St Lukes Hospital in Cedar Rapids, IA
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About St Lukes Hospital
St Lukes Hospital is an acute care hospital in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 540 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids, about 0.5 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
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.00
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.51
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.38
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.33
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.33
70% 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 recommend79%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1078%
- Completed surveys578
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
41.98491, -91.66048
Nearby hospitals
- Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids701 10th Street SE, Cedar Rapids, IA · Level III traumaAcute care hospital0.5 mi
- University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center North LibertyNorth Liberty, IAHospital18 mi
- Eastern Iowa Rehabilitation Hospital LLC2801 Heartland Drive, Coralville, IARehabilitation hospital20 mi
- Iowa Health Network Rehabilitation Hospital2450 Coral Court, Coralville, IARehabilitation hospital20 mi
- Jones Regional Medical Center1795 Highway 64 East, Anamosa, IA · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital22 mi
- Virginia Gay Hospital502 North 9th Avenue, Vinton, IA · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital22 mi
- Iowa City VA Medical Center601 Highway 6 West, Iowa City, IA · Emergency roomVA medical center23 mi
- University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital23 mi
- University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down500 E Market Street, Iowa City, IA · Level III traumaAcute care hospital23 mi
- Compass Memorial Healthcare300 W May St, Marengo, IA · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital25 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is St Lukes Hospital located?
St Lukes Hospital is at 1026 A Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 in Linn County.
Does St Lukes Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. St Lukes Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 166 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of St Lukes Hospital?
St Lukes Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 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 St Lukes Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level III 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 St Lukes Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (319) 369-7211.
Would patients recommend St Lukes Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (578 completed surveys), 79% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 78% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.