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Hospitals in Iowa with the highest patient survey star rating

48 Iowa hospitals ranked by patient survey star rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Iowa City VA Medical Center, Van Diest Medical Center, Waverly Health Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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48 hospitals ranked in Iowa by patient survey star rating; 70 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Patient survey star ratinghigher is better	Patients' overall ratinghigher is better	Patients would recommendhigher is better	Compare
	National average	3.3	88	87
T1	Iowa City VA Medical CenterIowa City, IA · Veterans Affairs	5, 97th percentile	92, 89th percentile	92, 87th percentile	Compare Iowa City VA Medical Center
T1	Van Diest Medical CenterWebster City, IA · Critical access	5, 97th percentile	95, 99th percentile	94, 96th percentile	Compare Van Diest Medical Center
T1	Waverly Health CenterWaverly, IA · Critical access	5, 97th percentile	94, 97th percentile	93, 92nd percentile	Compare Waverly Health Center
T1	Compass Memorial HealthcareMarengo, IA · Critical access	5, 97th percentile	94, 97th percentile	94, 96th percentile	Compare Compass Memorial Healthcare
T1	WinnmedDecorah, IA · Critical access	5, 97th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	92, 87th percentile	Compare Winnmed
T1	Floyd County Medical CenterCharles City, IA · Critical access	5, 97th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	93, 92nd percentile	Compare Floyd County Medical Center
T1	Buena Vista Regional Medical CenterStorm Lake, IA · Critical access	5, 97th percentile	93, 94th percentile	92, 87th percentile	Compare Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
T1	Lakes Regional HealthcareSpirit Lake, IA · Acute care	5, 97th percentile	93, 94th percentile	93, 92nd percentile	Compare Lakes Regional Healthcare
T1	St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing HomeCarroll, IA · Critical access	5, 97th percentile	92, 89th percentile	92, 87th percentile	Compare St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing Home
T1	Sioux Center HealthSioux Center, IA · Critical access	5, 97th percentile	93, 94th percentile	93, 92nd percentile	Compare Sioux Center Health
T1	Veterans Memorial HospitalWaukon, IA · Critical access	5, 97th percentile	93, 94th percentile	93, 92nd percentile	Compare Veterans Memorial Hospital
T12	Cass County Memorial HospitalAtlantic, IA · Critical access	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	92, 87th percentile	Compare Cass County Memorial Hospital
T12	Mahaska Health PartnershipOskaloosa, IA · Critical access	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	92, 87th percentile	Compare Mahaska Health Partnership
T12	Mary Greeley Medical CenterAmes, IA · Acute care	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	93, 92nd percentile	Compare Mary Greeley Medical Center
T12	Mercy Medical Center - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	92, 87th percentile	Compare Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids
T12	MercyOne Clinton Medical CenterClinton, IA · Acute care	4, 76th percentile	88, 48th percentile	85, 30th percentile	Compare MercyOne Clinton Medical Center
T12	Pella Regional Health CenterPella, IA · Critical access	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	92, 87th percentile	Compare Pella Regional Health Center
T12	Regional Medical CenterManchester, IA · Critical access	4, 76th percentile	93, 94th percentile	92, 87th percentile	Compare Regional Medical Center
T12	Spencer Municipal HospitalSpencer, IA · Acute care	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	93, 92nd percentile	Compare Spencer Municipal Hospital
T12	St Lukes HospitalCedar Rapids, IA · Acute care	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	92, 87th percentile	Compare St Lukes Hospital
T12	VA Central Iowa Healthcare SystemDes Moines, IA · Veterans Affairs	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare VA Central Iowa Healthcare System
T12	Finley HospitalDubuque, IA · Acute care	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	89, 64th percentile	Compare Finley Hospital
T12	Floyd Valley HealthcareLe Mars, IA · Critical access	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	88, 56th percentile	Compare Floyd Valley Healthcare
T12	Greater Regional Medical CenterCreston, IA · Critical access	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	86, 37th percentile	Compare Greater Regional Medical Center
T12	MercyOne Dubuque Medical CenterDubuque, IA · Acute care	4, 76th percentile	89, 61st percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center
T12	Methodist Jennie EdmundsonCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care	4, 76th percentile	89, 61st percentile	89, 64th percentile	Compare Methodist Jennie Edmundson
T12	Orange City Area Health SystemOrange City, IA · Critical access	4, 76th percentile	95, 99th percentile	96, 99th percentile	Compare Orange City Area Health System
T12	Grinnell Regional Medical CenterGrinnell, IA · Acute care	4, 76th percentile	89, 61st percentile	89, 64th percentile	Compare Grinnell Regional Medical Center
T12	Jefferson County Health CenterFairfield, IA · Critical access	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	89, 64th percentile	Compare Jefferson County Health Center
T12	Iowa Specialty Hospital - ClarionClarion, IA · Critical access	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	93, 92nd percentile	Compare Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion
T31	MercyOne Waterloo Medical CenterWaterloo, IA · Acute care	3, 39th percentile	86, 27th percentile	86, 37th percentile	Compare MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center
T31	University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center DownIowa City, IA · Acute care	3, 39th percentile	86, 27th percentile	87, 46th percentile	Compare University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down
T31	Allen HospitalWaterloo, IA · Acute care	3, 39th percentile	87, 37th percentile	87, 46th percentile	Compare Allen Hospital
T31	Broadlawns Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care	3, 39th percentile	89, 61st percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Broadlawns Medical Center
T31	Trinity - BettendorfBettendorf, IA · Acute care	3, 39th percentile	87, 37th percentile	86, 37th percentile	Compare Trinity - Bettendorf
T31	UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines, IA · Acute care	3, 39th percentile	87, 37th percentile	88, 56th percentile	Compare UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi
T31	UnityPoint Health - MarshalltownMarshalltown, IA · Acute care	3, 39th percentile	87, 37th percentile	84, 23rd percentile	Compare UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown
T31	MercyOne North Iowa Medical CenterMason City, IA · Acute care	3, 39th percentile	85, 19th percentile	83, 18th percentile	Compare MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center
T31	St Lukes Regional Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care	3, 39th percentile	88, 48th percentile	89, 64th percentile	Compare St Lukes Regional Medical Center
T31	Trinity Regional Medical CenterFort Dodge, IA · Acute care	3, 39th percentile	86, 27th percentile	82, 13th percentile	Compare Trinity Regional Medical Center
T31	University Of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City, IA · Acute care	3, 39th percentile	87, 37th percentile	89, 64th percentile	Compare University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics
T42	CHI Health Mercy Council BluffsCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care	2, 10th percentile	85, 19th percentile	83, 18th percentile	Compare CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
T42	Southeast Iowa Regional Medical CenterWest Burlington, IA · Acute care	2, 10th percentile	83, 8th percentile	80, 8th percentile	Compare Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center
T42	Trinity MuscatineMuscatine, IA · Acute care	2, 10th percentile	85, 19th percentile	83, 18th percentile	Compare Trinity Muscatine
T42	Genesis Medical Center-DavenportDavenport, IA · Acute care	2, 10th percentile	84, 13th percentile	83, 18th percentile	Compare Genesis Medical Center-Davenport
T42	MercyOne Siouxland Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care	2, 10th percentile	83, 8th percentile	79, 6th percentile	Compare MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center
T42	MercyOne Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care	2, 10th percentile	82, 6th percentile	80, 8th percentile	Compare MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
48	Ottumwa Regional Health CenterOttumwa, IA · Acute care	1, 1st percentile	74, 0th percentile	71, 1st percentile	Compare Ottumwa Regional Health 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.

Patient survey star rating: HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Patients' overall rating: HCAHPS overall hospital rating, linear mean score (0-100).
Patients would recommend: HCAHPS willingness to recommend the hospital, linear mean score (0-100).