Finley Hospital in Dubuque, IA
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About Finley Hospital
Finley Hospital is an acute care hospital in Dubuque, Dubuque 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 142 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 Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center, about 0.6 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 0.55
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.17
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.00
50% 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 recommend72%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1074%
- Completed surveys483
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
42.49633, -90.68598
Nearby hospitals
- Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center250 Mercy Drive, Dubuque, IA · Level III traumaAcute care hospital0.6 mi
- Midwest Medical Center1 Medical Center Drive, Galena, IL · Emergency roomCritical access hospital12 mi
- Southwest Health Center1400 East Side Rd, Platteville, WI · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital19 mi
- Mercyone Dyersville Medical Center1111 3rd Street SW, Dyersville, IA · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital23 mi
- Grant Regional Health Center507 S Monroe St, Lancaster, WI · Emergency roomCritical access hospital24 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Finley Hospital located?
Finley Hospital is at 350 North Grandview Avenue, Dubuque, IA 52001 in Dubuque County.
Does Finley Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Finley Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 114 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Finley Hospital?
Finley Hospital 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 Finley 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 Finley Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (563) 582-1881.
Would patients recommend Finley Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (483 completed surveys), 72% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 74% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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