Iowa emergency room wait times
ER wait times › Iowa
Across 115 Iowa hospitals that report the measure, the median emergency department visit lasts 2 hr — 30 min shorter than the national median of 2 hr 30 min. The shortest is Marengo Memorial Hospital at 55 min.
Medians over a full year, for patients treated and discharged rather than admitted. Busy hospitals treat sicker patients, so a longer wait is not by itself a mark against a hospital. How this measure works.
| # | Hospital | City | Median wait | Left before seen | ER volume | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marengo Memorial Hospital | Marengo | 55 min | 1% | low | 4/5 |
| 2 | Myrtue Medical Center | Harlan | 1 hr 1 min | 0% | low | 3/5 |
| 3 | Jackson County Regional Health Center | Maquoketa | 1 hr 17 min | 0% | low | — |
| 4 | Virginia Gay Hospital | Vinton | 1 hr 19 min | 0% | low | 4/5 |
| 5 | Grundy County Memorial Hospital | Grundy Center | 1 hr 21 min | 0% | low | — |
| 6 | Audubon County Memorial Hospital | Audubon | 1 hr 24 min | 0% | low | — |
| 7 | Palmer Lutheran Health Center | West Union | 1 hr 25 min | 0% | low | 5/5 |
| 8 | Cass County Memorial Hospital | Atlantic | 1 hr 26 min | 0% | low | 5/5 |
| 9 | Belmond Medical Center | Belmond | 1 hr 28 min | 1% | low | — |
| 10 | Mitchell County Regional Health | Osage | 1 hr 29 min | 0% | low | 3/5 |
| 11 | Buchanan County Health Center | Independence | 1 hr 30 min | 0% | low | — |
| 12 | Washington County Hospital | Washington | 1 hr 31 min | — | — | — |
| 13 | Henry County Health Center | Mt Pleasant | 1 hr 31 min | 1% | low | — |
| 14 | Regional Health Services of Howard County | Cresco | 1 hr 31 min | 0% | low | 4/5 |
| 15 | Guttenberg Municipal Hospital | Guttenberg | 1 hr 36 min | 0% | low | — |
| 16 | Sartori Memorial Hospital | Cedar Falls | 1 hr 36 min | 2% | low | — |
| 17 | Davis County Hospital | Bloomfield | 1 hr 36 min | 1% | low | — |
| 18 | Veterans Memorial Hospital | Waukon | 1 hr 37 min | 0% | low | — |
| 19 | Decatur County Hospital | Leon | 1 hr 37 min | 0% | low | — |
| 20 | Hegg Memorial Health Center | Rock Valley | 1 hr 38 min | — | — | — |
| 21 | Kossuth Regional Health Center | Algona | 1 hr 39 min | 1% | low | 1/5 |
| 22 | Horn Memorial Hospital | Ida Grove | 1 hr 40 min | 1% | low | — |
| 23 | Humboldt County Memorial Hospital | Humboldt | 1 hr 40 min | — | — | — |
| 24 | Manning Regional Healthcare Center | Manning | 1 hr 41 min | — | — | — |
| 25 | Ellsworth Municipal Hospital | Iowa Falls | 1 hr 41 min | 1% | low | — |
| 26 | Genesis Medical Center-Dewitt | De Witt | 1 hr 41 min | 1% | low | — |
| 27 | Crawford County Memorial Hospital | Denison | 1 hr 41 min | 0% | low | 2/5 |
| 28 | Greater Regional Medical Center | Creston | 1 hr 41 min | 0% | low | 3/5 |
| 29 | Story County Hospital | Nevada | 1 hr 42 min | 1% | low | — |
| 30 | Van Diest Medical Center | Webster City | 1 hr 43 min | 1% | low | 5/5 |
| 31 | Palo Alto County Hospital | Emmetsburg | 1 hr 43 min | 0% | low | — |
| 32 | Loring Hospital | Sac City | 1 hr 43 min | 0% | low | — |
| 33 | Clarke County Hospital | Osceola | 1 hr 44 min | 1% | low | 5/5 |
| 34 | Greene County Medical Center | Jefferson | 1 hr 44 min | 0% | low | — |
| 35 | Sanford Hospital Rock Rapids | Rock Rapids | 1 hr 45 min | — | — | — |
| 36 | Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital | Missouri Valley | 1 hr 45 min | 0% | low | 4/5 |
| 37 | Mercy Medical Center-Dyersville | Dyersville | 1 hr 45 min | 0% | low | — |
| 38 | Wright Medical Center | Clarion | 1 hr 48 min | 1% | low | — |
| 39 | Lucas County Health Center | Chariton | 1 hr 48 min | 0% | low | — |
| 40 | George C Grape Community Hospital | Hamburg | 1 hr 48 min | — | — | — |
| 41 | Avera Holy Family Health | Estherville | 1 hr 50 min | 0% | low | 2/5 |
| 42 | Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell | 1 hr 52 min | 1% | low | 2/5 |
| 43 | Montgomery County Memorial Hospital | Red Oak | 1 hr 53 min | 1% | low | — |
| 44 | Dallas County Hospital | Perry | 1 hr 53 min | 1% | low | — |
| 45 | Hancock County Memorial Hospital | Britt | 1 hr 53 min | 0% | low | — |
| 46 | Shenandoah Medical Center | Shenandoah | 1 hr 54 min | 0% | low | — |
| 47 | Central Community Hospital | Elkader | 1 hr 54 min | — | — | — |
| 48 | The Finley Hospital | Dubuque | 1 hr 54 min | 1% | medium | 3/5 |
| 49 | Winneshiek Medical Center | Decorah | 1 hr 54 min | 1% | low | 4/5 |
| 50 | Madison County Memorial Hospital | Winterset | 1 hr 55 min | 1% | low | — |
| 51 | Osceola Community Hospital | Sibley | 1 hr 55 min | — | — | — |
| 52 | Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa | 1 hr 56 min | — | — | 4/5 |
| 53 | Keokuk County Health Center | Sigourney | 1 hr 56 min | 0% | low | — |
| 54 | Orange City Area Health System | Orange City | 1 hr 57 min | 0% | low | 3/5 |
| 55 | Jefferson County Health Center | Fairfield | 1 hr 58 min | 1% | low | 2/5 |
| 56 | Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton | New Hampton | 1 hr 59 min | 0% | low | — |
| 57 | Guthrie County Hospital | Guthrie Center | 2 hr | 0% | low | — |
| 58 | Pocahontas Community Hospital | Pocahontas | 2 hr | — | — | — |
| 59 | Sioux Center Community Hospital & Health Center | Sioux Center | 2 hr 1 min | 0% | low | — |
| 60 | Boone County Hospital | Boone | 2 hr 2 min | 0% | low | — |
| 61 | Sanford Sheldon Medical Center | Sheldon | 2 hr 3 min | 0% | low | — |
| 62 | Mercy Hospital of Franciscan Sisters-Oelwein | Oelwein | 2 hr 3 min | 1% | low | — |
| 63 | Mercy Medical Center-Clinton | Clinton | 2 hr 3 min | 2% | medium | 4/5 |
| 64 | Monroe County Hospital | Albia | 2 hr 3 min | 0% | low | — |
| 65 | Alegent Health Mercy Hospital | Corning | 2 hr 4 min | 0% | low | 3/5 |
| 66 | Lakes Regional Healthcare | Spirit Lake | 2 hr 5 min | 1% | low | 2/5 |
| 67 | Dickinson County Mem Hospital | Spirit Lake | 2 hr 5 min | 1% | low | 2/5 |
| 68 | Stewart Memorial Community Hospital | Lake City | 2 hr 7 min | 0% | low | — |
| 69 | Spencer Municipal Hospital | Spencer | 2 hr 8 min | 0% | low | 4/5 |
| 70 | Ringgold County Hospital | Mt Ayr | 2 hr 8 min | 0% | low | — |
| 71 | Burgess Health Center | Onawa | 2 hr 10 min | 0% | low | 3/5 |
| 72 | Mercy Medical Center-Centerville | Centerville | 2 hr 10 min | 1% | low | — |
| 73 | Great River Medical Center | West Burlington | 2 hr 12 min | 1% | high | 4/5 |
| 74 | Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center | Sumner | 2 hr 12 min | 0% | low | — |
| 75 | St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing Home | Carroll | 2 hr 13 min | — | — | 2/5 |
| 76 | Cherokee Regional Medical Center | Cherokee | 2 hr 14 min | 0% | low | 2/5 |
| 77 | Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine | 2 hr 16 min | 2% | low | 4/5 |
| 78 | Franklin General Hospital | Hampton | 2 hr 16 min | 1% | low | — |
| 79 | Knoxville Hospital & Clinics | Knoxville | 2 hr 18 min | 2% | low | 2/5 |
| 80 | Adair County Memorial Hospital | Greenfield | 2 hr 20 min | 0% | low | — |
| 81 | Mahaska Health Partnership | Oskaloosa | 2 hr 21 min | 2% | low | 4/5 |
| 82 | Van Buren County Hospital | Keosauqua | 2 hr 26 min | 0% | low | — |
| 83 | Mary Greeley Medical Center | Ames | 2 hr 26 min | 2% | medium | 4/5 |
| 84 | Regional Medical Center | Manchester | 2 hr 27 min | 0% | low | 4/5 |
| 85 | Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids | Cedar Rapids | 2 hr 28 min | 1% | very high | 4/5 |
| 86 | Mercy Hospital | Iowa City | 2 hr 29 min | 1% | medium | 4/5 |
| 87 | Wayne County Hospital | Corydon | 2 hr 29 min | — | — | — |
| 88 | Jennie Edmundson Hospital | Council Bluffs | 2 hr 30 min | 3% | medium | 3/5 |
| 89 | Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | Storm Lake | 2 hr 32 min | 1% | low | 2/5 |
| 90 | Pella Regional Health Center | Pella | 2 hr 32 min | 1% | low | 4/5 |
| 91 | Clarinda Regional Health Center | Clarinda | 2 hr 33 min | 0% | low | 4/5 |
| 92 | Skiff Medical Center | Newton | 2 hr 35 min | 3% | low | 4/5 |
| 93 | Waverly Health Center | Waverly | 2 hr 37 min | 2% | low | 5/5 |
| 94 | Hawarden Community Hospital | Hawarden | 2 hr 38 min | 0% | low | — |
| 95 | Marshalltown Medical & Surgical Center | Marshalltown | 2 hr 42 min | 2% | low | 3/5 |
| 96 | Allen Memorial Hospital | Waterloo | 2 hr 43 min | 3% | medium | 3/5 |
| 97 | Ottumwa Regional Health Center | Ottumwa | 2 hr 46 min | 4% | low | 2/5 |
| 98 | St Lukes Hospital | Cedar Rapids | 2 hr 46 min | 3% | high | 4/5 |
| 99 | Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge | 2 hr 47 min | 5% | low | 2/5 |
| 100 | Floyd County Medical Center | Charles City | 2 hr 48 min | — | — | 3/5 |
| 101 | Floyd Valley Hospital | Le Mars | 2 hr 49 min | 0% | low | 3/5 |
| 102 | Alegent Health Mercy Hospital | Council Bluffs | 2 hr 51 min | 2% | medium | 5/5 |
| 103 | St Lukes Regional Medical Center | Sioux City | 2 hr 54 min | 2% | medium | 2/5 |
| 104 | Genesis Medical Center-Davenport | Davenport | 2 hr 54 min | 5% | very high | 2/5 |
| 105 | Iowa Methodist Medical Center | Des Moines | 3 hr 2 min | 7% | very high | 3/5 |
| 106 | Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa | Mason City | 3 hr 13 min | 4% | medium | 2/5 |
| 107 | Mercy Medical Center-Sioux City | Sioux City | 3 hr 19 min | 2% | medium | 2/5 |
| 108 | Mercy Medical Ctr-Sioux City | Sioux City | 3 hr 19 min | 2% | medium | 2/5 |
| 109 | Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque | Dubuque | 3 hr 24 min | 4% | medium | 3/5 |
| 110 | Broadlawns Medical Center | Des Moines | 3 hr 24 min | 9% | medium | 3/5 |
| 111 | Trinity Bettendorf | Bettendorf | 3 hr 25 min | 7% | medium | 3/5 |
| 112 | Trinity Medical Center | Davenport | 3 hr 25 min | 7% | medium | 3/5 |
| 113 | University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City | 3 hr 30 min | 3% | high | 2/5 |
| 114 | Covenant Medical Center | Waterloo | 3 hr 43 min | 10% | low | 4/5 |
| 115 | Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines | Des Moines | 4 hr 4 min | 4% | very high | 1/5 |
Source: CMS measure OP_18b, published July 2026. Hospitals with too few cases to report are not listed here; they still have a page in the Iowa directory. Not affiliated with CMS. For a medical emergency, call 911.