University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics ranked among nation’s best

For the 32nd year in a row, the U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” rankings has listed the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics as the top-ranked hospital in Iowa, as well as the only hospital in the state to have specialties ranked in the top 50 nationally.

St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids was ranked the third-best hospital in the state, while Mercy Medical Center was ranked fifth.

UIHC was ranked in the top 50, out of more than 4,750 medical centers nationwide, in four specialties in 2021-2022: Seventh for ophthalmology; 23^rd for ear, nose and throat; 41^st for gynecology; and 47^th for cancer.

UIHC was also ranked as high-performing in six other specialties in 2021-2022, placing it in the top 10% of all rated hospitals for diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and GI surgery, geriatrics, orthopedics, pulmonology and lung surgery and urology.

St. Luke’s was ranked high-performing in nine procedures and conditions: Stroke, aortic valve surgery, heart bypass surgery, heart attack, heart failure, colon cancer surgery, kidney failure and hip and knee replacement.

Mercy Medical Center was ranked high-performing in six procedures and conditions: Heart failure, kidney failure, hip replacement, knee replacement, hip fracture and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

UIHC was also the top-ranked hospital in Iowa in last year’s U.S. News rankings, while St. Luke’s was fourth and Mercy Medical Center was sixth.

For the 2021-22 rankings and ratings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,750 medical centers nationwide in 15 specialties and 17 procedures and conditions. In the 15 specialty areas, 175 hospitals were ranked in at least one specialty. In rankings by state and metro area, U.S. News recognized hospitals as high-performing across multiple areas of care.

Hospitals are ranked from 1 to 50 in each specialty, with any hospitals not in the top 50 but still in the top 10% of all rated hospitals receiving a “high-performing” designation.

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