Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center in Sioux City, IA
Also known as Unity Point - St. Lukes Downtown
In a medical emergency, call 911. This page is for information only.
About Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center
Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level II trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 484 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is St Lukes Regional Medical Center, about 1.6 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
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.90
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.00
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.38
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.77
65% 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 recommend53%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1060%
- Completed surveys582
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
42.49532, -96.40010
Nearby hospitals
- St Lukes Regional Medical Center2720 Stone Park Boulevard, Sioux City, IA · Level III traumaAcute care hospital1.6 mi
- Dunes Surgical Hospital600 N Sioux Point Road, Dakota Dunes, SDAcute care hospital5.0 mi
- Twelve Clans Unity Hospital225 S Bluff Street, Winnebago, NE · Emergency roomAcute care hospital19 mi
- Floyd Valley Healthcare714 Lincoln St NE, Le Mars, IA · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital24 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center located?
Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center is at 801 5th St, Sioux City, IA 51101 in Woodbury County.
Does Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 199 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center?
Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 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 Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level II 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 Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (712) 279-2010.
Would patients recommend Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (582 completed surveys), 53% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 60% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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