Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Iowa with the lowest time in emergency department
112 Iowa hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Left ED without being seenlower is better | Appropriate sepsis carehigher is better | Health care workers vaccinated for fluhigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 162 min | 2.0% | 65.0% | 78.0% | ||
| 101 | CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | 171 min, 35th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 70.0%, 61st percentile | 76.0%, 44th percentile | Compare CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs |
| T102 | Genesis Medical Center-Davenport | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 66.0%, 52nd percentile | 57.0%, 19th percentile | Compare Genesis Medical Center-Davenport |
| T102 | St Lukes Regional Medical Center | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 64.0%, 47th percentile | 83.0%, 57th percentile | Compare St Lukes Regional Medical Center |
| 104 | UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | 182 min, 28th percentile | 7.0%, 2nd percentile | 40.0%, 8th percentile | 83.0%, 57th percentile | Compare UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi |
| 105 | MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center | 193 min, 23rd percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 61.0%, 39th percentile | 54.0%, 17th percentile | Compare MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center |
| 106 | MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center | 199 min, 20th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 65.0%, 49th percentile | 31.0%, 3rd percentile | Compare MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center |
| T107 | Broadlawns Medical Center | 204 min, 17th percentile | 9.0%, 1st percentile | 63.0%, 44th percentile | 96.0%, 92nd percentile | Compare Broadlawns Medical Center |
| T107 | MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center | 204 min, 17th percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 58.0%, 33rd percentile | 32.0%, 4th percentile | Compare MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center |
| 109 | Trinity - Bettendorf | 205 min, 17th percentile | 7.0%, 2nd percentile | 59.0%, 35th percentile | 83.0%, 57th percentile | Compare Trinity - Bettendorf |
| 110 | University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | 210 min, 15th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 48.0%, 16th percentile | 80.0%, 51st percentile | Compare University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics |
| 111 | MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center | 223 min, 11th percentile | 10.0%, 0th percentile | 57.0%, 30th percentile | 78.0%, 47th percentile | Compare MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center |
| 112 | MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center | 244 min, 6th percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 59.0%, 35th percentile | 35.0%, 5th percentile | Compare MercyOne Des Moines 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.
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- Left ED without being seen
- Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
- Appropriate sepsis care
- Percentage of patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock.
- Health care workers vaccinated for flu
- Percentage of health care workers given influenza vaccination.