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Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids

Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids is a medical facility located in Cedar Rapids, IA. This hospital has been recognized for Outstanding Patient Experience Award™, Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award™, and more.

78%

Patient Experience Rating

13% higher than the national average

Awards

Healthgrades awards tell you which hospitals deliver superior quality care. Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance using objective quality measures including clinical outcomes and patient safety, as well as patient experience.

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Hospital Quality Awards

Outstanding Patient Experience Award™

Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ (2024, 2023, 2022)

Top in the nation for overall patient experience based on nine measures related to doctor and nurse communication, hospital cleanliness and noise levels, and medication and post-discharge care instructions

Specialty Clinical Quality Awards

Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award™

Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award™ (2025)

Superior clinical outcomes in hospital outpatient total knee and total hip replacement

Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award™

Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award™ (2025)

Superior clinical outcomes in knee and hip replacement, back and neck surgery and rotator cuff surgery.

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Prostate Surgery Award™

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Prostate Surgery Award™ (2023)

Superior clinical outcomes in prostate removal surgery and transurethral resection of the prostate

America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Vascular Surgery Award™

America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Vascular Surgery Award™ (2023)

Superior clinical outcomes in abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, carotid surgery, and peripheral vascular bypass surgery

Safety Ratings

How well a hospital safeguards patients from potential complications

No events relating to foreign objects left in body during a surgery or procedure

3 ratings were worse than expected

  • In-Hospital Fall Associated Fracture Rate
  • Pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital
  • Respiratory failure following surgery

9 ratings were as expected

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Hospital Quality

Clinical Ratings

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Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Appendectomy

In Hospital

As Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Bariatric Surgery

In Hospital

Worse than Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Pacemaker Procedures

In Hospital

As Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionMortality In-HospitalMortality within 30 days

Valve Surgery

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Heart Failure

Mortality In-Hospital

Better than Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Heart Attack

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Coronary Interventional Procedures (Inpatient)

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

Worse than Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Diabetic Emergencies

In Hospital

As Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionMortality In-HospitalMortality within 30 days

Respiratory Failure

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Pulmonary Embolism

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Sepsis

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Gallbladder Removal Surgery

In Hospital

As Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionMortality In-HospitalMortality within 30 days

Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Pancreatitis

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Gastrointestinal Bleed

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Colorectal Surgeries

Mortality In-Hospital

Worse than Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Bowel Obstruction

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

C-Section Delivery

In Hospital

Better than Expected

Vaginal Delivery

In Hospital

Better than Expected

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionMortality In-HospitalMortality within 30 days

Stroke

Mortality In-Hospital

Better than Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Hip Replacement

In Hospital

Worse than Expected

Total Knee Replacement

In Hospital

As Expected

Hip Fracture Treatment

In Hospital

Better than Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Outpatient Rotator Cuff Repair

In Hospital

As Expected

Outpatient Back and Neck Surgery (except Spinal Fusion)

In Hospital

As Expected

Outpatient Total Knee Replacement

In Hospital

Better than Expected

Outpatient Total Hip Replacement

In Hospital

As Expected

Specialty Excellence Awards

Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award™

Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award™

2025

Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award™

Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award™

2025

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Outpatient Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

In Hospital

As Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Prostate Removal Surgery

In Hospital

As Expected

Specialty Excellence Awards

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Prostate Surgery Award™

America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Prostate Surgery Award™

2023

Mortality Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionMortality In-HospitalMortality within 30 days

Pneumonia

Mortality In-Hospital

Better than Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Mortality In-Hospital

As Expected

Mortality within 30 days

As Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Spinal Fusion

In Hospital

As Expected

Complication Based Ratings

Procedure/ConditionIn Hospital

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

In Hospital

As Expected

Carotid Procedures

In Hospital

As Expected

Peripheral Vascular Bypass

In Hospital

As Expected

Specialty Excellence Awards

America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Vascular Surgery Award™

America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Vascular Surgery Award™

2023

Data Source

Patient Experience

Patient experience measures tell you how patients felt about the care they received at the hospital. These measures are based on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

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76%

Patients who gave a rating of 9 or 10

10% higher than the national average

78%

Would definitely recommend

13% higher than the national average

Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids

National Average

Discharge Information

Percent of patients who said they were given information about recovering at home

100%50%0%87%84%

Communication with doctors

Percent of patients who said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well

100%50%0%77%76%

Communication about medicines

Percent of patients who said that staff always explained medicines before giving them to patients

100%50%0%57%57%

Communication with nurses

Percent of patients who said that nurses always listened to them and explained things well

100%50%0%78%75%

Care Transition

Percent of patients who said they understood their care needs when they left the hospital

100%50%0%54%47%

Responsiveness of hospital staff

Percent of patients who said they always received help quickly from hospital staff

100%50%0%55%58%

Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids

National Average

Quietness

Percent of patients who said the area around their rooms was always kept quiet at night

100%50%0%66%55%

Cleanliness

Percent of patients who said their room and bathroom were always kept clean

100%50%0%70%67%

Providers

Provider Reviews

Very kind and caring, good listener. Explains things well.

Laura Taylor Apr 15 2025

Review for Dr. Akhtar

She's no nonsense, great bedside manner, listens and takes action, and she did my bilateral salpingectomy with next to no pain post-op. She's amazing.

Apr 09 2025

Review for Dr. Zhang

He called in Dr Munjo to assist with diagnosis of a hip issue and assured me my surgery was still good from back issues 4 years prior.

Apr 09 2025

Review for Dr. Eck

Very thoughtful and pleasant physician .She always try to get the most up to date information and treat me accordingly

Apr 09 2025

Review for Dr. Torfah

I really want Julia kelseny Tait to see this. Julia could you tell me why my Lungs keep filling up with fluid,this had me really worried about this.what And what are the odds of it coming back? This is starting to scare me. I know my lungs are new, but, a lot is shallow breaathing. Well how much. ...

Ronald Griffis Apr 08 2025

Review for Dr. Klesney-Tait

Location

Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids

701 10th St SE, Cedar Rapids IA 52403

CallDirections

(319) 398-6011

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids located?

Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids is located at 701 10th St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403. Find other locations and directions on Healthgrades.

Has Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids won any recent awards from Healthgrades?

Yes, Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids has been awarded with Outstanding Patient Experience Award™, Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award™, Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award™, and 2 more in the past two years.

Is Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids highly rated with patients?

78% patients recommend this hospital. See Healthgrades for detailed clinical ratings by specialty.

Does Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids score well in safety ratings?

Healthgrades tracks outcome ratings for 12 hospital services. View more details here.

How do I get in at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids?

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How does Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids rank in terms of safety and outcomes?

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Contact Us

701 10th St SE

Cedar Rapids, IA 52403

Directions

(319) 398-6011