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Hospitals in South Dakota with the highest patients would recommend

18 South Dakota hospitals ranked by patients would recommend in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Avera Heart Hospital Of South Dakota, Sioux Falls VA Medical Center, Black Hills Surgical Hospital LLC. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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18 hospitals ranked in South Dakota by patients would recommend; 43 more match but have no reported value.

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National average873.388
T1Avera Heart Hospital Of South DakotaSioux Falls, SD · Acute care95, 98th percentile4, 76th percentile93, 94th percentileCompare Avera Heart Hospital Of South Dakota
T1Sioux Falls VA Medical CenterSioux Falls, SD · Veterans Affairs95, 98th percentile5, 97th percentile95, 99th percentileCompare Sioux Falls VA Medical Center
3Black Hills Surgical Hospital LLCRapid City, SD · Acute care94, 96th percentile5, 97th percentile94, 97th percentileCompare Black Hills Surgical Hospital LLC
T4Dunes Surgical HospitalDakota Dunes, SD · Acute care93, 92nd percentile4, 76th percentile91, 82nd percentileCompare Dunes Surgical Hospital
T4Sioux Falls Specialty HospitalSioux Falls, SD · Acute care93, 92nd percentile5, 97th percentile92, 89th percentileCompare Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital
T6VA Black Hills Healthcare SystemFort Meade, SD · Veterans Affairs92, 87th percentile5, 97th percentile92, 89th percentileCompare VA Black Hills Healthcare System
T6Brookings Health SystemBrookings, SD · Acute care92, 87th percentile4, 76th percentile92, 89th percentileCompare Brookings Health System
T6Monument Health Spearfish HospitalSpearfish, SD · Acute care92, 87th percentile3, 39th percentile90, 72nd percentileCompare Monument Health Spearfish Hospital
T9Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health CenterSioux Falls, SD · Acute care91, 80th percentile4, 76th percentile89, 61st percentileCompare Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center
T9Avera St LukesAberdeen, SD · Acute care91, 80th percentile4, 76th percentile90, 72nd percentileCompare Avera St Lukes
T9Sanford Medical Center AberdeenAberdeen, SD · Acute care91, 80th percentile4, 76th percentile90, 72nd percentileCompare Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen
12Sanford USDMedical CenterSioux Falls, SD · Acute care90, 72nd percentile3, 39th percentile89, 61st percentileCompare Sanford USDMedical Center
13Avera Sacred Heart HospitalYankton, SD · Acute care88, 56th percentile4, 76th percentile89, 61st percentileCompare Avera Sacred Heart Hospital
T14Avera Queen Of PeaceMitchell, SD · Critical access87, 46th percentile4, 76th percentile88, 48th percentileCompare Avera Queen Of Peace
T14Avera St Mary's HospitalPierre, SD · Acute care87, 46th percentile4, 76th percentile89, 61st percentileCompare Avera St Mary's Hospital
T16Monument Health Rapid City HospitalRapid City, SD · Acute care86, 37th percentile3, 39th percentile87, 37th percentileCompare Monument Health Rapid City Hospital
T16Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, IncWatertown, SD · Acute care86, 37th percentile4, 76th percentile89, 61st percentileCompare Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc
18Huron Regional Medical CenterHuron, SD · Critical access84, 23rd percentile3, 39th percentile87, 37th percentileCompare Huron Regional Medical 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.

Patients would recommend
HCAHPS willingness to recommend the hospital, linear mean score (0-100).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Patients' overall rating
HCAHPS overall hospital rating, linear mean score (0-100).