Surgery Center Benchmarks

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA

12 Medicare-certified surgical centers. 11 report quality measures, 10 have patient-survey scores.

12 centers
Center City Specialties Ownership ORs Hospital visits after surgery
SURGERY CENTER OF DES MOINES WEST WEST DES MOINES EndoscopyFoot surgeryOB/GYN surgery +6 Proprietary 10 As expected Colonoscopy
West Lakes Surgery Center Llc CLIVE EndoscopyFoot surgeryOB/GYN surgery +4 Proprietary 7 As expected Orthopedic
MERCY RIVER HILLS SURGERY CENTER GRIMES Foot surgeryPain management Proprietary 10 As expected Orthopedic
ORTHOPAEDIC OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER WEST DES MOINES Foot surgeryOrthopedic surgery Proprietary 5 As expected Orthopedic
Waukee Surgery Center LLC Waukee Foot surgeryOrthopedic surgeryPain management +1 Proprietary 4 As expected Orthopedic
IOWA ENDOSCOPY CENTER CLIVE Endoscopy Proprietary 4 As expected Colonoscopy
LAKEVIEW SURGERY CENTER WEST DES MOINES Dental surgeryEndoscopyFoot surgery +7 Proprietary 6 As expected Orthopedic
THE IOWA CLINIC ENDOSCOPY CENT WEST DES MOINES Endoscopy Proprietary 4 As expected Colonoscopy
WOLFE SURGERY CENTER, LLC WEST DES MOINES OphthalmologyOther surgery Proprietary 3 As expected General surgery
WESTOWN AMBULATORY CENTER WEST DES MOINES Pain management Proprietary 1 no case volume reported
Surgery Centers of Iowa Des Moines not filed — — no case volume reported
ADVANCED SURGERY CENTER OF CENTRAL IA WEST DES MOINES Otolaryngology Proprietary 2 As expected Orthopedic

One measure shown per center — the one with reportable case volume. Every center reports on a different mix, which is why the full grid below is worth reading.

Center Colonoscopy
nat 9.9
Orthopedic
nat 2.4
Urology
nat 5.4
General surgery
nat 1
Transfer
rate
Rating Recommend Surveys
SURGERY CENTER OF DES MOINES WEST 10 As expected 2.4 As expected — 0.9 As expected 0.038 97 96 315
West Lakes Surgery Center Llc — 2.3 As expected 5.3 As expected 1.2 As expected 0.05 92 91 103
MERCY RIVER HILLS SURGERY CENTER — 2.8 As expected — 1.2 As expected 0.153 96 95 383
ORTHOPAEDIC OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER — 2.2 As expected — — 0.042 97 97 215
Waukee Surgery Center LLC — 2.4 As expected — — 0.114 97 95 512
IOWA ENDOSCOPY CENTER 9 As expected — — — 0.035 95 95 139
LAKEVIEW SURGERY CENTER — 2.3 As expected 6 As expected 0.9 As expected 0.105 97 97 223
THE IOWA CLINIC ENDOSCOPY CENT 8.5 As expected — — — 0.053 97 96 214
WOLFE SURGERY CENTER, LLC — — — 0.9 As expected 0.083 97 96 254
WESTOWN AMBULATORY CENTER — — — — 0 — — —
Surgery Centers of Iowa — — — — — 94 95 142
ADVANCED SURGERY CENTER OF CENTRAL IA — 3.1 As expected — — — — — —

Rates are per-100 risk-standardized 7-day hospital visits; "nat" is the national rate for that measure. Rating and Recommend are OAS CAHPS linear mean scores (0–100). A dash means CMS did not report a value — usually too few cases, which is not a bad score.

Sources: CMS Provider of Services file (iQIES, 2026 Q2) for the facility list, specialties and room counts; CMS ASCQR facility-level quality measures; CMS OAS CAHPS patient survey. Metro grouping is by CBSA code 19780; the area name is the U.S. Census Bureau's own title for it, not one we invented.