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Hospitals in Iowa with the lowest serious complications

31 Iowa hospitals ranked by serious complications in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Mary Greeley Medical Center, Trinity - Bettendorf, CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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31 hospitals ranked in Iowa by serious complications; 87 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Serious complicationslower is better	Overall star ratinghigher is better	Patient survey star ratinghigher is better	Heart attack death ratelower is better	Heart failure death ratelower is better	Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data	Time in emergency departmentlower is better	Medicare spending per patientlower is better	Total beds	Compare
	National average	1.00		3.3	11.9%	11.1%	15.0%	162 min	1.00
1	Mary Greeley Medical CenterAmes, IA · Acute care	0.76, 96th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	12.6%, 20th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	146 min, 52nd percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	220	Compare Mary Greeley Medical Center
2	Trinity - BettendorfBettendorf, IA · Acute care	0.81, 92nd percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	10.9%, 52nd percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	205 min, 17th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	150	Compare Trinity - Bettendorf
T3	CHI Health Mercy Council BluffsCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care	0.85, 85th percentile	5, 94th percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.6%, 23rd percentile	11.6%, 37th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	171 min, 35th percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	194	Compare CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
T3	Iowa City VA Medical CenterIowa City, IA · Veterans Affairs	0.85, 85th percentile	5, 94th percentile	5, 97th percentile	11.1%, 74th percentile	8.6%, 90th percentile	13.8%, 96th percentile	—	—	475	Compare Iowa City VA Medical Center
5	Ottumwa Regional Health CenterOttumwa, IA · Acute care	0.91, 70th percentile	2, 17th percentile	1, 1st percentile	12.1%, 38th percentile	16.8%, 1st percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	166 min, 38th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	235	Compare Ottumwa Regional Health Center
6	UnityPoint Health - MarshalltownMarshalltown, IA · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	15.5%, 2nd percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	162 min, 41st percentile	0.84, 96th percentile	49	Compare UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown
7	Sartori Memorial Hospital, IncCedar Falls, IA · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	—	—	14.3%, 86th percentile	96 min, 92nd percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	83	Compare Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc
T8	MercyOne Clinton Medical CenterClinton, IA · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.2%, 35th percentile	11.4%, 41st percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	123 min, 71st percentile	0.86, 94th percentile	147	Compare MercyOne Clinton Medical Center
T8	MercyOne Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	1, 3rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	10.6%, 87th percentile	13.2%, 13th percentile	13.6%, 97th percentile	244 min, 6th percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	649	Compare MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
10	Trinity MuscatineMuscatine, IA · Acute care	0.97, 46th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	—	11.4%, 41st percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	136 min, 60th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	80	Compare Trinity Muscatine
T11	MercyOne Waterloo Medical CenterWaterloo, IA · Acute care	0.98, 41st percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.5%, 62nd percentile	8.5%, 91st percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	223 min, 11th percentile	0.89, 90th percentile	423	Compare MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center
T11	University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center DownIowa City, IA · Acute care	0.98, 41st percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.4%, 29th percentile	12.2%, 27th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	149 min, 50th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	234	Compare University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down
13	MercyOne North Iowa Medical CenterMason City, IA · Acute care	1.00, 35th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.7%, 21st percentile	15.6%, 2nd percentile	14.3%, 86th percentile	193 min, 23rd percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	350	Compare MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center
14	UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines, IA · Acute care	1.01, 33rd percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	14.7%, 1st percentile	13.9%, 8th percentile	13.5%, 98th percentile	182 min, 28th percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	674	Compare UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi
15	Grinnell Regional Medical CenterGrinnell, IA · Acute care	1.07, 23rd percentile	2, 17th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	13.9%, 8th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	112 min, 81st percentile	0.89, 90th percentile	49	Compare Grinnell Regional Medical Center
T16	Allen HospitalWaterloo, IA · Acute care	1.10, 19th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.5%, 26th percentile	15.8%, 2nd percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	163 min, 40th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	234	Compare Allen Hospital
T16	St Lukes Regional Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care	1.10, 19th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.4%, 29th percentile	12.9%, 17th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	174 min, 33rd percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	201	Compare St Lukes Regional Medical Center
T18	VA Central Iowa Healthcare SystemDes Moines, IA · Veterans Affairs	1.12, 17th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.3%, 68th percentile	13.0%, 15th percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	—	—	386	Compare VA Central Iowa Healthcare System
T18	Methodist Jennie EdmundsonCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care	1.12, 17th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	11.9%, 32nd percentile	15.8%, 11th percentile	150 min, 49th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	236	Compare Methodist Jennie Edmundson
T18	Lakes Regional HealthcareSpirit Lake, IA · Acute care	1.12, 17th percentile	2, 17th percentile	5, 97th percentile	—	17.0%, 1st percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	125 min, 70th percentile	0.88, 92nd percentile	49	Compare Lakes Regional Healthcare
T21	Spencer Municipal HospitalSpencer, IA · Acute care	1.13, 16th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	12.5%, 22nd percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	128 min, 67th percentile	0.90, 88th percentile	93	Compare Spencer Municipal Hospital
T21	Finley HospitalDubuque, IA · Acute care	1.13, 16th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.7%, 54th percentile	12.8%, 18th percentile	16.0%, 7th percentile	114 min, 79th percentile	0.90, 88th percentile	158	Compare Finley Hospital
23	Broadlawns Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care	1.18, 12th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	—	14.6%, 74th percentile	204 min, 17th percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	200	Compare Broadlawns Medical Center
24	St Lukes HospitalCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care	1.23, 9th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.5%, 89th percentile	10.2%, 66th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	166 min, 38th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	532	Compare St Lukes Hospital
25	Mercy Medical Center - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care	1.24, 8th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	13.3%, 10th percentile	10.2%, 66th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	148 min, 50th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	347	Compare Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids
26	University Of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City, IA · Acute care	1.25, 8th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.7%, 6th percentile	12.2%, 27th percentile	13.5%, 98th percentile	210 min, 15th percentile	1.05, 19th percentile	1,103	Compare University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics
27	MercyOne Dubuque Medical CenterDubuque, IA · Acute care	1.31, 6th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	13.2%, 11th percentile	11.0%, 50th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	204 min, 17th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	524	Compare MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center
28	Genesis Medical Center-DavenportDavenport, IA · Acute care	1.43, 3rd percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.4%, 29th percentile	13.3%, 12th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	174 min, 33rd percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	502	Compare Genesis Medical Center-Davenport
29	MercyOne Siouxland Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care	1.44, 3rd percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	13.1%, 13th percentile	11.2%, 46th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	199 min, 20th percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	—	Compare MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center
30	Trinity Regional Medical CenterFort Dodge, IA · Acute care	1.45, 3rd percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.3%, 92nd percentile	12.7%, 19th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	167 min, 37th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	174	Compare Trinity Regional Medical Center
31	Southeast Iowa Regional Medical CenterWest Burlington, IA · Acute care	1.53, 2nd percentile	4, 73rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.8%, 19th percentile	14.5%, 5th percentile	13.4%, 98th percentile	132 min, 63rd percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	173	Compare Southeast Iowa Regional 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.

Serious complications: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
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.
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.
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).