CMS Hospital Quality

Hospitals with Lowest C. diff Infection Rate in Iowa

Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection rate. This gut bacteria can cause severe diarrhea — SIR below 1.0 is better than the national benchmark.

35 hospitals reportingin IowaLower score = Better

IowaC. diff Infection Rate at a Glance

0.42SIR
Iowa Average
0.38SIR
US National Average
35
Hospitals Reporting
51%
Better than National
Iowa performs worse than the US average for c. diff infection rate. The state average (0.42 SIR) is 0.04 higher than the national average (0.38 SIR). Lower scores indicate fewer adverse events.

Iowa Hospital Rankings — C. diff Infection Rate

#HospitalCityScoreCMS Starsvs National Avg
1UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HEALTH CARE MEDICAL CENTER DOWNIOWA CITY0.00SIR★★★★Better than national avg
2MERCYONE DUBUQUE MEDICAL CENTERDUBUQUE0.00SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
3SPENCER MUNICIPAL HOSPITALSPENCER0.00SIR★★★★Same as national avg
4LAKES REGIONAL HEALTHCARESPIRIT LAKE0.00SIR★★★★★Same as national avg
5CLARKE COUNTY HOSPITALOSCEOLA0.00SIR★★★★★Same as national avg
6PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTERPELLA0.00SIR★★★★Same as national avg
7WINNMEDDECORAH0.00SIR★★★★Same as national avg
8CASS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITALATLANTIC0.00SIR★★★★★Same as national avg
9FINLEY HOSPITALDUBUQUE0.17SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
10SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERWEST BURLINGTON0.18SIR★★★★Better than national avg
11BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTERDES MOINES0.20SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
12CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFSCOUNCIL BLUFFS0.25SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
13GENESIS MEDICAL CENTER-DAVENPORTDAVENPORT0.25SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
14MERCYONE CLINTON MEDICAL CENTERCLINTON0.27SIR★★★★Same as national avg
15MERCYONE NORTH IOWA MEDICAL CENTERMASON CITY0.27SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
16ALLEN HOSPITALWATERLOO0.28SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
17MERCYONE SIOUXLAND MEDICAL CENTERSIOUX CITY0.36SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
18MARY GREELEY MEDICAL CENTERAMES0.42SIR★★★★Better than national avg
19ST LUKES HOSPITALCEDAR RAPIDS0.43SIR★★★★Better than national avg
20UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL & CLINICSIOWA CITY0.45SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
21MERCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR RAPIDSCEDAR RAPIDS0.45SIR★★★★Better than national avg
22MERCYONE WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTERWATERLOO0.45SIR★★★★Better than national avg
23MERCYONE DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTERDES MOINES0.48SIR★★★★Better than national avg
24UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDIDES MOINES0.52SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
25ST LUKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERSIOUX CITY0.52SIR★★★★★Better than national avg
26METHODIST JENNIE EDMUNDSONCOUNCIL BLUFFS0.60SIR★★★★★Same as national avg
27GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERGRINNELL0.63SIR★★★★★Same as national avg
28TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERFORT DODGE0.65SIR★★★★★Same as national avg
29TRINITY - BETTENDORFBETTENDORF0.66SIR★★★★★Same as national avg
30ST ANTHONY REGIONAL HOSPITAL & NURSING HOMECARROLL0.76SIR★★★★★Same as national avg
31OTTUMWA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTEROTTUMWA0.83SIR★★★★★Same as national avg
32KNOXVILLE HOSPITAL & CLINICSKNOXVILLE0.87SIR★★★★★Same as national avg
33MYRTUE MEDICAL CENTERHARLAN0.94SIR★★★★★Same as national avg
34REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERMANCHESTER0.96SIR★★★★Same as national avg
35KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTERALGONA1.70SIR★★★★Same as national avg

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