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Washington County Hospital and Clinics

400 East Polk Street, Washington, IA 52353 · (319) 653-5481

Rural (critical access) hospitalVoluntary non-profit - OtherEmergency room

Washington County Hospital and Clinics is a non-profit rural critical-access hospital in Washington, Iowa (Washington County), with 22 beds. It has an emergency room. It lists $2.04 for every $1 its care costs, less than the typical Iowa hospital ($3.72).

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Not ratedCMS overall quality rating
$2.04listed for every $1 its care costs Iowa typical $3.72
1 h 31 mintypical ER visit US typical 2 h 28 min
22beds

Quality and patient experience

What patients say

86%would definitely recommend the hospital US typical 71%
92%rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 US typical 72%

Rated by patients

    Emergency room and urgent care

    1 h 31 mintypical time in the ER before going home US typical 2 h 28 min
    Deaths within 30 days of admission lower is better
    Pneumonia
    15.4%
    COPD
    10.0%
    Back in the hospital within 30 days lower is better
    Pneumonia
    17.0%

    US typical hospital. Infection figures are a ratio: 1.00 means as many infections as expected for a hospital like this one. CMS adjusts these rates for how sick the patients are; a small gap from the typical hospital can be chance, so a verdict is shown only where CMS gives one.

    Source: CMS Care Compare, measurement periods ending up to September 2025.

    The money

    $49what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
    $3.7Mnet income, all sources
    −21.3%margin on patient care alone
    $76,197cost of charity care (0.2% of costs)
    $2.1Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
    254full-time staff (equivalent)

    From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

    Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. The hospital publishes them on its own price page.

    This hospital has no Medicare stay data for 2024. Medicare data covers mostly patients 65 and older, so psychiatric, children's and very small hospitals often don't appear.

    Nearby hospitals

    23 miles awayHenry County Health CenterMount Pleasant, IANot rated$1.81 listed per $1 of cost25 miles awayJefferson County Health CenterFairfield, IA★★★★★$1.97 listed per $1 of cost25 miles awayIowa City VA Medical CenterIowa City, IA★★★★★26 miles awayKeokuk County Health CenterSigourney, IANot rated$0.89 listed per $1 of cost27 miles awayUniversity of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City, IA★★★★★$4.56 listed per $1 of cost

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