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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. 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
T39MercyOne Oelwein Medical CenterOelwein, IA · Critical access14.7%—————123 min—25Compare
T39Ringgold County HospitalMount Ayr, IA · Critical access14.7%—————128 min—25Compare
T53Clarke County HospitalOsceola, IA · Critical access14.8%5————104 min—25Compare
T53VA Central Iowa Healthcare SystemDes Moines, IA · Veterans Affairs14.8%4411.3%13.0%1.12——386Compare
T53Virginia Gay HospitalVinton, IA · Critical access14.8%4——11.1%—79 min—83Compare
T53CHI Health - Mercy CorningCorning, IA · Critical access14.8%3————124 min—22Compare
T53Cherokee Regional Medical CenterCherokee, IA · Critical access14.8%2——16.1%—134 min—25Compare
T53Adair County Memorial HospitalGreenfield, IA · Critical access14.8%—————140 min—25Compare
T53Humboldt County Memorial HospitalHumboldt, IA · Critical access14.8%—————100 min—21Compare
T53Iowa Specialty Hospital - ClarionClarion, IA · Critical access14.8%—4———108 min—25Compare
T53Palo Alto County HospitalEmmetsburg, IA · Critical access14.8%—————103 min—25Compare
T53Sioux Center HealthSioux Center, IA · Critical access14.8%—5———121 min—25Compare
T63CHI Health Missouri ValleyMissouri Valley, IA · Critical access14.9%4——11.9%—105 min—25Compare
T63Mitchell County Regional HealthOsage, IA · Critical access14.9%3——12.5%—89 min—25Compare
T63Grinnell Regional Medical CenterGrinnell, IA · Acute care14.9%24—13.9%1.07112 min0.8949Compare
T63Avera Merrill Pioneer HospitalRock Rapids, IA · Critical access14.9%—————105 min—25Compare
T63Boone County HospitalBoone, IA · Critical access14.9%—————122 min—25Compare
T63Davis County HospitalBloomfield, IA · Critical access14.9%—————96 min—25Compare
T63Horn Memorial HospitalIda Grove, IA · Critical access14.9%—————100 min—25Compare
T63Lucas County Health CenterChariton, IA · Critical access14.9%—————108 min—25Compare
T63MercyOne Centerville Medical CenterCenterville, IA · Critical access14.9%—————130 min—25Compare
T63Veterans Memorial HospitalWaukon, IA · Critical access14.9%—5—12.6%—97 min—25Compare
T73University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center DownIowa City, IA · Acute care15.0%4312.4%12.2%0.98149 min0.99234Compare
T73Floyd Valley HealthcareLe Mars, IA · Critical access15.0%34—16.9%—169 min—25Compare
T73Buena Vista Regional Medical CenterStorm Lake, IA · Critical access15.0%25—18.1%—152 min—35Compare
T73Jefferson County Health CenterFairfield, IA · Critical access15.0%24—15.4%—118 min—25Compare
T73Buchanan County Health CenterIndependence, IA · Critical access15.0%—————90 min—25Compare
T73Greene County Medical CenterJefferson, IA · Critical access15.0%—————104 min—25Compare
T73Grundy County Memorial HospitalGrundy Center, IA · Critical access15.0%—————81 min—25Compare
T73Hawarden Regional HealthcareHawarden, IA · Critical access15.0%—————158 min—25Compare
T73Keokuk County Health CenterSigourney, IA · Critical access15.0%—————116 min—14Compare
T73Madison County Health Care SystemWinterset, IA · Critical access15.0%—————115 min—25Compare
T73Stewart Memorial Community HospitalLake City, IA · Critical access15.0%—————127 min—25Compare
T84CHI Health Mercy Council BluffsCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care15.1%5212.6%11.6%0.85171 min0.97194Compare
T84Mercy Medical Center - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care15.1%4413.3%10.2%1.24148 min0.95347Compare
T84St Lukes HospitalCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care15.1%4410.5%10.2%1.23166 min0.95532Compare
T84Orange City Area Health SystemOrange City, IA · Critical access15.1%34—12.1%—117 min—25Compare
T84MercyOne Siouxland Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care15.1%2213.1%11.2%1.44199 min0.98—Compare
T84Dallas County HospitalPerry, IA · Critical access15.1%—————113 min—25Compare
T84Jackson County Regional Health CenterMaquoketa, IA · Critical access15.1%—————77 min—25Compare
T84Manning Regional Healthcare CenterManning, IA · Critical access15.1%—————101 min—17Compare
T92Mary Greeley Medical CenterAmes, IA · Acute care15.2%4411.9%12.6%0.76146 min0.95220Compare
T92Trinity - BettendorfBettendorf, IA · Acute care15.2%3311.9%10.9%0.81205 min0.95150Compare
T92UnityPoint Health - MarshalltownMarshalltown, IA · Acute care15.2%33—15.5%0.92162 min0.8449Compare
T92Crawford County Memorial HospitalDenison, IA · Critical access15.2%2——13.7%—101 min—25Compare
T92Trinity Regional Medical CenterFort Dodge, IA · Acute care15.2%2310.3%12.7%1.45167 min0.93174Compare
T92Montgomery County Memorial HospitalRed Oak, IA · Critical access15.2%—————113 min—25Compare
T92Story County HospitalNevada, IA · Critical access15.2%—————102 min—25Compare
T92Wayne County HospitalCorydon, IA · Critical access15.2%—————149 min—25Compare
100Avera Holy Family HospitalEstherville, IA · Critical access15.3%2——14.3%—110 min—25Compare

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).