1%, 0th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	—	152 min, 48th percentile	—	35	Compare Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
T1	Lakes Regional HealthcareSpirit Lake, IA · Acute care	5, 97th percentile	2, 17th percentile	—	17.0%, 1st percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	125 min, 70th percentile	0.88, 92nd percentile	49	Compare Lakes Regional Healthcare
T1	St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing HomeCarroll, IA · Critical access	5, 97th percentile	2, 17th percentile	—	—	14.7%, 68th percentile	—	133 min, 62nd percentile	—	25	Compare St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing Home
T1	Sioux Center HealthSioux Center, IA · Critical access	5, 97th percentile	—	—	—	14.8%, 61st percentile	—	121 min, 73rd percentile	—	25	Compare Sioux Center Health
T1	Veterans Memorial HospitalWaukon, IA · Critical access	5, 97th percentile	—	—	12.6%, 20th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	—	97 min, 92nd percentile	—	25	Compare Veterans Memorial Hospital
T12	Cass County Memorial HospitalAtlantic, IA · Critical access	4, 76th percentile	5, 94th percentile	—	11.1%, 48th percentile	14.0%, 93rd percentile	—	86 min, 96th percentile	—	29	Compare Cass County Memorial Hospital
T12	Mahaska Health PartnershipOskaloosa, IA · Critical access	4, 76th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	—	10.0%, 70th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	—	141 min, 55th percentile	—	25	Compare Mahaska Health Partnership
T12	Mary Greeley Medical CenterAmes, IA · Acute care	4, 76th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	12.6%, 20th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	0.76, 96th percentile	146 min, 52nd percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	220	Compare Mary Greeley Medical Center
T12	Mercy Medical Center - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care	4, 76th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	13.3%, 10th percentile	10.2%, 66th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	1.24, 8th percentile	148 min, 50th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	347	Compare Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids
T12	MercyOne Clinton Medical CenterClinton, IA · Acute care	4, 76th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	12.2%, 35th percentile	11.4%, 41st percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	123 min, 71st percentile	0.86, 94th percentile	147	Compare MercyOne Clinton Medical Center
T12	Pella Regional Health CenterPella, IA · Critical access	4, 76th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	—	11.2%, 46th percentile	14.2%, 89th percentile	—	152 min, 48th percentile	—	25	Compare Pella Regional Health Center
T12	Regional Medical CenterManchester, IA · Critical access	4, 76th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	—	13.8%, 9th percentile	14.3%, 86th percentile	—	147 min, 51st percentile	—	25	Compare Regional Medical Center
T12	Spencer Municipal HospitalSpencer, IA · Acute care	4, 76th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	—	12.5%, 22nd percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	128 min, 67th percentile	0.90, 88th percentile	93	Compare Spencer Municipal Hospital
T12	St Lukes HospitalCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care	4, 76th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	10.5%, 89th percentile	10.2%, 66th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	1.23, 9th percentile	166 min, 38th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	532	Compare St Lukes Hospital
T12	VA Central Iowa Healthcare SystemDes Moines, IA · Veterans Affairs	4, 76th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	11.3%, 68th percentile	13.0%, 15th percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	—	—	386	Compare VA Central Iowa Healthcare System
T12	Finley HospitalDubuque, IA · Acute care	4, 76th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	11.7%, 54th percentile	12.8%, 18th percentile	16.0%, 7th percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	114 min, 79th percentile	0.90, 88th percentile	158	Compare Finley Hospital
T12	Floyd Valley HealthcareLe Mars, IA · Critical access	4, 76th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	—	16.9%, 1st percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	—	169 min, 36th percentile	—	25	Compare Floyd Valley Healthcare
T12	Greater Regional Medical CenterCreston, IA · Critical access	4, 76th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	—	—	14.5%, 79th percentile	—	101 min, 89th percentile	—	25	Compare Greater Regional Medical Center
T12	MercyOne Dubuque Medical CenterDubuque, IA · Acute care	4, 76th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	13.2%, 11th percentile	11.0%, 50th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	1.31, 6th percentile	204 min, 17th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	524	Compare MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center
T12	Methodist Jennie EdmundsonCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care	4, 76th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	11.9%, 32nd percentile	15.8%, 11th percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	150 min, 49th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	236	Compare Methodist Jennie Edmundson
T12	Orange City Area Health SystemOrange City, IA · Critical access	4, 76th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	—	12.1%, 28th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	—	117 min, 77th percentile	—	25	Compare Orange City Area Health System
T12	Grinnell Regional Medical CenterGrinnell, IA · Acute care	4, 76th percentile	2, 17th percentile	—	13.9%, 8th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	112 min, 81st percentile	0.89, 90th percentile	49	Compare Grinnell Regional Medical Center
T12	Jefferson County Health CenterFairfield, IA · Critical access	4, 76th percentile	2, 17th percentile	—	15.4%, 2nd percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	—	118 min, 76th percentile	—	25	Compare Jefferson County Health Center
T12	Iowa Specialty Hospital - ClarionClarion, IA · Critical access	4, 76th percentile	—	—	—	14.8%, 61st percentile	—	108 min, 84th percentile	—	25	Compare Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion
T31	MercyOne Waterloo Medical CenterWaterloo, IA · Acute care	3, 39th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	11.5%, 62nd percentile	8.5%, 91st percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	223 min, 11th percentile	0.89, 90th percentile	423	Compare MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center
T31	University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center DownIowa City, IA · Acute care	3, 39th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	12.4%, 29th percentile	12.2%, 27th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	149 min, 50th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	234	Compare University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down
T31	Allen HospitalWaterloo, IA · Acute care	3, 39th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	12.5%, 26th percentile	15.8%, 2nd percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	163 min, 40th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	234	Compare Allen Hospital
T31	Broadlawns Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care	3, 39th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	—	—	14.6%, 74th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	204 min, 17th percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	200	Compare Broadlawns Medical Center
T31	Trinity - BettendorfBettendorf, IA · Acute care	3, 39th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	10.9%, 52nd percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	205 min, 17th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	150	Compare Trinity - Bettendorf
T31	UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines, IA · Acute care	3, 39th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	14.7%, 1st percentile	13.9%, 8th percentile	13.5%, 98th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	182 min, 28th percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	674	Compare UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi
T31	UnityPoint Health - MarshalltownMarshalltown, IA · Acute care	3, 39th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	—	15.5%, 2nd percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	162 min, 41st percentile	0.84, 96th percentile	49	Compare UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown
T31	MercyOne North Iowa Medical CenterMason City, IA · Acute care	3, 39th percentile	2, 17th percentile	12.7%, 21st percentile	15.6%, 2nd percentile	14.3%, 86th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	193 min, 23rd percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	350	Compare MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center
T31	St Lukes Regional Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care	3, 39th percentile	2, 17th percentile	12.4%, 29th percentile	12.9%, 17th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	174 min, 33rd percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	201	Compare St Lukes Regional Medical Center
T31	Trinity Regional Medical CenterFort Dodge, IA · Acute care	3, 39th percentile	2, 17th percentile	10.3%, 92nd percentile	12.7%, 19th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	1.45, 3rd percentile	167 min, 37th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	174	Compare Trinity Regional Medical Center
T31	University Of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City, IA · Acute care	3, 39th percentile	2, 17th percentile	13.7%, 6th percentile	12.2%, 27th percentile	13.5%, 98th percentile	1.25, 8th percentile	210 min, 15th percentile	1.05, 19th percentile	1,103	Compare University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics
T42	CHI Health Mercy Council BluffsCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care	2, 10th percentile	5, 94th percentile	12.6%, 23rd percentile	11.6%, 37th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	171 min, 35th percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	194	Compare CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
T42	Southeast Iowa Regional Medical CenterWest Burlington, IA · Acute care	2, 10th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	12.8%, 19th percentile	14.5%, 5th percentile	13.4%, 98th percentile	1.53, 2nd percentile	132 min, 63rd percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	173	Compare Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center
T42	Trinity MuscatineMuscatine, IA · Acute care	2, 10th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	—	11.4%, 41st percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	136 min, 60th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	80	Compare Trinity Muscatine
T42	Genesis Medical Center-DavenportDavenport, IA · Acute care	2, 10th percentile	2, 17th percentile	12.4%, 29th percentile	13.3%, 12th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	1.43, 3rd percentile	174 min, 33rd percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	502	Compare Genesis Medical Center-Davenport
T42	MercyOne Siouxland Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care	2, 10th percentile	2, 17th percentile	13.1%, 13th percentile	11.2%, 46th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	1.44, 3rd percentile	199 min, 20th percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	—	Compare MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center
T42	MercyOne Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care	2, 10th percentile	1, 3rd percentile	10.6%, 87th percentile	13.2%, 13th percentile	13.6%, 97th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	244 min, 6th percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	649	Compare MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
48	Ottumwa Regional Health CenterOttumwa, IA · Acute care	1, 1st percentile	2, 17th percentile	12.1%, 38th percentile	16.8%, 1st percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	166 min, 38th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	235	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.

Patient survey star rating: HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Overall star rating: CMS overall hospital quality 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).