Ownership
Public Hospitals in Iowa
There are 46 public hospitals in Iowa in our directory. Public hospitals are owned by a city, county, hospital district, state or federal agency, and many serve as the local safety-net hospital.
Based on the ownership type the hospital reports to CMS.
46 listings
Public Hospitals in Iowa
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- Cass County Memorial Hospital1501 East Tenth Street · Atlantic, IA · 5★ CMS · ERCritical access hospital
- Waverly Health Center312 9th Street SW · Waverly, IA · 5★ CMS · ERCritical access hospital
- Mary Greeley Medical Center1111 Duff Avenue · Ames, IA · 4★ CMS · ERAcute care hospital
- Clarinda Regional Health Center220 Essie Davison Drive · Clarinda, IA · 4★ CMS · ERCritical access hospital
- Mahaska Health Partnership1229 C Avenue East · Oskaloosa, IA · 4★ CMS · ERCritical access hospital
- Regional Health Services of Howard County235 8th Avenue West · Cresco, IA · 4★ CMS · ERCritical access hospital
- Spencer Municipal Hospital1200 1st Avenue East · Spencer, IA · 4★ CMS · ERAcute care hospital
- Winnmed901 Montgomery Street · Decorah, IA · 4★ CMS · ERCritical access hospital
- Broadlawns Medical Center1801 Hickman Road · Des Moines, IA · 3★ CMS · ERAcute care hospital
- Floyd County Medical Center800 11th St · Charles City, IA · 3★ CMS · ERCritical access hospital
- Floyd Valley Healthcare714 Lincoln St NE · Le Mars, IA · 3★ CMS · ERCritical access hospital
- Greater Regional Medical Center1700 West Townline Street · Creston, IA · 3★ CMS · ERCritical access hospital
- Mitchell County Regional Health616 North Eighth Street · Osage, IA · 3★ CMSCritical access hospital
- Buena Vista Regional Medical Center1525 West 5th Street · Storm Lake, IA · 2★ CMS · ERCritical access hospital
- University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics200 Hawkins Drive · Iowa City, IA · 2★ CMS · ERAcute care hospital
- Crawford County Memorial Hospital100 Medical Parkway · Denison, IA · 2★ CMS · ERCritical access hospital
- Jefferson County Health Center2000 S Main · Fairfield, IA · 2★ CMS · ERCritical access hospital
- Lakes Regional Healthcare2301 Highway 71 · Spirit Lake, IA · 2★ CMS · ERAcute care hospital
- Kossuth Regional Health Center1515 South Phillips Street · Algona, IA · 1★ CMS · ERCritical access hospital
- Adair County Memorial Hospital609 SE Kent · Greenfield, IA · ERCritical access hospital
- Davis County Hospital509 North Madison Street · Bloomfield, IA · ERCritical access hospital
- Decatur County Hospital1405 NW Church Street · Leon, IA · ERCritical access hospital
- Greene County Medical Center1000 West Lincoln Way · Jefferson, IA · ERCritical access hospital
- Guttenberg Municipal Hospital200 Main Street · Guttenberg, IA · ERCritical access hospital
- Hancock County Health System532 1st St NW · Britt, IA · ERCritical access hospital
- Hawarden Regional Healthcare1111 11th Street · Hawarden, IA · ERCritical access hospital
- Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond403 First Street SE · Belmond, IA · ERCritical access hospital
- Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion1316 South Main Street · Clarion, IA · ERCritical access hospital
- Jackson County Regional Health Center700 W Grove St · Maquoketa, IA · ERCritical access hospital
- Madison County Health Care System300 West Hutchings Street · Winterset, IA · ERCritical access hospital
- Monroe County Hospital6580 165th Street · Albia, IA · ERCritical access hospital
- Montgomery County Memorial Hospital2301 Eastern Avenue · Red Oak, IA · ERCritical access hospital
- Palo Alto County Hospital3201 1st Street · Emmetsburg, IA · ERCritical access hospital
- Ringgold County Hospital504 North Cleveland Street · Mount Ayr, IA · ERCritical access hospital
- Van Buren County Hospital304 Franklin Street · Keosauqua, IA · ERCritical access hospital
- Veterans Memorial Hospital40 1st Street SE · Waukon, IA · ERCritical access hospital
- Wayne County Hospital417 South East Street · Corydon, IA · ERCritical access hospital
- Audubon County Memorial Hospital515 Pacific Avenue · Audubon, IA · ERCritical access hospital
- Dallas County Hospital610 Tenth Street · Perry, IA · ERCritical access hospital
- Franklin General Hospital1720 Central Avenue East · Hampton, IA · ERCritical access hospital
- Hansen Family Hospital920 South Oak Street · Iowa Falls, IA · ERCritical access hospital
- Keokuk County Health Center23019 Highway 149 · Sigourney, IA · ERCritical access hospital
- Pocahontas Community Hospital606 N W 7th Street · Pocahontas, IA · ERCritical access hospital
- Story County Hospital640 South 19th Street · Nevada, IA · ERCritical access hospital
- Mental Health Institute2277 Iowa Avenue · Independence, IAPsychiatric hospital
- Mental Health Institute1251 North Cedar Loop · Cherokee, IA · ERPsychiatric hospital
By city
Public Hospitals by city in Iowa
- Albia1
- Algona1
- Ames1
- Atlantic1
- Audubon1
- Belmond1
- Bloomfield1
- Britt1
- Charles City1
- Cherokee1
- Clarinda1
- Clarion1
- Corydon1
- Cresco1
- Creston1
- Decorah1
- Denison1
- Des Moines1
- Emmetsburg1
- Fairfield1
- Greenfield1
- Guttenberg1
- Hampton1
- Hawarden1
- Independence1
- Iowa City1
- Iowa Falls1
- Jefferson1
- Keosauqua1
- Le Mars1
- Leon1
- Maquoketa1
- Mount Ayr1
- Nevada1
- Osage1
- Oskaloosa1
- Perry1
- Pocahontas1
- Red Oak1
- Sigourney1
- Spencer1
- Spirit Lake1
- Storm Lake1
- Waukon1
- Waverly1
- Winterset1
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Other ownership types in Iowa
Frequently asked questions
What is a public hospital?
Public hospitals are owned by a city, county, hospital district, state or federal agency, and many serve as the local safety-net hospital.
How many public hospitals are in Iowa?
We list 46 public hospitals in Iowa. Based on the ownership type the hospital reports to CMS.
Why might a public hospital be missing from this list?
We only list a hospital here when CMS data or another source confirms it. If you know a hospital that belongs on this page, open its listing and use "Suggest a correction", or add it through our submission form.
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