Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, IA
Also known as Cass Health
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About Cass County Memorial Hospital
Cass County Memorial Hospital is a critical access hospital in Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa. It reports its ownership to Medicare as public (local government). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 5 out of 5. It has 33 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Audubon County Memorial Hospital, about 22 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.00
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.69
83% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend80%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1079%
- Completed surveys229
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
41.40175, -94.99245
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Cass County Memorial Hospital located?
Cass County Memorial Hospital is at 1501 East Tenth Street, Atlantic, IA 50022 in Cass County.
Does Cass County Memorial Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Cass County Memorial Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 86 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Cass County Memorial Hospital?
Cass County Memorial Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 5 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Cass County Memorial Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Iowa EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Cass County Memorial Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (712) 243-3250.
Would patients recommend Cass County Memorial Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (229 completed surveys), 80% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 79% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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