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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. Leading: Compass Memorial Healthcare, Myrtue Medical Center, Jackson County Regional Health Center. 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 time in emergency department; 6 more match but have no reported value.

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#	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%
1	Compass Memorial HealthcareMarengo, IA · Critical access	55 min, 100th percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	—	99.0%, 99th percentile	Compare Compass Memorial Healthcare
2	Myrtue Medical CenterHarlan, IA · Critical access	61 min, 100th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	75.0%, 74th percentile	69.0%, 34th percentile	Compare Myrtue Medical Center
3	Jackson County Regional Health CenterMaquoketa, IA · Critical access	77 min, 98th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	81.0%, 87th percentile	82.0%, 55th percentile	Compare Jackson County Regional Health Center
4	Virginia Gay HospitalVinton, IA · Critical access	79 min, 98th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	85.0%, 61st percentile	Compare Virginia Gay Hospital
5	Grundy County Memorial HospitalGrundy Center, IA · Critical access	81 min, 98th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	92.0%, 78th percentile	Compare Grundy County Memorial Hospital
6	Audubon County Memorial HospitalAudubon, IA · Critical access	84 min, 97th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	94.0%, 85th percentile	Compare Audubon County Memorial Hospital
7	Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And ClinicsWest Union, IA · Critical access	85 min, 96th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	64.0%, 47th percentile	84.0%, 59th percentile	Compare Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics
8	Cass County Memorial HospitalAtlantic, IA · Critical access	86 min, 96th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	83.0%, 90th percentile	78.0%, 47th percentile	Compare Cass County Memorial Hospital
9	Iowa Specialty Hospital - BelmondBelmond, IA · Critical access	88 min, 96th percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	—	72.0%, 38th percentile	Compare Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond
10	Mitchell County Regional HealthOsage, IA · Critical access	89 min, 95th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	80.0%, 51st percentile	Compare Mitchell County Regional Health
11	Buchanan County Health CenterIndependence, IA · Critical access	90 min, 95th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	82.0%, 55th percentile	Compare Buchanan County Health Center
T12	Regional Health Services Of Howard CountyCresco, IA · Critical access	91 min, 94th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	91.0%, 75th percentile	Compare Regional Health Services Of Howard County
T12	Henry County Health CenterMount Pleasant, IA · Critical access	91 min, 94th percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	52.0%, 21st percentile	60.0%, 22nd percentile	Compare Henry County Health Center
T12	Washington County Hospital And ClinicsWashington, IA · Critical access	91 min, 94th percentile	—	—	84.0%, 59th percentile	Compare Washington County Hospital And Clinics
T15	Davis County HospitalBloomfield, IA · Critical access	96 min, 92nd percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	46.0%, 13th percentile	81.0%, 53rd percentile	Compare Davis County Hospital
T15	Guttenberg Municipal HospitalGuttenberg, IA · Critical access	96 min, 92nd percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	61.0%, 39th percentile	98.0%, 97th percentile	Compare Guttenberg Municipal Hospital
T15	Sartori Memorial Hospital, IncCedar Falls, IA · Acute care	96 min, 92nd percentile	2.0%, 32nd percentile	—	75.0%, 42nd percentile	Compare Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc
T18	Decatur County HospitalLeon, IA · Critical access	97 min, 92nd percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	42.0%, 10th percentile	73.0%, 39th percentile	Compare Decatur County Hospital
T18	Veterans Memorial HospitalWaukon, IA · Critical access	97 min, 92nd percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	70.0%, 35th percentile	Compare Veterans Memorial Hospital
20	Hegg Memorial Health CenterRock Valley, IA · Critical access	98 min, 91st percentile	—	—	95.0%, 88th percentile	Compare Hegg Memorial Health Center
21	Kossuth Regional Health CenterAlgona, IA · Critical access	99 min, 91st percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	33.0%, 4th percentile	67.0%, 31st percentile	Compare Kossuth Regional Health Center
T22	Horn Memorial HospitalIda Grove, IA · Critical access	100 min, 90th percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	—	95.0%, 88th percentile	Compare Horn Memorial Hospital
T22	Humboldt County Memorial HospitalHumboldt, IA · Critical access	100 min, 90th percentile	—	—	90.0%, 73rd percentile	Compare Humboldt County Memorial Hospital
T24	Greater Regional Medical CenterCreston, IA · Critical access	101 min, 89th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	80.0%, 85th percentile	94.0%, 85th percentile	Compare Greater Regional Medical Center
T24	Crawford County Memorial HospitalDenison, IA · Critical access	101 min, 89th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	57.0%, 19th percentile	Compare Crawford County Memorial Hospital
T24	Hansen Family HospitalIowa Falls, IA · Critical access	101 min, 89th percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	—	99.0%, 99th percentile	Compare Hansen Family Hospital
T24	Manning Regional Healthcare CenterManning, IA · Critical access	101 min, 89th percentile	—	—	98.0%, 97th percentile	Compare Manning Regional Healthcare Center
T24	MercyOne Genesis Dewitt Medical CenterDewitt, IA · Critical access	101 min, 89th percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	50.0%, 19th percentile	62.0%, 25th percentile	Compare MercyOne Genesis Dewitt Medical Center
29	Story County HospitalNevada, IA · Critical access	102 min, 89th percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	—	99.0%, 99th percentile	Compare Story County Hospital
T30	Van Diest Medical CenterWebster City, IA · Critical access	103 min, 88th percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	—	73.0%, 39th percentile	Compare Van Diest Medical Center
T30	Loring HospitalSac City, IA · Critical access	103 min, 88th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	92.0%, 78th percentile	Compare Loring Hospital
T30	Palo Alto County HospitalEmmetsburg, IA · Critical access	103 min, 88th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	73.0%, 39th percentile	Compare Palo Alto County Hospital
T33	Clarke County HospitalOsceola, IA · Critical access	104 min, 87th percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	—	94.0%, 85th percentile	Compare Clarke County Hospital
T33	Greene County Medical CenterJefferson, IA · Critical access	104 min, 87th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	97.0%, 94th percentile	Compare Greene County Medical Center
T35	CHI Health Missouri ValleyMissouri Valley, IA · Critical access	105 min, 86th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	71.0%, 64th percentile	92.0%, 78th percentile	Compare CHI Health Missouri Valley
T35	Avera Merrill Pioneer HospitalRock Rapids, IA · Critical access	105 min, 86th percentile	—	—	86.0%, 63rd percentile	Compare Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital
T35	MercyOne Dyersville Medical CenterDyersville, IA · Critical access	105 min, 86th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	48.0%, 12th percentile	Compare MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center
T38	George C Grape Community HospitalHamburg, IA · Critical access	108 min, 84th percentile	—	—	—	Compare George C Grape Community Hospital
T38	Iowa Specialty Hospital - ClarionClarion, IA · Critical access	108 min, 84th percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	—	79.0%, 49th percentile	Compare Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion
T38	Lucas County Health CenterChariton, IA · Critical access	108 min, 84th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	85.0%, 61st percentile	Compare Lucas County Health Center
41	Avera Holy Family HospitalEstherville, IA · Critical access	110 min, 82nd percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	91.0%, 75th percentile	Compare Avera Holy Family Hospital
42	Grinnell Regional Medical CenterGrinnell, IA · Acute care	112 min, 81st percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	62.0%, 42nd percentile	83.0%, 57th percentile	Compare Grinnell Regional Medical Center
T43	Dallas County HospitalPerry, IA · Critical access	113 min, 80th percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	—	77.0%, 45th percentile	Compare Dallas County Hospital
T43	Hancock County Health SystemBritt, IA · Critical access	113 min, 80th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	81.0%, 87th percentile	88.0%, 68th percentile	Compare Hancock County Health System
T43	Montgomery County Memorial HospitalRed Oak, IA · Critical access	113 min, 80th percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	—	73.0%, 39th percentile	Compare Montgomery County Memorial Hospital
T46	WinnmedDecorah, IA · Critical access	114 min, 79th percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	—	99.0%, 99th percentile	Compare Winnmed
T46	Finley HospitalDubuque, IA · Acute care	114 min, 79th percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	50.0%, 19th percentile	79.0%, 49th percentile	Compare Finley Hospital
T46	MercyOne Elkader Medical CenterElkader, IA · Critical access	114 min, 79th percentile	—	—	53.0%, 16th percentile	Compare MercyOne Elkader Medical Center
T46	Shenandoah Medical CenterShenandoah, IA · Critical access	114 min, 79th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	91.0%, 75th percentile	Compare Shenandoah Medical Center
T50	Madison County Health Care SystemWinterset, IA · Critical access	115 min, 78th percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	42.0%, 10th percentile	92.0%, 78th percentile	Compare Madison County Health Care System

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.