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Hospitals in Iowa by total beds

117 Iowa hospitals ranked by total beds in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics, UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi, MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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117 hospitals ranked in Iowa by total beds; 1 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Total beds	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	Serious complicationslower is better	Time in emergency departmentlower is better	Medicare spending per patientlower is better	Compare
	National average			3.3	11.9%	11.1%	15.0%	1.00	162 min	1.00
1	University Of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City, IA · Acute care	1,103	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.7%, 6th percentile	12.2%, 27th percentile	13.5%, 98th percentile	1.25, 8th percentile	210 min, 15th percentile	1.05, 19th percentile	Compare University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics
2	UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines, IA · Acute care	674	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	14.7%, 1st percentile	13.9%, 8th percentile	13.5%, 98th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	182 min, 28th percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	Compare UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi
3	MercyOne Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care	649	1, 3rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	10.6%, 87th percentile	13.2%, 13th percentile	13.6%, 97th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	244 min, 6th percentile	1.01, 38th percentile	Compare MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
4	St Lukes HospitalCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care	532	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.5%, 89th percentile	10.2%, 66th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	1.23, 9th percentile	166 min, 38th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	Compare St Lukes Hospital
5	MercyOne Dubuque Medical CenterDubuque, IA · Acute care	524	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	13.2%, 11th percentile	11.0%, 50th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	1.31, 6th percentile	204 min, 17th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	Compare MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center
6	Genesis Medical Center-DavenportDavenport, IA · Acute care	502	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.4%, 29th percentile	13.3%, 12th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	1.43, 3rd percentile	174 min, 33rd percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	Compare Genesis Medical Center-Davenport
7	Iowa City VA Medical CenterIowa City, IA · Veterans Affairs	475	5, 94th percentile	5, 97th percentile	11.1%, 74th percentile	8.6%, 90th percentile	13.8%, 96th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	—	—	Compare Iowa City VA Medical Center
8	MercyOne Waterloo Medical CenterWaterloo, IA · Acute care	423	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.5%, 62nd percentile	8.5%, 91st percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	223 min, 11th percentile	0.89, 90th percentile	Compare MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center
9	VA Central Iowa Healthcare SystemDes Moines, IA · Veterans Affairs	386	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.3%, 68th percentile	13.0%, 15th percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	—	—	Compare VA Central Iowa Healthcare System
10	MercyOne North Iowa Medical CenterMason City, IA · Acute care	350	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.7%, 21st percentile	15.6%, 2nd percentile	14.3%, 86th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	193 min, 23rd percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	Compare MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center
11	Mercy Medical Center - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care	347	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	13.3%, 10th percentile	10.2%, 66th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	1.24, 8th percentile	148 min, 50th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	Compare Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids
12	Methodist Jennie EdmundsonCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care	236	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	11.9%, 32nd percentile	15.8%, 11th percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	150 min, 49th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	Compare Methodist Jennie Edmundson
13	Ottumwa Regional Health CenterOttumwa, IA · Acute care	235	2, 17th percentile	1, 1st percentile	12.1%, 38th percentile	16.8%, 1st percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	166 min, 38th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	Compare Ottumwa Regional Health Center
T14	University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center DownIowa City, IA · Acute care	234	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.4%, 29th percentile	12.2%, 27th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	149 min, 50th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	Compare University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down
T14	Allen HospitalWaterloo, IA · Acute care	234	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.5%, 26th percentile	15.8%, 2nd percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	163 min, 40th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	Compare Allen Hospital
16	Mary Greeley Medical CenterAmes, IA · Acute care	220	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	12.6%, 20th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	0.76, 96th percentile	146 min, 52nd percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	Compare Mary Greeley Medical Center
17	St Lukes Regional Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care	201	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.4%, 29th percentile	12.9%, 17th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	174 min, 33rd percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	Compare St Lukes Regional Medical Center
18	Broadlawns Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care	200	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	—	14.6%, 74th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	204 min, 17th percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	Compare Broadlawns Medical Center
19	CHI Health Mercy Council BluffsCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care	194	5, 94th percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.6%, 23rd percentile	11.6%, 37th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	171 min, 35th percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	Compare CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
20	Trinity Regional Medical CenterFort Dodge, IA · Acute care	174	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.3%, 92nd percentile	12.7%, 19th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	1.45, 3rd percentile	167 min, 37th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	Compare Trinity Regional Medical Center
21	Southeast Iowa Regional Medical CenterWest Burlington, IA · Acute care	173	4, 73rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	12.8%, 19th percentile	14.5%, 5th percentile	13.4%, 98th percentile	1.53, 2nd percentile	132 min, 63rd percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	Compare Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center
22	Finley HospitalDubuque, IA · Acute care	158	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.7%, 54th percentile	12.8%, 18th percentile	16.0%, 7th percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	114 min, 79th percentile	0.90, 88th percentile	Compare Finley Hospital
23	Trinity - BettendorfBettendorf, IA · Acute care	150	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	10.9%, 52nd percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	205 min, 17th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	Compare Trinity - Bettendorf
24	MercyOne Clinton Medical CenterClinton, IA · Acute care	147	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.2%, 35th percentile	11.4%, 41st percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	123 min, 71st percentile	0.86, 94th percentile	Compare MercyOne Clinton Medical Center
25	Mental Health InstituteIndependence, IA · Psychiatric	130	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Mental Health Institute
26	Clive Behavioral HealthClive, IA · Psychiatric	100	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Clive Behavioral Health
27	Mental Health InstituteCherokee, IA · Psychiatric	97	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Mental Health Institute
28	Spencer Municipal HospitalSpencer, IA · Acute care	93	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	12.5%, 22nd percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	128 min, 67th percentile	0.90, 88th percentile	Compare Spencer Municipal Hospital
29	MercyOne Genesis Dewitt Medical CenterDewitt, IA · Critical access	90	—	—	—	—	14.7%, 68th percentile	—	101 min, 89th percentile	—	Compare MercyOne Genesis Dewitt Medical Center
T30	Virginia Gay HospitalVinton, IA · Critical access	83	4, 73rd percentile	—	—	11.1%, 48th percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	—	79 min, 98th percentile	—	Compare Virginia Gay Hospital
T30	Sartori Memorial Hospital, IncCedar Falls, IA · Acute care	83	—	—	—	—	14.3%, 86th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	96 min, 92nd percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	Compare Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc
32	Trinity MuscatineMuscatine, IA · Acute care	80	4, 73rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	—	11.4%, 41st percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	136 min, 60th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	Compare Trinity Muscatine
33	Franklin General HospitalHampton, IA · Critical access	77	—	—	—	—	14.5%, 79th percentile	—	136 min, 60th percentile	—	Compare Franklin General Hospital
34	Henry County Health CenterMount Pleasant, IA · Critical access	74	—	—	—	—	14.7%, 68th percentile	—	91 min, 94th percentile	—	Compare Henry County Health Center
35	Eagle View Behavioral HealthBettendorf, IA · Psychiatric	72	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Eagle View Behavioral Health
36	MercyOne Newton Medical CenterNewton, IA · Acute care	68	4, 73rd percentile	—	—	12.3%, 25th percentile	13.4%, 98th percentile	—	155 min, 46th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	Compare MercyOne Newton Medical Center
T37	UnityPoint Health - MarshalltownMarshalltown, IA · Acute care	49	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	15.5%, 2nd percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	162 min, 41st percentile	0.84, 96th percentile	Compare UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown
T37	Grinnell Regional Medical CenterGrinnell, IA · Acute care	49	2, 17th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	13.9%, 8th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	112 min, 81st percentile	0.89, 90th percentile	Compare Grinnell Regional Medical Center
T37	Lakes Regional HealthcareSpirit Lake, IA · Acute care	49	2, 17th percentile	5, 97th percentile	—	17.0%, 1st percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	125 min, 70th percentile	0.88, 92nd percentile	Compare Lakes Regional Healthcare
40	Buena Vista Regional Medical CenterStorm Lake, IA · Critical access	35	2, 17th percentile	5, 97th percentile	—	18.1%, 0th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	—	152 min, 48th percentile	—	Compare Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
41	Cass County Memorial HospitalAtlantic, IA · Critical access	29	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	11.1%, 48th percentile	14.0%, 93rd percentile	—	86 min, 96th percentile	—	Compare Cass County Memorial Hospital
T42	Clarke County HospitalOsceola, IA · Critical access	25	5, 94th percentile	—	—	—	14.8%, 61st percentile	—	104 min, 87th percentile	—	Compare Clarke County Hospital
T42	Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And ClinicsWest Union, IA · Critical access	25	5, 94th percentile	—	—	—	14.4%, 83rd percentile	—	85 min, 96th percentile	—	Compare Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics
T42	Van Diest Medical CenterWebster City, IA · Critical access	25	5, 94th percentile	5, 97th percentile	—	11.8%, 34th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	—	103 min, 88th percentile	—	Compare Van Diest Medical Center
T42	Waverly Health CenterWaverly, IA · Critical access	25	5, 94th percentile	5, 97th percentile	—	13.5%, 11th percentile	14.2%, 89th percentile	—	157 min, 44th percentile	—	Compare Waverly Health Center
T42	CHI Health Missouri ValleyMissouri Valley, IA · Critical access	25	4, 73rd percentile	—	—	11.9%, 32nd percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	—	105 min, 86th percentile	—	Compare CHI Health Missouri Valley
T42	Clarinda Regional Health CenterClarinda, IA · Critical access	25	4, 73rd percentile	—	—	13.8%, 9th percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	—	153 min, 47th percentile	—	Compare Clarinda Regional Health Center
T42	Compass Memorial HealthcareMarengo, IA · Critical access	25	4, 73rd percentile	5, 97th percentile	—	12.0%, 30th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	—	55 min, 100th percentile	—	Compare Compass Memorial Healthcare
T42	Jones Regional Medical CenterAnamosa, IA · Critical access	25	4, 73rd percentile	—	—	12.4%, 23rd percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	—	116 min, 77th percentile	—	Compare Jones Regional Medical Center
T42	Mahaska Health PartnershipOskaloosa, IA · Critical access	25	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	10.0%, 70th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	—	141 min, 55th percentile	—	Compare Mahaska Health Partnership

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.

Total beds: Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).
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.
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).