Short-term acute care hospital · Iowa City, Iowa · 174 beds · CMS certification number 160029
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, settled, stamped by CMS May 7, 2026. 29 years on file, every one shown below.
Fiscal 2024 at a glance
What stands out
- Net patient revenue rose from $71.5M in its first year on file (1997) to $148.8M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: −$40.7M (2023), −$28.4M (2024), −$41.1M (2025).
- 2 of the 5 short-term acute care hospital peers below with a margin on file also report a loss on patient care for fiscal year 2024.
- Medicaid paid for 0.8% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 38.6%.
Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.
29 years of filings
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Beside its peers
Short-term acute care hospitals in Iowa with 100 to 199 beds, each on fiscal year 2024.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown | 174 | $56,484,491 | $84,882,184 | −50.3% |
| Allen Hospital, Waterloo | 188 | $378,033,375 | $332,999,171 | 11.9% |
| Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames | 150 | $244,640,831 | $243,920,986 | 0.3% |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center, Mason City | 199 | $436,866,984 | $518,137,826 | −18.6% |
| Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center, West Burlington | 174 | $360,528,109 | $401,983,256 | −11.5% |
| St. Luke's Regional Medical Center, Sioux City | 179 | $237,962,495 | $204,730,536 | 14.0% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 1,869S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 7,528S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 49.9days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 28.5%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 38.6%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 0.8%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
Related organizations on its own cost report: UNIV OF IOWA (100%), state u of iowa.
Type of control on its cost report: governmental, state.
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Figures: CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System, file HOSP10FY2024.ZIP, form CMS-2552-10, filed under CMS certification number 160029. Patients and payers: worksheet S-3 Part I of the same filing.
How this page was built: the CMS Medicare cost report, file HOSP10FY2024.ZIP, read May 7, 2026.