Eastern Iowa is fortunate to have several top-notch medical facilities to serve our communities. But only one has the distinction of landing in the Top 50 Best U.S. Hospitals as ranked by Health Grades, Inc.  And it's name may surprise you...

If you said St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, congratulations, you are correct!

While everyone agrees that the University of Iowa Children's Hospital is a first-class organization, it was St. Luke's Hospital of Cedar Rapids that scored the exclusive distinction of being name Iowa's only hospital ranked as one of the Top 50 Best Hospitals in the U.S. by Health Grades, Inc.

With Areas of Excellence including Cancer Care, Heart & Vascular, Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, Cedar Rapids can be rightfully proud and quite grateful to have St. Luke's Hospital based in our city. Amazingly, it makes up just one of the many medical facilities that make up the Medical Corridor care community that resides in to downtown Cedar Rapids.

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