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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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National average15.0%11.9%11.1%15.2%8.6%2.4%11.9%
T39MercyOne Oelwein Medical CenterOelwein, IA · Critical access14.7%——————Compare
T39Ringgold County HospitalMount Ayr, IA · Critical access14.7%——15.8%———Compare
T53Clarke County HospitalOsceola, IA · Critical access14.8%——15.9%———Compare
T53VA Central Iowa Healthcare SystemDes Moines, IA · Veterans Affairs14.8%11.3%13.0%12.0%10.1%——Compare
T53Virginia Gay HospitalVinton, IA · Critical access14.8%—11.1%14.2%———Compare
T53CHI Health - Mercy CorningCorning, IA · Critical access14.8%——14.2%———Compare
T53Cherokee Regional Medical CenterCherokee, IA · Critical access14.8%—16.1%18.7%12.2%——Compare
T53Adair County Memorial HospitalGreenfield, IA · Critical access14.8%——13.8%———Compare
T53Humboldt County Memorial HospitalHumboldt, IA · Critical access14.8%——15.5%———Compare
T53Iowa Specialty Hospital - ClarionClarion, IA · Critical access14.8%——20.0%———Compare
T53Palo Alto County HospitalEmmetsburg, IA · Critical access14.8%——18.5%———Compare
T53Sioux Center HealthSioux Center, IA · Critical access14.8%——16.5%———Compare
T63CHI Health Missouri ValleyMissouri Valley, IA · Critical access14.9%—11.9%16.0%———Compare
T63Mitchell County Regional HealthOsage, IA · Critical access14.9%—12.5%15.9%———Compare
T63Grinnell Regional Medical CenterGrinnell, IA · Acute care14.9%—13.9%14.0%7.7%—9.9%Compare
T63Avera Merrill Pioneer HospitalRock Rapids, IA · Critical access14.9%——————Compare
T63Boone County HospitalBoone, IA · Critical access14.9%——19.3%———Compare
T63Davis County HospitalBloomfield, IA · Critical access14.9%——————Compare
T63Horn Memorial HospitalIda Grove, IA · Critical access14.9%——21.7%———Compare
T63Lucas County Health CenterChariton, IA · Critical access14.9%——15.6%———Compare
T63MercyOne Centerville Medical CenterCenterville, IA · Critical access14.9%——14.7%———Compare
T63Veterans Memorial HospitalWaukon, IA · Critical access14.9%—12.6%17.2%———Compare
T73University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center DownIowa City, IA · Acute care15.0%12.4%12.2%12.7%9.1%—9.0%Compare
T73Floyd Valley HealthcareLe Mars, IA · Critical access15.0%—16.9%14.9%———Compare
T73Buena Vista Regional Medical CenterStorm Lake, IA · Critical access15.0%—18.1%17.7%———Compare
T73Jefferson County Health CenterFairfield, IA · Critical access15.0%—15.4%17.5%———Compare
T73Buchanan County Health CenterIndependence, IA · Critical access15.0%——————Compare
T73Greene County Medical CenterJefferson, IA · Critical access15.0%——————Compare
T73Grundy County Memorial HospitalGrundy Center, IA · Critical access15.0%——17.3%———Compare
T73Hawarden Regional HealthcareHawarden, IA · Critical access15.0%——15.4%———Compare
T73Keokuk County Health CenterSigourney, IA · Critical access15.0%——————Compare
T73Madison County Health Care SystemWinterset, IA · Critical access15.0%——16.1%———Compare
T73Stewart Memorial Community HospitalLake City, IA · Critical access15.0%——19.5%———Compare
T84CHI Health Mercy Council BluffsCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care15.1%12.6%11.6%12.3%——10.9%Compare
T84Mercy Medical Center - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care15.1%13.3%10.2%14.5%8.8%3.7%11.7%Compare
T84St Lukes HospitalCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care15.1%10.5%10.2%13.8%9.3%2.2%10.2%Compare
T84Orange City Area Health SystemOrange City, IA · Critical access15.1%—12.1%18.6%———Compare
T84MercyOne Siouxland Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care15.1%13.1%11.2%12.2%7.4%3.3%11.5%Compare
T84Dallas County HospitalPerry, IA · Critical access15.1%——————Compare
T84Jackson County Regional Health CenterMaquoketa, IA · Critical access15.1%——21.7%———Compare
T84Manning Regional Healthcare CenterManning, IA · Critical access15.1%——————Compare
T92Mary Greeley Medical CenterAmes, IA · Acute care15.2%11.9%12.6%16.0%7.2%—11.5%Compare
T92Trinity - BettendorfBettendorf, IA · Acute care15.2%11.9%10.9%14.2%8.6%—10.9%Compare
T92UnityPoint Health - MarshalltownMarshalltown, IA · Acute care15.2%—15.5%21.6%——10.9%Compare
T92Crawford County Memorial HospitalDenison, IA · Critical access15.2%—13.7%18.1%———Compare
T92Trinity Regional Medical CenterFort Dodge, IA · Acute care15.2%10.3%12.7%18.1%11.1%—9.7%Compare
T92Montgomery County Memorial HospitalRed Oak, IA · Critical access15.2%——14.6%———Compare
T92Story County HospitalNevada, IA · Critical access15.2%——————Compare
T92Wayne County HospitalCorydon, IA · Critical access15.2%——17.2%———Compare
100Avera Holy Family HospitalEstherville, IA · Critical access15.3%—14.3%21.7%———Compare

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.
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Pneumonia death rate
30-day death rate for pneumonia patients.
COPD death rate
30-day death rate for COPD patients.
CABG surgery death rate
30-day death rate for CABG surgery patients.
Stroke death rate
30-day death rate for stroke patients.