Hospitals & Nursing Homes in Iowa

Last updated: December 2025.

At a glance

118
Hospitals
395
Nursing homes

Want to see how Iowa compares to the rest of the country? View the ER waits by state report or browse all CareTransparency reports.

Highlights

Top-performing facilities in Iowa based on official federal data.

Fastest emergency rooms

Hospitals with shortest typical ER wait times (lower is better):

Hospital City Wait
Myrtue Medical Center Harlan 52 min
Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton 1h 16m
Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa 1h 20m
Compass Memorial Healthcare Marengo 1h 25m
Regional Health Services of Howard County Cresco 1h 25m
Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic 1h 28m
Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center 1h 29m
Mercyone Elkader Medical Center Elkader 1h 30m
Buchanan County Health Center Independence 1h 30m
Veterans Memorial Hospital Waukon 1h 31m

Best Registered Nurse (RN) staffing

Nursing homes with most RN hours per resident per day (higher is better):

Nursing home City RN hrs
Mercyone North Iowa Medical Services Mason City 4.79
Childserve Habilitation Center Johnston 4.30
Strawberry Point Lutheran Home Strawberry Point 1.95
Deerfield Health Care Center Urbandale 1.95
On With Life Long Term Care Polk City 1.94
Valley View Village Des Moines 1.51
Park Place Mount Pleasant 1.50
Accura Healthcare of Bancroft Bancroft 1.50
Terrace Glen Village Marion 1.48
Mississippi Valley Keokuk 1.40

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