Methodist Jennie Edmundson in Council Bluffs, IA
Also known as Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital
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About Methodist Jennie Edmundson
Methodist Jennie Edmundson is an acute care hospital in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie 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 3 out of 5. It has 236 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 CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs, about 0.3 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 infectionsNo different · SIR 0.00
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.45
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.52
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.58
68% 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 recommend73%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1072%
- Completed surveys956
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
41.26849, -95.83589
Nearby hospitals
- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs800 Mercy Drive, Council Bluffs, IA · Level III traumaAcute care hospital0.3 mi
- The Nebraska Medical Center988102 Nebrasks Medical Center, Omaha, NE · Level I traumaAcute care hospital5.3 mi
- CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - University Campus2412 Cuming Street, Omaha, NE · Emergency roomHospital5.8 mi
- Douglas County Community Mental Health Center4102 Woolworth Ave, Omaha, NEPsychiatric hospital7.3 mi
- Omaha VA Medical Center (VA Nebraska Western Iowa Healthcare System)4101 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, NE · Emergency roomVA medical center7.4 mi
- Nebraska Spine Hospital, LLC6901 North 72nd St, Ste 20300, Omaha, NEAcute care hospital10 mi
- Select Specialty Hospital - Omaha (Central Campus)1870 South 75th Street, Omaha, NELong-term care hospital10 mi
- CHI Health Immanuel6901 North 72nd St, Omaha, NE · Emergency roomAcute care hospital10 mi
- CHI Health Bergan Mercy7500 Mercy Rd, Omaha, NE · Emergency roomAcute care hospital10 mi
- Midwest Surgical Hospital LLC7915 Farnam Drive, Omaha, NEAcute care hospital10 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Methodist Jennie Edmundson located?
Methodist Jennie Edmundson is at 933 East Pierce Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51503 in Pottawattamie County.
Does Methodist Jennie Edmundson have an emergency room?
Yes. Methodist Jennie Edmundson reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 150 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Methodist Jennie Edmundson?
Methodist Jennie Edmundson has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3 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 Methodist Jennie Edmundson 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 Methodist Jennie Edmundson?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (712) 396-6000.
Would patients recommend Methodist Jennie Edmundson?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (956 completed surveys), 73% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 72% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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