Hospital rankings
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.
| # | Hospital | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Pneumonia death ratelower is better | COPD death ratelower is better | CABG surgery death ratelower is better | Stroke death ratelower is better | Compare |
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| National average | 15.0% | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.2% | 8.6% | 2.4% | 11.9% | ||
| T1 | MercyOne Newton Medical Center | 13.4%, 98th percentile | — | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 16.5%, 30th percentile | — | — | 12.6%, 34th percentile | Compare MercyOne Newton Medical Center |
| T1 | Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center | 13.4%, 98th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 14.5%, 5th percentile | 16.9%, 25th percentile | 7.5%, 78th percentile | — | 8.0%, 98th percentile | Compare Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center |
| T3 | UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | 13.5%, 98th percentile | 14.7%, 1st percentile | 13.9%, 8th percentile | 16.5%, 30th percentile | 10.8%, 8th percentile | 1.5%, 96th percentile | 8.7%, 95th percentile | Compare UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi |
| T3 | University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | 13.5%, 98th percentile | 13.7%, 6th percentile | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 17.3%, 20th percentile | 12.9%, 1st percentile | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 10.7%, 68th percentile | Compare University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics |
| 5 | MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center | 13.6%, 97th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 16.5%, 30th percentile | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | 3.0%, 19th percentile | 13.7%, 21st percentile | Compare MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center |
| 6 | Iowa City VA Medical Center | 13.8%, 96th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 12.3%, 89th percentile | 8.1%, 61st percentile | — | — | Compare Iowa City VA Medical Center |
| T7 | MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 8.5%, 91st percentile | 19.4%, 6th percentile | 9.4%, 26th percentile | — | 10.2%, 77th percentile | Compare MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center |
| T7 | Trinity Muscatine | 13.9%, 94th percentile | — | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 13.8%, 72nd percentile | 9.3%, 28th percentile | — | 11.1%, 60th percentile | Compare Trinity Muscatine |
| 9 | Cass County Memorial Hospital | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | — | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 16.5%, 30th percentile | 9.3%, 28th percentile | — | — | Compare Cass County Memorial Hospital |
| T10 | Waverly Health Center | 14.2%, 89th percentile | — | 13.5%, 11th percentile | 16.1%, 36th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Waverly Health Center |
| T10 | Pella Regional Health Center | 14.2%, 89th percentile | — | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 15.9%, 39th percentile | 8.4%, 52nd percentile | — | — | Compare Pella Regional Health Center |
| T12 | Regional Medical Center | 14.3%, 86th percentile | — | 13.8%, 9th percentile | 17.5%, 18th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Regional Medical Center |
| T12 | MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 15.6%, 2nd percentile | 15.8%, 40th percentile | 11.0%, 6th percentile | 3.7%, 6th percentile | 13.1%, 27th percentile | Compare MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center |
| T12 | Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc | 14.3%, 86th percentile | — | — | 13.2%, 80th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc |
| T15 | Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics |
| T15 | Van Diest Medical Center | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | — | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 15.3%, 48th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Van Diest Medical Center |
| T15 | Mahaska Health Partnership | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | — | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 13.2%, 80th percentile | 10.6%, 9th percentile | — | 11.6%, 51st percentile | Compare Mahaska Health Partnership |
| T15 | Spencer Municipal Hospital | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | — | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 16.6%, 29th percentile | 9.0%, 36th percentile | — | 13.0%, 28th percentile | Compare Spencer Municipal Hospital |
| T15 | Lakes Regional Healthcare | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | — | 17.0%, 1st percentile | 19.7%, 5th percentile | 9.2%, 31st percentile | — | 12.5%, 36th percentile | Compare Lakes Regional Healthcare |
| T15 | Sanford Sheldon Medical Center | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | — | — | 16.7%, 27th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Sanford Sheldon Medical Center |
| T21 | Clarinda Regional Health Center | 14.5%, 79th percentile | — | 13.8%, 9th percentile | 17.2%, 21st percentile | 8.1%, 61st percentile | — | — | Compare Clarinda Regional Health Center |
| T21 | MercyOne Clinton Medical Center | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 15.5%, 45th percentile | 11.4%, 4th percentile | — | 13.1%, 27th percentile | Compare MercyOne Clinton Medical Center |
| T21 | Winnmed | 14.5%, 79th percentile | — | 17.5%, 0th percentile | 16.2%, 35th percentile | 8.7%, 43rd percentile | — | 11.7%, 49th percentile | Compare Winnmed |
| T21 | Burgess Health Center | 14.5%, 79th percentile | — | 13.7%, 10th percentile | 18.4%, 11th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Burgess Health Center |
| T21 | Greater Regional Medical Center | 14.5%, 79th percentile | — | — | — | 8.3%, 54th percentile | — | 12.1%, 42nd percentile | Compare Greater Regional Medical Center |
| T21 | Franklin General Hospital | 14.5%, 79th percentile | — | — | 17.2%, 21st percentile | — | — | — | Compare Franklin General Hospital |
| T21 | Hancock County Health System | 14.5%, 79th percentile | — | — | 15.6%, 43rd percentile | — | — | — | Compare Hancock County Health System |
| T21 | Hegg Memorial Health Center | 14.5%, 79th percentile | — | — | 18.5%, 11th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Hegg Memorial Health Center |
| T29 | Broadlawns Medical Center | 14.6%, 74th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Broadlawns Medical Center |
| T29 | Myrtue Medical Center | 14.6%, 74th percentile | — | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 16.6%, 29th percentile | 9.8%, 18th percentile | — | — | Compare Myrtue Medical Center |
| T29 | Knoxville Hospital & Clinics | 14.6%, 74th percentile | — | — | 15.2%, 50th percentile | 9.6%, 22nd percentile | — | — | Compare Knoxville Hospital & Clinics |
| T29 | Ottumwa Regional Health Center | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 16.8%, 1st percentile | 15.9%, 39th percentile | — | — | 12.1%, 42nd percentile | Compare Ottumwa Regional Health Center |
| T29 | George C Grape Community Hospital | 14.6%, 74th percentile | — | — | 16.7%, 27th percentile | — | — | — | Compare George C Grape Community Hospital |
| T29 | Guttenberg Municipal Hospital | 14.6%, 74th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Guttenberg Municipal Hospital |
| T29 | Hansen Family Hospital | 14.6%, 74th percentile | — | — | 15.7%, 42nd percentile | — | — | — | Compare Hansen Family Hospital |
| T29 | Loring Hospital | 14.6%, 74th percentile | — | — | 18.0%, 14th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Loring Hospital |
| T29 | Monroe County Hospital | 14.6%, 74th percentile | — | — | 16.0%, 38th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Monroe County Hospital |
| T29 | Osceola Community Hospital | 14.6%, 74th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Osceola Community Hospital |
| T39 | Compass Memorial Healthcare | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | 12.0%, 30th percentile | 18.1%, 13th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Compass Memorial Healthcare |
| T39 | Jones Regional Medical Center | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 14.8%, 56th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Jones Regional Medical Center |
| T39 | Regional Health Services Of Howard County | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | 12.8%, 18th percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare Regional Health Services Of Howard County |
| T39 | Floyd County Medical Center | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | 13.7%, 10th percentile | 15.4%, 46th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Floyd County Medical Center |
| T39 | St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing Home | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | — | 20.4%, 4th percentile | — | — | — | Compare St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing Home |
| T39 | Audubon County Memorial Hospital | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Audubon County Memorial Hospital |
| T39 | Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | — | 16.0%, 38th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center |
| T39 | Decatur County Hospital | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | — | 15.6%, 43rd percentile | — | — | — | Compare Decatur County Hospital |
| T39 | Guthrie County Hospital | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Guthrie County Hospital |
| T39 | Henry County Health Center | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | — | 14.1%, 67th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Henry County Health Center |
| T39 | Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond |
| T39 | MercyOne Genesis Dewitt Medical Center | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | — | 15.0%, 52nd percentile | — | — | — | Compare MercyOne Genesis Dewitt Medical 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.
- 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.