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Home / Hospitals / Iowa / Storm Lake / Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
DBelow average · score 29/100 · #60 of 65 in Iowa

Buena Vista Regional Medical Center

1525 West 5Th Street, Storm Lake, IA 50588 · Critical access hospital · Government - Local

CMS overall rating 2 of 5bottom quarter among Iowa critical access hospitals
Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 2 worse, of 3
Safety: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 2

Why Buena Vista Regional Medical Center is graded D

Each metric below is percentile-ranked against Iowa hospitals of the same type (critical access hospitals), then weighted. The score is the weighted sum; A ≥ 72, B ≥ 58, C ≥ 42, D ≥ 28, F below. Nothing here can be edited or paid for.

Buena Vista Regional Medical Center at a Glance

D 29/100
CMS overall rating · weight 25Medicare's 1–5 star summary of mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience and timely care. Raw: 2 of 5.
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Mortality · weight 25Net count of death-rate measures where the hospital is better than the national rate minus those where it is worse (heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, stroke, CABG, COPD, surgical). Raw: 0 better, 2 worse of 3 measures (net -2).
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Safety of care · weight 25Net count of safety measures better than the national rate minus worse (infections, complications, falls, pressure injuries). Raw: 0 better, 0 worse of 2 measures (net +0).
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Readmission · weight 25Net count of unplanned-readmission measures better than the national rate minus worse. Raw: 0 better, 0 worse of 6 measures (net +0).
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Patient experience and timely careCMS reports 10 patient-experience and 4 timely-and-effective-care measures for this hospital; they feed the CMS overall rating above rather than being graded separately.
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Data: CMS Care Compare, imported Sep 11, 2026 · graded Sep 11, 2026 · peer group: Iowa, critical access hospitals · CMS record 161375 · How we grade.

Hospital details

Address1525 West 5Th Street, Storm Lake, IA 50588
Phone(712) 732-4030
CountyBUENA VISTA
TypeCritical Access Hospitals
OwnershipGovernment - Local
Emergency servicesYes

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