Acute care hospitals in Iowa
- Acute care hospitals
- 30
- Staffed beds
- 5,181
- Teaching hospitals
- 13
- Outpatient sites
- 182
- Affiliated HCPs
- 13,026
There are 30 acute care hospitals in Iowa, across 22 cities. University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center in Iowa City is the largest, with 743 staffed beds, followed by UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center with 607. UnityPoint Health runs the most Iowa acute care hospitals, 10.
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University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center is the largest acute care hospital in Iowa, with 743 beds
Ranked by staffed beds in each hospital's latest CMS cost report. UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines is second with 607 beds, and MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center in Des Moines is third with 519.
Sources: Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS) and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
There are 30 acute care hospitals in Iowa, across 22 cities
A hospital that treats patients for a short stay after a sudden illness, injury or surgery, usually with an emergency department. Iowa has 30, A to Z below. Open a profile for beds, affiliated HCPs, the org hierarchy and the leadership team.
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Showing 1 to 10 of 30 acute care hospitals in Iowa
Sources: Provider of Services File (CMS) and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
UnityPoint Health runs the most Iowa acute care hospitals, with 10
Dmand AI maps every hospital to its parent organization, up to the health system. 3 health systems and parent organizations run two or more Iowa acute care hospitals. HCPs are counted at each hospital, so a clinician at two hospitals counts twice.
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Source: Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
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591 executives and department leaders work at Iowa acute care hospitals
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Leaders by department
- Executive leadership92, names and contacts available with a free account
- Operations and administration55, names and contacts available with a free account
- Nursing leadership43, names and contacts available with a free account
- Service lines and programs41, names and contacts available with a free account
- Diagnostics38, names and contacts available with a free account
- Physicians and medical leadership37, names and contacts available with a free account
- Other / unclassified36, names and contacts available with a free account
- Human resources25, names and contacts available with a free account
- Marketing and patient experience21, names and contacts available with a free account
- Facilities and support services19, names and contacts available with a free account
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Source: Dmand AI Executive Data
24 of the 30 Iowa acute care hospitals are nonprofit, according to CMS
1 are for-profit and 5 are run by a government. 13 are teaching hospitals, 30 have an emergency department and 23 are trauma centers.
Sources: Provider of Services File (CMS) and Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS)
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center has the most affiliated doctors of any Iowa acute care hospital, with 1,793
Across all 30 Iowa acute care hospitals, 13,026 HCPs have a current affiliation, 7,345 of them physicians. Each clinician is counted once. UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center is second with 850 affiliated physicians.
HCPs at Iowa acute care hospitals by type
- Physicians (MD, DO)7,345
- Nurses and nurse practitioners3,247
- Physician assistants1,174
- Behavioral health clinicians464
- Other HCPs796
Largest physician specialties at Iowa acute care hospitals
- Family medicine1,209
- Internal medicine633
- Anesthesiology474
- Diagnostic radiology447
- Emergency medicine387
- Hospitalist317
- Obstetrics and gynecology222
- Surgery216
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Des Moines has the most acute care hospitals in Iowa, with 3
More Iowa cities with two or more acute care hospitals
- Waterloo2
22 Iowa cities have at least one acute care hospital. City pages list every hospital type.
Source: Provider of Services File (CMS)
Each Iowa acute care hospital profile shows beds, the org hierarchy, HCPs and leaders
- Beds, discharges and revenueStaffed beds, inpatient discharges and net patient revenue from CMS cost reportsOn every profile
- Health system and sister hospitalsThe parent system and a sample of its other hospitalsOn every profile
- Affiliated HCPsA count by specialty and a sample of the physicians who practice thereOn every profile
- Size ranksRank by beds, discharges and revenue in the state and the USOn every profile
- Every outpatient site and unitThe full org tree below the hospital, site by siteWith a free account
- Executive contactsWork emails and direct dials for the C-suite and department leadersWith a free account
- EHR and technologyInpatient EHR vendor and the technology products in useWith a free account
- Full HCP rosterEvery affiliated clinician, with contactsWith a free account
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Sources: Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS), Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Sources for the Iowa acute care hospital directory
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| Hospitals, types and services | Provider of Services File (CMS) |
| Beds, discharges and revenue | Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS) |
| Health systems and outpatient sites | Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Affiliated HCPs | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Executives and department leaders | Dmand AI Executive Data |
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The directory counts hospitals with a CMS certification number (CCN) that CMS classifies as acute care hospitals. Beds come from each hospital's latest cost report.
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Frequently asked questions about acute care hospitals in Iowa
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How many acute care hospitals are in Iowa?
There are 30 acute care hospitals in Iowa, in 22 cities, with 5,181 staffed beds between them.
What is an acute care hospital?
A hospital that treats patients for a short stay after a sudden illness, injury or surgery, usually with an emergency department. CMS calls them short-term acute care hospitals; critical access, psychiatric, rehabilitation and long-term care hospitals are separate types.
What is the largest acute care hospital in Iowa?
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center in Iowa City, with 743 staffed beds in its latest CMS cost report. UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center is second with 607, and MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center is third with 519.
Which health system has the most acute care hospitals in Iowa?
UnityPoint Health, with 10 acute care hospitals, followed by Trinity Health with 9 and The University of Iowa with 2.
How many Iowa acute care hospitals are nonprofit?
24 of 30, according to CMS ownership records. 1 are for-profit and 5 are government hospitals.
How do I find a hospital's CCN or NPI?
Each Iowa hospital profile lists its CMS certification number (CCN) and NPI at the top, next to the address and main phone number.
How do I find decision makers at Iowa hospitals?
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