Hospital financial assistance in Iowa

All 118 hospitals in the federal registry for Iowa. 63 of them are nonprofit, which means federal law requires them to run a financial assistance program and to cap what they charge patients who qualify. Open any hospital for what it is required to offer and how to ask.

118hospitals

63bound by 501(r)

113with an ER

105cities

Boone

Boone County Hospital Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Britt

Hancock County Health System GovernmentER

Carroll

St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing Home Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Cedar Falls

Sartori Memorial Hospital, INC Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Cedar Rapids

Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids Nonprofit · 501(r)ER
St Lukes Hospital Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Centerville

Mercyone Centerville Medical Center Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Chariton

Lucas County Health Center Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Charles City

Floyd County Medical Center GovernmentER

Cherokee

Cherokee Regional Medical Center Nonprofit · 501(r)ER
Mental Health Institute GovernmentER

Clarinda

Clarinda Regional Health Center GovernmentER

Clarion

Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion GovernmentER

Clinton

Mercyone Clinton Medical Center Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Clive

Clive Behavioral Health For-profit

Corning

CHI Health - Mercy Corning Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Corydon

Wayne County Hospital GovernmentER

Council Bluffs

CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Nonprofit · 501(r)ER
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Cresco

Regional Health Services of Howard County GovernmentER

Creston

Greater Regional Medical Center GovernmentER

Davenport

Genesis Medical Center-Davenport Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Decorah

Winnmed GovernmentER

Denison

Crawford County Memorial Hospital GovernmentER

Des Moines

Broadlawns Medical Center GovernmentER
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Nonprofit · 501(r)ER
Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi Nonprofit · 501(r)ER
VA Central Iowa Healthcare System ER

Dewitt

Genesis Medical Center-Dewitt Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Dubuque

Finley Hospital Nonprofit · 501(r)ER
Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Dyersville

Mercyone Dyersville Medical Center Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Elkader

Mercyone Elkader Medical Center Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Emmetsburg

Palo Alto County Hospital GovernmentER

Estherville

Avera Holy Family Hospital Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Fairfield

Jefferson County Health Center GovernmentER

Fort Dodge

Trinity Regional Medical Center Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Greenfield

Adair County Memorial Hospital GovernmentER

Grinnell

Grinnell Regional Medical Center Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Grundy Center

Grundy County Memorial Hospital Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Guthrie Center

Guthrie County Hospital Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Guttenberg

Guttenberg Municipal Hospital GovernmentER

Hamburg

George C Grape Community Hospital Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Hampton

Franklin General Hospital GovernmentER

Harlan

Myrtue Medical Center Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Hawarden

Hawarden Regional Healthcare GovernmentER

Humboldt

Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Ida Grove

Horn Memorial Hospital Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Independence

Buchanan County Health Center GovernmentER
Mental Health Institute Government

Iowa City

Iowa City VA Medical Center ER
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Nonprofit · 501(r)ER
University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics GovernmentER

Iowa Falls

Hansen Family Hospital GovernmentER

Jefferson

Greene County Medical Center GovernmentER

Keosauqua

Van Buren County Hospital GovernmentER

Knoxville

Knoxville Hospital & Clinics Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Lake City

Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Le Mars

Floyd Valley Healthcare GovernmentER

Leon

Decatur County Hospital GovernmentER

Manchester

Regional Medical Center GovernmentER

Manning

Manning Regional Healthcare Center Nonprofit · 501(r)

Maquoketa

Jackson County Regional Health Center GovernmentER

Marengo

Compass Memorial Healthcare Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Marshalltown

Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Mason City

Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Missouri Valley

CHI Health Missouri Valley Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Mount Ayr

Ringgold County Hospital GovernmentER

Mount Pleasant

Henry County Health Center For-profitER

Muscatine

Trinity Muscatine Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Nevada

Story County Hospital GovernmentER

New Hampton

Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Newton

Mercyone Newton Medical Center Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Oelwein

Mercyone Oelwein Medical Center Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Onawa

Burgess Health Center Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Orange City

Orange City Area Health System Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Osage

Mitchell County Regional Health Government

Osceola

Clarke County Hospital Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Oskaloosa

Mahaska Health Partnership GovernmentER

Ottumwa

Ottumwa Regional Health Center For-profitER

Pella

Pella Regional Health Center Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Perry

Dallas County Hospital GovernmentER

Pocahontas

Pocahontas Community Hospital GovernmentER

Red Oak

Montgomery County Memorial Hospital GovernmentER

Rock Rapids

Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Rock Valley

Hegg Memorial Health Center Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Sac City

Loring Hospital Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Sheldon

Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Shenandoah

Shenandoah Medical Center Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Sibley

Osceola Community Hospital Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Sigourney

Keokuk County Health Center GovernmentER

Sioux Center

Sioux Center Health Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Sioux City

Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center Nonprofit · 501(r)ER
St Lukes Regional Medical Center Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Spencer

Spencer Municipal Hospital GovernmentER

Spirit Lake

Lakes Regional Healthcare GovernmentER

Storm Lake

Buena Vista Regional Medical Center GovernmentER

Sumner

Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Vinton

Virginia Gay Hospital Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Washington

Washington County Hospital and Clinics GovernmentER

Waterloo

Allen Hospital Nonprofit · 501(r)ER
Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Waukon

Veterans Memorial Hospital GovernmentER

Waverly

Waverly Health Center GovernmentER

Webster City

Van Diest Medical Center Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

West Burlington

Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

West Union

Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics Nonprofit · 501(r)ER

Winterset

Madison County Health Care System GovernmentER

Source: CMS Hospital General Information (Provider Data Catalog, dataset xubh-q36u), published 2026-05-13.