Newsweek has announced the Best-In-State Hospitals in the nation. We are proud to say that a number of our hospitals in Iowa were listed among the 600 hospitals that received national recognition. We want to congratulate all the hospitals that have been recognized. The ICN is a strong supporter of Iowa’s hospitals and clinics, connects their facilities, and supports telehealth and other healthcare applications.
Here is the list of the recognized hospitals in Iowa:
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City
- UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids
- MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center, Dubuque
- Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital, Council Bluffs
- Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids
- Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames
- MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center, Des Moines
- Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs, Council Bluffs
- Cedar Falls Medical Center, Cedar Falls
- MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center, Mason City
- Lakes Regional Healthcare, Spirit Lake
- Mercy Iowa City, Iowa City
The eligible hospitals were evaluated and ranked based on the results of various surveys and data. Results were gathered from nationwide online surveys for tens of thousands of healthcare professionals, patient experience surveys, quality metrics data, and voluntary Patient Related Outcome (PROM) implementation surveys.
Using survey metrics, proximity, and accessibility to care, Newsweek and Statista R—a world leader in market research and data analysis—ranked the top hospitals. Among the 25 states with the most hospitals, Iowa is home to 13 of the 600 qualified hospitals chosen nationwide.
The ICN delivers direct broadband connections to many healthcare sites throughout the State. In addition, we provided support, consultation, and security services for the Iowa Rural Health Telecommunications Program (IRHTP) to ensure rural healthcare can access patient databases, specialists, and applications that are found in larger healthcare facilities.