Hospital rankings
Hospitals in South Dakota with the lowest left ED without being seen
47 South Dakota hospitals ranked by left ED without being seen in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Avera Heart Hospital Of South Dakota, Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center, Avera Queen Of Peace. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Left ED without being seenlower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 2.0% | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| T1 | Avera Heart Hospital Of South Dakota | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 13.8%, 96th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 110 min, 82nd percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 53 | Compare Avera Heart Hospital Of South Dakota |
| T1 | Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 112 min, 81st percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 505 | Compare Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center |
| T1 | Avera Queen Of Peace | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | — | 104 min, 87th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Avera Queen Of Peace |
| T1 | Avera St Lukes | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 126 min, 69th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 109 | Compare Avera St Lukes |
| T1 | Brookings Health System | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 97 min, 92nd percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 49 | Compare Brookings Health System |
| T1 | Community Memorial Hospital | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | — | — | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | — | 102 min, 89th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Community Memorial Hospital |
| T1 | Coteau Des Prairies Health Care System | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | — | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | 44 min, 100th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Coteau Des Prairies Health Care System |
| T1 | Avera Sacred Heart Hospital | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 16.0%, 1st percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 117 min, 77th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 144 | Compare Avera Sacred Heart Hospital |
| T1 | Huron Regional Medical Center | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | 100 min, 90th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Huron Regional Medical Center |
| T1 | Avera Dells Area Hospital - CAH | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | — | 106 min, 86th percentile | — | 23 | Compare Avera Dells Area Hospital - CAH |
| T1 | Avera Flandreau Hospital - CAH | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.2%, 34th percentile | — | 108 min, 84th percentile | — | 18 | Compare Avera Flandreau Hospital - CAH |
| T1 | Avera Gregory Hospital | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.3%, 86th percentile | — | 139 min, 57th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Avera Gregory Hospital |
| T1 | Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital And Clinic | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | — | 111 min, 82nd percentile | — | 11 | Compare Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital And Clinic |
| T1 | Avera Missouri River Health Center | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | — | 112 min, 81st percentile | — | 7 | Compare Avera Missouri River Health Center |
| T1 | Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - CAH | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | 126 min, 69th percentile | — | 16 | Compare Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - CAH |
| T1 | Bowdle Hospital - CAH | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 min, 89th percentile | — | 12 | Compare Bowdle Hospital - CAH |
| T1 | Douglas County Memorial Hospital-CAH | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | — | 118 min, 76th percentile | — | 11 | Compare Douglas County Memorial Hospital-CAH |
| T1 | Eureka Community Health Services - CAH | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | 117 min, 77th percentile | — | 4 | Compare Eureka Community Health Services - CAH |
| T1 | Fall River Hospital - CAH | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | 98 min, 91st percentile | — | 25 | Compare Fall River Hospital - CAH |
| T1 | Faulkton Area Medical Center | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.0%, 46th percentile | — | 122 min, 72nd percentile | — | 12 | Compare Faulkton Area Medical Center |
| T1 | Freeman Medical Center - CAH | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | 123 min, 71st percentile | — | 25 | Compare Freeman Medical Center - CAH |
| T1 | Hans P Peterson Memorial Hospital - CAH | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.6%, 16th percentile | — | 88 min, 96th percentile | — | 18 | Compare Hans P Peterson Memorial Hospital - CAH |
| T1 | Madison Regional Health System | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | 11.7%, 35th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | 101 min, 89th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Madison Regional Health System |
| T1 | Marshall County Healthcare Center - CAH | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | 105 min, 86th percentile | — | 20 | Compare Marshall County Healthcare Center - CAH |
| T1 | Milbank Area Hospital/Avera Health | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | 126 min, 69th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Milbank Area Hospital/Avera Health |
| T1 | Mobridge Regional Hospital - CAH | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | — | 80 min, 98th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Mobridge Regional Hospital - CAH |
| T1 | Monument Health Custer Hospital | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.7%, 13th percentile | — | 132 min, 63rd percentile | — | 12 | Compare Monument Health Custer Hospital |
| T1 | Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Hospital | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.5%, 79th percentile | — | 90 min, 95th percentile | — | 18 | Compare Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Hospital |
| T1 | Monument Health Sturgis Hospital | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | — | 132 min, 63rd percentile | — | 25 | Compare Monument Health Sturgis Hospital |
| T1 | Pioneer Memorial Hospital - CAH | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 min, 73rd percentile | — | 12 | Compare Pioneer Memorial Hospital - CAH |
| T1 | Platte Health Center | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | 128 min, 67th percentile | — | 17 | Compare Platte Health Center |
| T1 | Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center - CAH | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | 124 min, 71st percentile | — | 11 | Compare Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center - CAH |
| T1 | Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.6%, 16th percentile | — | 80 min, 98th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center |
| T1 | Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 min, 94th percentile | — | 10 | Compare Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center |
| T1 | Sanford Hospital Webster - CAH | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | 110 min, 82nd percentile | — | 25 | Compare Sanford Hospital Webster - CAH |
| T1 | Sanford Vermillion Medical Center | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.0%, 46th percentile | — | 106 min, 86th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Sanford Vermillion Medical Center |
| T1 | St Michael's Hospital - CAH | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | — | 112 min, 81st percentile | — | 25 | Compare St Michael's Hospital - CAH |
| T1 | Wagner Community Memorial Hospital - CAH | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.5%, 19th percentile | — | 114 min, 79th percentile | — | 20 | Compare Wagner Community Memorial Hospital - CAH |
| T1 | Winner Regional Healthcare Center - CAH | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | — | 109 min, 83rd percentile | — | 25 | Compare Winner Regional Healthcare Center - CAH |
| T40 | Monument Health Spearfish Hospital | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 144 min, 53rd percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 44 | Compare Monument Health Spearfish Hospital |
| T40 | Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 120 min, 74th percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 48 | Compare Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen |
| T40 | Monument Health Rapid City Hospital | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 1.15, 14th percentile | 172 min, 34th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 417 | Compare Monument Health Rapid City Hospital |
| T40 | Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 13.5%, 8th percentile | 14.8%, 4th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 1.31, 6th percentile | 117 min, 77th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 81 | Compare Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc |
| T40 | Avera St Mary's Hospital | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 14.8%, 4th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 127 min, 68th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 60 | Compare Avera St Mary's Hospital |
| T40 | Bennett County Hospital And Nursing Home - CAH | 1.0%, 60th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 min, 98th percentile | — | 14 | Compare Bennett County Hospital And Nursing Home - CAH |
| 46 | Sanford USDMedical Center | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.64, 100th percentile | 207 min, 16th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 545 | Compare Sanford USDMedical Center |
| 47 | Eagle Butte Indian Health Service Hospital | 5.0%, 5th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 min, 77th percentile | — | 8 | Compare Eagle Butte Indian Health Service Hospital |
About these rankings
Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.
- Left ED without being seen
- Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
- Overall star rating
- CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
- Patient survey star rating
- HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
- Hospital-wide readmission rate
- Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- Medicare spending per patient
- Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
- Total beds
- Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).