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Hospitals in South Dakota with the lowest MRSA bloodstream infections
3 South Dakota hospitals ranked by MRSA bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Sanford USDMedical Center, Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center, Monument Health Rapid City Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better | Serious complicationslower is better | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better | Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better | Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better | C. diff infectionslower is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 1 | Sanford USDMedical Center | 0.55, 55th percentile | 0.64, 100th percentile | 0.26, 69th percentile | 0.52, 38th percentile | 0.60, 58th percentile | 0.82, 50th percentile | 0.35, 40th percentile | Compare Sanford USDMedical Center |
| 2 | Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center | 0.66, 45th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 0.78, 27th percentile | 0.23, 65th percentile | 0.37, 72nd percentile | 0.53, 70th percentile | 0.32, 44th percentile | Compare Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center |
| 3 | Monument Health Rapid City Hospital | 0.71, 40th percentile | 1.15, 14th percentile | 0.30, 66th percentile | 0.61, 31st percentile | 0.57, 59th percentile | — | 0.48, 26th percentile | Compare Monument Health Rapid City 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.
- MRSA bloodstream infections
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- Central line bloodstream infections
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Surgical site infections (colon)
- Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
- Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- C. diff infections
- Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).