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Hospitals in Iowa with the lowest hospital-wide readmission rate

112 Iowa hospitals ranked by hospital-wide readmission rate in the 2025 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: MercyOne Newton Medical Center, Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center, UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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112 hospitals ranked in Iowa by hospital-wide readmission rate; 6 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average15.0%3.311.9%11.1%1.00162 min1.00
T1MercyOne Newton Medical CenterNewton, IA · Acute care13.4%4——12.3%—155 min0.9968Compare
T1Southeast Iowa Regional Medical CenterWest Burlington, IA · Acute care13.4%4212.8%14.5%1.53132 min0.93173Compare
T3UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines, IA · Acute care13.5%3314.7%13.9%1.01182 min0.97674Compare
T3University Of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City, IA · Acute care13.5%2313.7%12.2%1.25210 min1.051,103Compare
5MercyOne Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care13.6%1210.6%13.2%0.96244 min1.01649Compare
6Iowa City VA Medical CenterIowa City, IA · Veterans Affairs13.8%5511.1%8.6%0.85——475Compare
T7MercyOne Waterloo Medical CenterWaterloo, IA · Acute care13.9%4311.5%8.5%0.98223 min0.89423Compare
T7Trinity MuscatineMuscatine, IA · Acute care13.9%42—11.4%0.97136 min0.9380Compare
9Cass County Memorial HospitalAtlantic, IA · Critical access14.0%54—11.1%—86 min—29Compare
T10Waverly Health CenterWaverly, IA · Critical access14.2%55—13.5%—157 min—25Compare
T10Pella Regional Health CenterPella, IA · Critical access14.2%44—11.2%—152 min—25Compare
T12Regional Medical CenterManchester, IA · Critical access14.3%44—13.8%—147 min—25Compare
T12MercyOne North Iowa Medical CenterMason City, IA · Acute care14.3%2312.7%15.6%1.00193 min0.96350Compare
T12Sartori Memorial Hospital, IncCedar Falls, IA · Acute care14.3%————0.9496 min0.9283Compare
T15Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And ClinicsWest Union, IA · Critical access14.4%5————85 min—25Compare
T15Van Diest Medical CenterWebster City, IA · Critical access14.4%55—11.8%—103 min—25Compare
T15Mahaska Health PartnershipOskaloosa, IA · Critical access14.4%44—10.0%—141 min—25Compare
T15Spencer Municipal HospitalSpencer, IA · Acute care14.4%44—12.5%1.13128 min0.9093Compare
T15Lakes Regional HealthcareSpirit Lake, IA · Acute care14.4%25—17.0%1.12125 min0.8849Compare
T15Sanford Sheldon Medical CenterSheldon, IA · Critical access14.4%—————123 min—25Compare
T21Clarinda Regional Health CenterClarinda, IA · Critical access14.5%4——13.8%—153 min—25Compare
T21MercyOne Clinton Medical CenterClinton, IA · Acute care14.5%4412.2%11.4%0.96123 min0.86147Compare
T21WinnmedDecorah, IA · Critical access14.5%45—17.5%—114 min—25Compare
T21Burgess Health CenterOnawa, IA · Critical access14.5%3——13.7%—130 min—25Compare
T21Greater Regional Medical CenterCreston, IA · Critical access14.5%34———101 min—25Compare
T21Franklin General HospitalHampton, IA · Critical access14.5%—————136 min—77Compare
T21Hancock County Health SystemBritt, IA · Critical access14.5%—————113 min—25Compare
T21Hegg Memorial Health CenterRock Valley, IA · Critical access14.5%—————98 min—25Compare
T29Broadlawns Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care14.6%33——1.18204 min0.98200Compare
T29Myrtue Medical CenterHarlan, IA · Critical access14.6%3——13.2%—61 min—25Compare
T29Knoxville Hospital & ClinicsKnoxville, IA · Critical access14.6%2————138 min—25Compare
T29Ottumwa Regional Health CenterOttumwa, IA · Acute care14.6%2112.1%16.8%0.91166 min1.00235Compare
T29George C Grape Community HospitalHamburg, IA · Critical access14.6%—————108 min—25Compare
T29Guttenberg Municipal HospitalGuttenberg, IA · Critical access14.6%—————96 min—25Compare
T29Hansen Family HospitalIowa Falls, IA · Critical access14.6%—————101 min—25Compare
T29Loring HospitalSac City, IA · Critical access14.6%—————103 min—25Compare
T29Monroe County HospitalAlbia, IA · Critical access14.6%—————123 min—25Compare
T29Osceola Community HospitalSibley, IA · Critical access14.6%—————115 min—25Compare
T39Compass Memorial HealthcareMarengo, IA · Critical access14.7%45—12.0%—55 min—25Compare
T39Jones Regional Medical CenterAnamosa, IA · Critical access14.7%4——12.4%—116 min—25Compare
T39Regional Health Services Of Howard CountyCresco, IA · Critical access14.7%4——12.8%—91 min—25Compare
T39Floyd County Medical CenterCharles City, IA · Critical access14.7%35—13.7%—168 min—25Compare
T39St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing HomeCarroll, IA · Critical access14.7%25———133 min—25Compare
T39Audubon County Memorial HospitalAudubon, IA · Critical access14.7%—————84 min—25Compare
T39Community Memorial Hospital Medical CenterSumner, IA · Critical access14.7%—————132 min—25Compare
T39Decatur County HospitalLeon, IA · Critical access14.7%—————97 min—25Compare
T39Guthrie County HospitalGuthrie Center, IA · Critical access14.7%—————120 min—25Compare
T39Henry County Health CenterMount Pleasant, IA · Critical access14.7%—————91 min—74Compare
T39Iowa Specialty Hospital - BelmondBelmond, IA · Critical access14.7%—————88 min—25Compare
T39MercyOne Genesis Dewitt Medical CenterDewitt, IA · Critical access14.7%—————101 min—90Compare

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.

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.
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.
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).