Hospital rankings
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.
| # | Hospital | Serious complicationslower is better | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better | Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better | Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better | MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better | C. diff infectionslower is better | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 1 | Mary Greeley Medical Center | 0.76, 96th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.26, 7th percentile | 0.89, 38th percentile | — | 0.86, 30th percentile | 0.47, 27th percentile | Compare Mary Greeley Medical Center |
| 2 | Trinity - Bettendorf | 0.81, 92nd percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.36, 73rd percentile | — | — | 0.93, 6th percentile | Compare Trinity - Bettendorf |
| T3 | CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | 0.85, 85th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.23, 57th percentile | Compare CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs |
| T3 | Iowa City VA Medical Center | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.79, 20th percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare Iowa City VA Medical Center |
| 5 | Ottumwa Regional Health Center | 0.91, 70th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.86, 8th percentile | Compare Ottumwa Regional Health Center |
| 6 | UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown | 0.92, 67th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown |
| 7 | Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc | 0.94, 59th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc |
| T8 | MercyOne Clinton Medical Center | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | 0.69, 25th percentile | 2.95, 1st percentile | — | — | 0.24, 56th percentile | Compare MercyOne Clinton Medical Center |
| T8 | MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.46, 52nd percentile | 0.43, 46th percentile | 0.96, 33rd percentile | 0.98, 40th percentile | 1.23, 13th percentile | 0.48, 26th percentile | Compare MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center |
| 10 | Trinity Muscatine | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Trinity Muscatine |
| T11 | MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center | 0.98, 41st percentile | 1.01, 16th percentile | 0.21, 67th percentile | 0.79, 45th percentile | — | 0.45, 63rd percentile | 0.52, 23rd percentile | Compare MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center |
| T11 | University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | 0.98, 41st percentile | — | 0.95, 13th percentile | — | — | 1.91, 3rd percentile | 0.31, 46th percentile | Compare University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down |
| 13 | MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.58, 41st percentile | 0.09, 75th percentile | 0.84, 41st percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.34, 41st percentile | Compare MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center |
| 14 | UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 0.42, 56th percentile | 0.50, 40th percentile | 0.19, 79th percentile | 0.99, 40th percentile | 0.87, 29th percentile | 0.52, 23rd percentile | Compare UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi |
| 15 | Grinnell Regional Medical Center | 1.07, 23rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 1.38, 2nd percentile | Compare Grinnell Regional Medical Center |
| T16 | Allen Hospital | 1.10, 19th percentile | 1.16, 11th percentile | 0.54, 37th percentile | 1.76, 9th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.23, 58th percentile | Compare Allen Hospital |
| T16 | St Lukes Regional Medical Center | 1.10, 19th percentile | 0.98, 17th percentile | 0.38, 52nd percentile | 0.34, 74th percentile | — | 0.81, 33rd percentile | 0.51, 24th percentile | Compare St Lukes Regional Medical Center |
| T18 | VA Central Iowa Healthcare System | 1.12, 17th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare VA Central Iowa Healthcare System |
| T18 | Methodist Jennie Edmundson | 1.12, 17th percentile | 0.58, 41st percentile | 0.45, 44th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.52, 23rd percentile | Compare Methodist Jennie Edmundson |
| T18 | Lakes Regional Healthcare | 1.12, 17th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Lakes Regional Healthcare |
| T21 | Spencer Municipal Hospital | 1.13, 16th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Spencer Municipal Hospital |
| T21 | Finley Hospital | 1.13, 16th percentile | — | 0.55, 36th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | — | 0.17, 66th percentile | Compare Finley Hospital |
| 23 | Broadlawns Medical Center | 1.18, 12th percentile | 0.90, 20th percentile | 1.62, 3rd percentile | — | — | 0.73, 38th percentile | 0.20, 62nd percentile | Compare Broadlawns Medical Center |
| 24 | St Lukes Hospital | 1.23, 9th percentile | 0.33, 63rd percentile | 0.51, 39th percentile | 0.33, 74th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.38, 36th percentile | Compare St Lukes Hospital |
| 25 | Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids | 1.24, 8th percentile | 1.12, 12th percentile | 0.13, 73rd percentile | 0.72, 49th percentile | — | 1.12, 17th percentile | 0.45, 28th percentile | Compare Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids |
| 26 | University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | 1.25, 8th percentile | 0.85, 23rd percentile | 0.42, 48th percentile | 0.71, 51st percentile | 0.70, 59th percentile | 0.73, 38th percentile | 0.41, 32nd percentile | Compare University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics |
| 27 | MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center | 1.31, 6th percentile | 0.78, 27th percentile | 0.75, 22nd percentile | 1.41, 17th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center |
| 28 | Genesis Medical Center-Davenport | 1.43, 3rd percentile | 0.48, 50th percentile | 1.14, 9th percentile | 0.80, 44th percentile | — | 0.77, 35th percentile | 0.22, 60th percentile | Compare Genesis Medical Center-Davenport |
| 29 | MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center | 1.44, 3rd percentile | 0.77, 28th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.90, 27th percentile | 0.38, 36th percentile | Compare MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center |
| 30 | Trinity Regional Medical Center | 1.45, 3rd percentile | 0.85, 23rd percentile | 0.76, 21st percentile | 1.55, 13th percentile | — | — | 0.67, 14th percentile | Compare Trinity Regional Medical Center |
| 31 | Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center | 1.53, 2nd percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.22, 66th percentile | 0.96, 33rd percentile | — | 1.26, 12th percentile | 0.32, 45th percentile | 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).
- Central line bloodstream infections
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Surgical site infections (colon)
- Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
- Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- MRSA bloodstream infections
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- C. diff infections
- Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).