Iowa hospitals
Iowa hospitals: racial-equity scorecards
112 Medicare-certified hospitals serve Iowa, represented by the Iowa Hospital Association. This page aggregates CMS Hospital Compare measures — overall star rating, mortality / safety / readmission / patient-experience measure-group performance — for each of those facilities.
Broadlawns in Des Moines is Iowa's largest public safety-net hospital. University of Iowa Hospitals carries most statewide tertiary referrals including complex obstetric cases.
The state's recognized safety-net hospital systems — the facilities that carry a disproportionate share of Medicaid and uninsured admissions — include: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (Iowa City), and Broadlawns Medical Center (Des Moines). Each has its own detail page below.
Two editorial notes on scope. First, CMS does not publish a racial-disparity scorecard per-hospital at national scale; what we surface below is the facility's overall CMS rating paired with any race-stratified metric we could find in a primary source (AHRQ Disparities Atlas, a state discharge scorecard, or a published study). Second, we do not rank hospitals as 'worst for Black patients' without a primary-source citation — the legal standard for that claim requires it.
Safety-net systems in Iowa
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (Iowa City)
- Broadlawns Medical Center (Des Moines)
All 112 hospitals in Iowa
Adair County Memorial Hospital
Greenfield
Audubon County Memorial Hospital
Audubon
Avera Holy Family Hospital
Estherville · Avera Health
Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital
Rock Rapids · Avera Health
Boone County Hospital
Boone
Buchanan County Health Center
Independence
Burgess Health Center
Onawa
Cherokee Regional Medical Center
Cherokee
Chi Health - Mercy Corning
Corning · CommonSpirit Health
Chi Health Missouri Valley
Missouri Valley · CommonSpirit Health
Clarke County Hospital
Osceola
Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center
Sumner
Compass Memorial Healthcare
Marengo
Dallas County Hospital
Perry
Davis County Hospital
Bloomfield
Decatur County Hospital
Leon
Floyd Valley Healthcare
Le Mars
Franklin General Hospital
Hampton
Genesis Medical Center-Dewitt
Dewitt
George C Grape Community Hospital
Hamburg
Greene County Medical Center
Jefferson
Grundy County Memorial Hospital
Grundy Center
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics
West Union
Guthrie County Hospital
Guthrie Center
Guttenberg Municipal Hospital
Guttenberg
Hancock County Health System
Britt
Hansen Family Hospital
Iowa Falls
Hawarden Regional Healthcare
Hawarden
Hegg Memorial Health Center
Rock Valley
Henry County Health Center
Mount Pleasant
Horn Memorial Hospital
Ida Grove
Humboldt County Memorial Hospital
Humboldt
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond
Belmond
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion
Clarion
Jackson County Regional Health Center
Maquoketa
Jefferson County Health Center
Fairfield · Jefferson Health
Jones Regional Medical Center
Anamosa
Keokuk County Health Center
Sigourney
Knoxville Hospital & Clinics
Knoxville
Loring Hospital
Sac City
Lucas County Health Center
Chariton
Madison County Health Care System
Winterset
Manning Regional Healthcare Center
Manning
Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton
New Hampton
Mercyone Centerville Medical Center
Centerville
Mercyone Dyersville Medical Center
Dyersville
Mercyone Elkader Medical Center
Elkader
Mercyone Newton Medical Center
Newton
Mercyone Oelwein Medical Center
Oelwein
Mitchell County Regional Health
Osage
Monroe County Hospital
Albia
Orange City Area Health System
Orange City
Osceola Community Hospital
Sibley
Palo Alto County Hospital
Emmetsburg
Pocahontas Community Hospital
Pocahontas
Regional Health Services Of Howard County
Cresco
Regional Medical Center
Manchester
Ringgold County Hospital
Mount Ayr
Sanford Sheldon Medical Center
Sheldon · Sanford Health
Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc
Cedar Falls
Shenandoah Medical Center
Shenandoah
Sioux Center Health
Sioux Center
St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing Home
Carroll
Stewart Memorial Community Hospital
Lake City
Story County Hospital
Nevada
Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown
Marshalltown
Van Buren County Hospital
Keosauqua
Van Diest Medical Center
Webster City
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Waukon
Virginia Gay Hospital
Vinton
Washington County Hospital And Clinics
Washington
Waverly Health Center
Waverly
Wayne County Hospital
Corydon
Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center
Dubuque
Cass County Memorial Hospital
Atlantic
Clarinda Regional Health Center
Clarinda
Finley Hospital
Dubuque
Greater Regional Medical Center
Creston
Grinnell Regional Medical Center
Grinnell
Mary Greeley Medical Center
Ames
Mercyone Clinton Medical Center
Clinton
Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center
Waterloo
Methodist Jennie Edmundson
Council Bluffs · Methodist Health System
Myrtue Medical Center
Harlan
Pella Regional Health Center
Pella
Spencer Municipal Hospital
Spencer
St Lukes Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Allen Hospital
Waterloo
Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
Storm Lake
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs · CommonSpirit Health
Floyd County Medical Center
Charles City
Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center
Mason City
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital
Red Oak
Trinity - Bettendorf
Bettendorf
Trinity Muscatine
Muscatine
Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi
Des Moines · Methodist Health System
University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down
Iowa City
University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics
Iowa City
Broadlawns Medical Center
Des Moines
Crawford County Memorial Hospital
Denison
Kossuth Regional Health Center
Algona
Lakes Regional Healthcare
Spirit Lake
Mahaska Health Partnership
Oskaloosa
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center
Des Moines
Ottumwa Regional Health Center
Ottumwa
Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center
West Burlington
Winnmed
Decorah
Genesis Medical Center-Davenport
Davenport
Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center
Sioux City
St Lukes Regional Medical Center
Sioux City
Trinity Regional Medical Center
Fort Dodge
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Data sources
- CMS Hospital Compare — Hospital General Information (data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/xubh-q36u).
- Iowa Hospital Association — state hospital trade body (https://www.ihaonline.org/).
- Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing — Health Facilities Division — state hospital licensing + oversight (https://dial.iowa.gov/licenses/health-facilities).
- AHRQ National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr).
- CDC Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System state releases (cdc.gov/pmss).
- The Leapfrog Group hospital safety grades (leapfroggroup.org).
Data refreshed: