Fonteum Care Compare · Iowa
Iowa hospitals: 118 Medicare-certified, source-cited CMS quality data.
Fonteum tracks 118 Medicare-certified hospitals in Iowa in this snapshot, with available CMS rating, hospital-type, ownership, and emergency-services fields. Facility pages identify the CMS Hospital General Information dataset and snapshot 2026-05-07; individual facts are not signed.
Reviewed by Jennifer Montecillo, MD, medical reviewer. Non-practicing medical reviewer. Last reviewed: June 2026 · Next review: December 2026.
Iowa hospitals at a glance
Type, ownership, emergency-services availability, and CMS overall-rating distribution across Iowa’s 118 Medicare-certified hospitals.
Offer emergency services
112 (94.9%)
Birthing-friendly designation
39
Average CMS overall rating (of 5)
3.02
By hospital type
| Critical Access Hospitals | 82 |
| Acute Care Hospitals | 30 |
| Psychiatric | 4 |
| Acute Care - Veterans Administration | 2 |
By ownership
| Voluntary non-profit - Private | 46 |
| Government - Local | 45 |
| Voluntary non-profit - Other | 8 |
| Voluntary non-profit - Church | 7 |
| Government - State | 4 |
By CMS overall star rating
| 5 of 5 ★ | 2 |
| 4 of 5 ★ | 14 |
| 3 of 5 ★ | 12 |
| 2 of 5 ★ | 9 |
| 1 of 5 ★ | 4 |
Hospitals in Iowa, ranked by CMS overall rating
41 of 118 Iowa hospitals carry a CMS overall star rating (state average 3.02 of 5). The table is an unlinked state inventory.
| Hospital | City | Overall (of 5) |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa City Va Medical Center | Iowa City | 5 / 5 |
| Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center | Dubuque | 5 / 5 |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital | Atlantic | 4 / 5 |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center | Clarinda | 4 / 5 |
| Finley Hospital | Dubuque | 4 / 5 |
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston | 4 / 5 |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell | 4 / 5 |
| Mary Greeley Medical Center | Ames | 4 / 5 |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center | Clinton | 4 / 5 |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center | Waterloo | 4 / 5 |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs | 4 / 5 |
| Myrtue Medical Center | Harlan | 4 / 5 |
| Pella Regional Health Center | Pella | 4 / 5 |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital | Spencer | 4 / 5 |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids | 4 / 5 |
| Va Central Iowa Healthcare System | Des Moines | 4 / 5 |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo | 3 / 5 |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake | 3 / 5 |
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs | 3 / 5 |
| Floyd County Medical Center | Charles City | 3 / 5 |
| Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids | Cedar Rapids | 3 / 5 |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center | Mason City | 3 / 5 |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital | Red Oak | 3 / 5 |
| Trinity - Bettendorf | Bettendorf | 3 / 5 |
| Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine | 3 / 5 |
| Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | Des Moines | 3 / 5 |
| University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | Iowa City | 3 / 5 |
| University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City | 3 / 5 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center | Des Moines | 2 / 5 |
| Crawford County Memorial Hospital | Denison | 2 / 5 |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center | Algona | 2 / 5 |
| Lakes Regional Healthcare | Spirit Lake | 2 / 5 |
| Mahaska Health Partnership | Oskaloosa | 2 / 5 |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center | Des Moines | 2 / 5 |
| Ottumwa Regional Health Center | Ottumwa | 2 / 5 |
| Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center | West Burlington | 2 / 5 |
| Winnmed | Decorah | 2 / 5 |
| Genesis Medical Center-davenport | Davenport | 1 / 5 |
| Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center | Sioux City | 1 / 5 |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City | 1 / 5 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge | 1 / 5 |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital | Greenfield | — |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital | Audubon | — |
| Avera Holy Family Hospital | Estherville | — |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital | Rock Rapids | — |
| Boone County Hospital | Boone | — |
| Buchanan County Health Center | Independence | — |
| Burgess Health Center | Onawa | — |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center | Cherokee | — |
| Chi Health - Mercy Corning | Corning | — |
| Chi Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley | — |
| Clarke County Hospital | Osceola | — |
| Clive Behavioral Health | Clive | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner | — |
| Compass Memorial Healthcare | Marengo | — |
| Dallas County Hospital | Perry | — |
| Davis County Hospital | Bloomfield | — |
| Decatur County Hospital | Leon | — |
| Eagle View Behavioral Health | Bettendorf | — |
| 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 | — |
| 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 | — |
| Mental Health Institute | Cherokee | — |
| Mental Health Institute | Independence | — |
| 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 | — |
| 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 | — |
Iowa hospitals — FAQ
- How many Medicare-certified hospitals are in Iowa?
- 118 Medicare-certified hospitals operate in Iowa as of the CMS Hospital General Information snapshot (2026-05-07). 41 carry a CMS overall star rating, averaging 3.02 of 5.
- What kinds of hospitals does Iowa have?
- Iowa's hospitals break down by CMS hospital type (acute care, critical access, children's, psychiatric and more) and by ownership (government, proprietary, and voluntary non-profit). 94.9% offer emergency services. The breakdown tables on this page aggregate every facility CMS lists in the state.
- What does the CMS overall star rating mean?
- The CMS overall hospital rating (1–5 stars) summarizes performance across measure groups such as mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, and timely & effective care. CMS does not rate every hospital; facilities below the reporting threshold show no rating and are excluded from the state average rather than counted as zero.
- Where does this hospital data come from and how current is it?
- The displayed fields come from the CMS Hospital General Information file, source-modified 2026-01-26. Record-level provenance can be null; cross-check a consequential facility record at Medicare.gov.
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