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Hospitals in South Dakota with the lowest surgical site infections (colon)
5 South Dakota hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (colon) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Avera St Lukes, Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc, Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better | Serious complicationslower is better | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better | Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better | MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better | C. diff infectionslower is better | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| T1 | Avera St Lukes | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 1.10, 4th percentile | Compare Avera St Lukes |
| T1 | Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.31, 6th percentile | — | — | — | — | 0.79, 10th percentile | Compare Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc |
| 3 | Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center | 0.37, 72nd percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 0.78, 27th percentile | 0.23, 65th percentile | 0.53, 70th percentile | 0.66, 45th percentile | 0.32, 44th percentile | Compare Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center |
| 4 | Monument Health Rapid City Hospital | 0.57, 59th percentile | 1.15, 14th percentile | 0.30, 66th percentile | 0.61, 31st percentile | — | 0.71, 40th percentile | 0.48, 26th percentile | Compare Monument Health Rapid City Hospital |
| 5 | Sanford USDMedical Center | 0.60, 58th percentile | 0.64, 100th percentile | 0.26, 69th percentile | 0.52, 38th percentile | 0.82, 50th percentile | 0.55, 55th percentile | 0.35, 40th percentile | Compare Sanford USDMedical Center |
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.
- Surgical site infections (colon)
- Surgical site infections from colon surgery (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 (hysterectomy)
- Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- MRSA bloodstream infections
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- C. diff infections
- Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).