General medical and surgical hospitals · Iowa
Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque-MHS-IA/NE
Dubuque, IA · ~1,296 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 4.4
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque-MHS-IA/NE runs at 58% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical General medical and surgical hospitals workplace, earning a grade B.
Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque-MHS-IA/NE: 4.4 TCR = 58% of General medical and surgical hospitals BLS 7.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque-MHS-IA/NE safety composite
Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque-MHS-IA/NE scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 62% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
TCR Δ
−1.5
2023→2024
Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque-MHS-IA/NE injury rate improved
Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque-MHS-IA/NE's TCR fell 1.5 from 5.1 in 2023 to 3.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 5.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=5.1 · 2024=3.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Dubuque, IA AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade B · TCR 4.4 · 58% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #65/160
- PHOTO Sentara Rockingham M…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 54 inj
- SIZE ~1,296 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital (0.0 TCR gap)
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Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque-MHS-IA/NE in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque-MHS-IA/NE
4.4 TCR
- Sentara Rockin
Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital
4.4 TCR
- Hale Ho'ola Ha
Hale Ho'ola Hamakua
4.4 TCR
- Cardinal Glenn
Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
4.4 TCR
- PAM Specialty
PAM Specialty of Wilkes Barre
4.4 TCR
What this shows Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque-MHS-IA/NE averages 4.4 TCR (58% of the General medical and surgical hospitals BLS benchmark).
Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque-MHS-IA/NE TCR series: 2023=5.1 · 2024=3.6 · BLS 7.5
Where Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque-MHS-IA/NE falls in its industry
6,862 General medical and surgical h establishmentsSafer than 62% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #65 safest of 160 General medical and surgical h employers in Iowa.
Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque-MHS-IA/NE has more employees than the General medical and surgical hospitals median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.2. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 27 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 27 | 17 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · IA · Dubuque
6,862 General medical and surgical hospitals employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 217 employers in Dubuque, IA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hale Ho'ola Hamakua | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PAM Specialty of Wilkes Barre | 4.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | MercyOne Dubuque | 1,285 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Luther College | 1,279 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mary Greeley Medical Center | 1,277 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | John Deere Waterloo Works Tractor and Cab Assembly Operations | 1,331 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | John Deere Dubuque Works | 2,518 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hirschbach Motor Lines, Inc | 1,110 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital | 835 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Unity Point Finley Hospital | 826 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Runnings of Dickinson | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Reno NV FXFE-RNO | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Erwin Electric | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | R+L Carriers - SGR | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Medstar St. Mary'S Hospital | 1,296 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling, LLC - Downey | 1,296 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Truman Medical Center Lakewood | 1,296 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Go Hire Employee & Development, Inc | 1,296 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.