Birthing-friendly hospitals in Iowa
Birthing-friendly hospitals › Iowa
Iowa has 41 birthing-friendly hospitals. 41 of them have an emergency department. Across those that report it, the median emergency department visit lasts 2 hr 29 min.
The birthing-friendly designation marks hospitals that have attested to taking part in a maternity care quality improvement programme and to implementing recommended patient safety practices. It reflects participation in those programmes rather than a measured birth outcome, so treat it as one signal among several when choosing where to give birth.
| Hospital | City | ER wait | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kossuth Regional Health Center | Algona | 1 hr 39 min | 1/5 |
| Mary Greeley Medical Center | Ames | 2 hr 26 min | 4/5 |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital | Atlantic | 1 hr 26 min | 5/5 |
| Trinity Bettendorf | Bettendorf | 3 hr 25 min | 3/5 |
| Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids | Cedar Rapids | 2 hr 28 min | 4/5 |
| St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids | 2 hr 46 min | 4/5 |
| Floyd County Medical Center | Charles City | 2 hr 48 min | 3/5 |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center | Cherokee | 2 hr 14 min | 2/5 |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion | Clarion | 1 hr 48 min | — |
| Mercy Medical Center-Clinton | Clinton | 2 hr 3 min | 4/5 |
| Alegent Health Mercy Hospital | Council Bluffs | 2 hr 51 min | 5/5 |
| Jennie Edmundson Hospital | Council Bluffs | 2 hr 30 min | 3/5 |
| Regional Health Services of Howard County | Cresco | 1 hr 31 min | 4/5 |
| Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston | 1 hr 41 min | 3/5 |
| Genesis Medical Center-Davenport | Davenport | 2 hr 54 min | 2/5 |
| Trinity Medical Center | Davenport | 3 hr 25 min | 3/5 |
| Winnmed | Decorah | 1 hr 54 min | 4/5 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center | Des Moines | 3 hr 24 min | 3/5 |
| Iowa Methodist Medical Center | Des Moines | 3 hr 2 min | 3/5 |
| Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines | Des Moines | 4 hr 4 min | 1/5 |
| Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque | Dubuque | 3 hr 24 min | 3/5 |
| The Finley Hospital | Dubuque | 1 hr 54 min | 3/5 |
| Palo Alto County Hospital | Emmetsburg | 1 hr 43 min | — |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge | 2 hr 47 min | 2/5 |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell | 1 hr 52 min | 2/5 |
| Myrtue Medical Center | Harlan | 1 hr 1 min | 3/5 |
| Mercy Hospital | Iowa City | 2 hr 29 min | 4/5 |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City | 3 hr 30 min | 2/5 |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital | Lake City | 2 hr 7 min | — |
| Floyd Valley Hospital | Le Mars | 2 hr 49 min | 3/5 |
| Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa | Mason City | 3 hr 13 min | 2/5 |
| Mahaska Health Partnership | Oskaloosa | 2 hr 21 min | 4/5 |
| Ottumwa Regional Health Center | Ottumwa | 2 hr 46 min | 2/5 |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City | 2 hr 54 min | 2/5 |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital | Spencer | 2 hr 8 min | 4/5 |
| Lakes Regional Healthcare | Spirit Lake | 2 hr 5 min | 2/5 |
| Lakes Regional Healthcare | Spirit Lake | 2 hr 5 min | 2/5 |
| Allen Memorial Hospital | Waterloo | 2 hr 43 min | 3/5 |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center | Waterloo | 3 hr 43 min | 4/5 |
| Waverly Health Center | Waverly | 2 hr 37 min | 5/5 |
| Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center | West Burlington | 2 hr 12 min | 4/5 |
Designation published by CMS alongside the Hospital General Information dataset. Data published July 2026. See all hospitals in Iowa, or Birthing-friendly hospitals in other states. How this data works.