Hospitals in Iowa: ratings, owners and penalties for 118 hospitals

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Iowa has 118 hospitals in the CMS hospital files, 114 of them with emergency services. The average overall rating is 3.2 of 5 and 2 are rated one star. In fiscal year 2026, 16 of them faced a 1% Medicare payment reduction under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, and 20 had an excess readmission ratio above 1.0 on at least one condition tracked by the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.

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Hospitals: 118
Average overall rating: 3.2 of 5
One star hospitals: 2
Five star hospitals: 7
With emergency services: 114
HAC payment reductions, fiscal year 2026: 16 of 30 in the program
With excess readmissions: 20

Hospitals by penalties and rating

Hospitals with a HAC payment reduction first, then by most conditions with excess readmissions, then by lowest star rating. Each row links to the page and its Medicare Care Compare record.

Hospital	City	Type	Stars	Emergency	HAC payment cut	Excess readmission conditions	Source
Genesis Medical Center-Davenport	Davenport	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	4	medicare.gov
Lakes Regional Healthcare	Spirit Lake	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	3	medicare.gov
Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center	Sioux City	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	3	medicare.gov
Finley Hospital	Dubuque	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	Yes	3	medicare.gov
Spencer Municipal Hospital	Spencer	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	Yes	2	medicare.gov
Methodist Jennie Edmundson	Council Bluffs	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	Yes	1	medicare.gov
Unitypoint Health, Marshalltown	Marshalltown	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	Yes	1	medicare.gov
Mary Greeley Medical Center	Ames	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	Yes	1	medicare.gov
Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids	Cedar Rapids	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	Yes	1	medicare.gov
Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center	West Burlington	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	Yes	1	medicare.gov
Grinnell Regional Medical Center	Grinnell	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	0	medicare.gov
St Lukes Regional Medical Center	Sioux City	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	0	medicare.gov
Trinity Regional Medical Center	Fort Dodge	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	0	medicare.gov
University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics	Iowa City	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	Yes	0	medicare.gov
Mercyone Newton Medical Center	Newton	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	Yes	0	medicare.gov
Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc	Cedar Falls	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Yes	0	medicare.gov
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down	Iowa City	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	3	medicare.gov
Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center	Mason City	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Allen Hospital	Waterloo	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Trinity, Bettendorf	Bettendorf	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
St Lukes Hospital	Cedar Rapids	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs	Council Bluffs	Acute Care Hospitals	5	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center	Des Moines	Acute Care Hospitals	1	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center	Dubuque	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Unitypoint Health, Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi	Des Moines	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Mercyone Clinton Medical Center	Clinton	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Kossuth Regional Health Center	Algona	Critical Access Hospitals	1	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Avera Holy Family Hospital	Estherville	Critical Access Hospitals	2	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Buena Vista Regional Medical Center	Storm Lake	Critical Access Hospitals	2	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Cherokee Regional Medical Center	Cherokee	Critical Access Hospitals	2	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Crawford County Memorial Hospital	Denison	Critical Access Hospitals	2	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Jefferson County Health Center	Fairfield	Critical Access Hospitals	2	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Knoxville Hospital & Clinics	Knoxville	Critical Access Hospitals	2	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Ottumwa Regional Health Center	Ottumwa	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing Home	Carroll	Critical Access Hospitals	2	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Broadlawns Medical Center	Des Moines	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	Not listed	medicare.gov
Burgess Health Center	Onawa	Critical Access Hospitals	3	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
CHI Health, Mercy Corning	Corning	Critical Access Hospitals	3	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Floyd County Medical Center	Charles City	Critical Access Hospitals	3	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Floyd Valley Healthcare	Le Mars	Critical Access Hospitals	3	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Greater Regional Medical Center	Creston	Critical Access Hospitals	3	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Mitchell County Regional Health	Osage	Critical Access Hospitals	3	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Myrtue Medical Center	Harlan	Critical Access Hospitals	3	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Orange City Area Health System	Orange City	Critical Access Hospitals	3	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
CHI Health Missouri Valley	Missouri Valley	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Clarinda Regional Health Center	Clarinda	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Compass Memorial Healthcare	Marengo	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Jones Regional Medical Center	Anamosa	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Mahaska Health Partnership	Oskaloosa	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center	Waterloo	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
Pella Regional Health Center	Pella	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Regional Health Services of Howard County	Cresco	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Regional Medical Center	Manchester	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Trinity Muscatine	Muscatine	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
VA Central Iowa Healthcare System	Des Moines	Acute Care, Veterans Administration	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Virginia Gay Hospital	Vinton	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Winnmed	Decorah	Critical Access Hospitals	4	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Cass County Memorial Hospital	Atlantic	Critical Access Hospitals	5	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Clarke County Hospital	Osceola	Critical Access Hospitals	5	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics	West Union	Critical Access Hospitals	5	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Iowa City VA Medical Center	Iowa City	Acute Care, Veterans Administration	5	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Van Diest Medical Center	Webster City	Critical Access Hospitals	5	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Waverly Health Center	Waverly	Critical Access Hospitals	5	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Adair County Memorial Hospital	Greenfield	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Audubon County Memorial Hospital	Audubon	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital	Rock Rapids	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Boone County Hospital	Boone	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Buchanan County Health Center	Independence	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Clive Behavioral Health	Clive	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center	Sumner	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Dallas County Hospital	Perry	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Davis County Hospital	Bloomfield	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Decatur County Hospital	Leon	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Eagle View Behavioral Health	Bettendorf	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Franklin General Hospital	Hampton	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
George C Grape Community Hospital	Hamburg	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Greene County Medical Center	Jefferson	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Grundy County Memorial Hospital	Grundy Center	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Guthrie County Hospital	Guthrie Center	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Guttenberg Municipal Hospital	Guttenberg	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Hancock County Health System	Britt	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Hansen Family Hospital	Iowa Falls	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Hawarden Regional Healthcare	Hawarden	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Hegg Memorial Health Center	Rock Valley	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Henry County Health Center	Mount Pleasant	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Horn Memorial Hospital	Ida Grove	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Humboldt County Memorial Hospital	Humboldt	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Iowa Specialty Hospital, Belmond	Belmond	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Iowa Specialty Hospital, Clarion	Clarion	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Jackson County Regional Health Center	Maquoketa	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Keokuk County Health Center	Sigourney	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Loring Hospital	Sac City	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Lucas County Health Center	Chariton	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Madison County Health Care System	Winterset	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Manning Regional Healthcare Center	Manning	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Mental Health Institute	Cherokee	Psychiatric	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Mental Health Institute	Independence	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton	New Hampton	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Mercyone Centerville Medical Center	Centerville	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Mercyone Dyersville Medical Center	Dyersville	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Mercyone Elkader Medical Center	Elkader	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Mercyone Genesis Dewitt Medical Center	Dewitt	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Mercyone Oelwein Medical Center	Oelwein	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Monroe County Hospital	Albia	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital	Red Oak	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Osceola Community Hospital	Sibley	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Palo Alto County Hospital	Emmetsburg	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Pocahontas Community Hospital	Pocahontas	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Ringgold County Hospital	Mount Ayr	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Sanford Sheldon Medical Center	Sheldon	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Shenandoah Medical Center	Shenandoah	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Sioux Center Health	Sioux Center	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Stewart Memorial Community Hospital	Lake City	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Story County Hospital	Nevada	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Van Buren County Hospital	Keosauqua	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Veterans Memorial Hospital	Waukon	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Washington County Hospital and Clinics	Washington	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Wayne County Hospital	Corydon	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov

Star ratings

Overall rating	Hospitals
5 of 5	7
4 of 5	21
3 of 5	16
2 of 5	16
1 of 5	2
Not rated	56

Owners and managers with the most hospitals in Iowa

Organization	Hospitals	Average stars	One star	HAC payment cuts	With excess readmissions
Mercy Health Network Inc	30	3	1	3	5
Trinity Health Corporation	14	2.9	1	3	5
Iowa Health System	9	3	0	5	4
Central Iowa Hospital Corporation	6	4	0	0	0
Trinity Health Systems, Inc	6	2	0	1	0
Commonspirit Health	4	4	0	0	1
Mercy Health Services-Iowa Corp	4	3.5	0	0	2
Allen Health Systems Inc	3	3	0	1	1
Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp	3	4	0	1	0
St Luke's Healthcare	3	4	0	0	1
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, Iowa Inc	3	4	0	1	0
Avera Health	2	2	0	0	0
Trinity Regional Health System	2	3.5	0	0	1
Bellin Gundersen Health System Inc	1	5	0	0	0
DSB Acquisition LLC	1	2	0	0	0
Gundersen Lutheran Health System Inc	1	5	0	0	0
Lifepoint Health Inc	1	2	0	0	0
Lima HOLDCO LLC	1	2	0	0	0
PSC Sperry Buyer LLC	1	Not listed	0	0	0
SBHC Holdings LLC	1	Not listed	0	0	0
Sanford	1	Not listed	0	0	0
Sanford Health	1	Not listed	0	0	0
Sperry HOLDCO LLC	1	Not listed	0	0	0
Summit Behavioral Healthcare LLC	1	Not listed	0	0	0
Summit Behavioral Holdings I LLC	1	Not listed	0	0	0

Updated November 7, 2026. Read from CMS Provider Data Catalog and data.cms.gov, hospitals. Open data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (US government work). Ratings and program results are as CMS lists them on the date shown and CMS refreshes them on its own schedule. The CMS files are joined on the CMS Certification Number. CMS gives each owner organization an ID, and an owner page groups hospitals on that ID. Names of individual owners and managers are not shown. This page uses CMS data and is not endorsed or certified by CMS. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.