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Hospitals in South Dakota with the highest appropriate sepsis care

16 South Dakota hospitals ranked by appropriate sepsis care in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Avera Queen Of Peace, Avera St Mary's Hospital, Brookings Health System. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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16 hospitals ranked in South Dakota by appropriate sepsis care; 45 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalAppropriate sepsis carehigher is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal bedsCompare
National average65.0%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Avera Queen Of PeaceMitchell, SD · Critical access90.0%, 97th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—12.1%, 28th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentile—104 min, 87th percentile—25Compare Avera Queen Of Peace
2Avera St Mary's HospitalPierre, SD · Acute care81.0%, 87th percentile2, 17th percentile4, 76th percentile—14.8%, 4th percentile14.3%, 86th percentile1.07, 23rd percentile127 min, 68th percentile0.93, 80th percentile60Compare Avera St Mary's Hospital
T3Brookings Health SystemBrookings, SD · Acute care79.0%, 83rd percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—11.5%, 39th percentile13.7%, 97th percentile0.98, 41st percentile97 min, 92nd percentile0.91, 86th percentile49Compare Brookings Health System
T3Avera Sacred Heart HospitalYankton, SD · Acute care79.0%, 83rd percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile—16.0%, 1st percentile15.4%, 23rd percentile0.87, 81st percentile117 min, 77th percentile0.94, 76th percentile144Compare Avera Sacred Heart Hospital
5Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, IncWatertown, SD · Acute care78.0%, 81st percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile13.5%, 8th percentile14.8%, 4th percentile15.4%, 23rd percentile1.31, 6th percentile117 min, 77th percentile0.98, 55th percentile81Compare Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc
6Monument Health Sturgis HospitalSturgis, SD · Critical access76.0%, 77th percentile————14.6%, 74th percentile—132 min, 63rd percentile—25Compare Monument Health Sturgis Hospital
7Avera St LukesAberdeen, SD · Acute care75.0%, 74th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile11.7%, 54th percentile11.0%, 50th percentile15.2%, 34th percentile1.06, 25th percentile126 min, 69th percentile1.02, 33rd percentile109Compare Avera St Lukes
T8Monument Health Rapid City HospitalRapid City, SD · Acute care65.0%, 49th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.8%, 19th percentile9.8%, 73rd percentile14.5%, 79th percentile1.15, 14th percentile172 min, 34th percentile1.00, 44th percentile417Compare Monument Health Rapid City Hospital
T8Monument Health Custer HospitalCuster, SD · Critical access65.0%, 49th percentile————15.7%, 13th percentile—132 min, 63rd percentile—12Compare Monument Health Custer Hospital
10Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health CenterSioux Falls, SD · Acute care63.0%, 44th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile12.2%, 35th percentile12.4%, 23rd percentile14.4%, 83rd percentile1.03, 29th percentile112 min, 81st percentile1.02, 33rd percentile505Compare Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center
11Huron Regional Medical CenterHuron, SD · Critical access60.0%, 37th percentile2, 17th percentile3, 39th percentile——14.8%, 61st percentile—100 min, 90th percentile—25Compare Huron Regional Medical Center
12Sanford Medical Center AberdeenAberdeen, SD · Acute care59.0%, 35th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—11.5%, 39th percentile14.6%, 74th percentile0.95, 55th percentile120 min, 74th percentile0.91, 86th percentile48Compare Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen
13Monument Health Spearfish HospitalSpearfish, SD · Acute care58.0%, 33rd percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile—10.0%, 70th percentile14.2%, 89th percentile0.95, 55th percentile144 min, 53rd percentile0.92, 83rd percentile44Compare Monument Health Spearfish Hospital
14Sanford USDMedical CenterSioux Falls, SD · Acute care42.0%, 10th percentile5, 94th percentile3, 39th percentile10.9%, 80th percentile11.2%, 46th percentile14.5%, 79th percentile0.64, 100th percentile207 min, 16th percentile1.07, 14th percentile545Compare Sanford USDMedical Center
15Faulkton Area Medical CenterFaulkton, SD · Critical access33.0%, 4th percentile————15.0%, 46th percentile—122 min, 72nd percentile—12Compare Faulkton Area Medical Center
16Pine Ridge IHS HospitalPine Ridge, SD · Acute care8.0%, 0th percentile————15.2%, 34th percentile——0.73, 99th percentile45Compare Pine Ridge IHS 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.

Appropriate sepsis care
Percentage of patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock.
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).