Hospital rankings
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.
| # | Hospital | Appropriate sepsis carehigher is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Left ED without being seenlower is better | Health care workers vaccinated for fluhigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 65.0% | 162 min | 2.0% | 78.0% | ||
| 1 | Avera Queen Of Peace | 90.0%, 97th percentile | 104 min, 87th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 90.0%, 73rd percentile | Compare Avera Queen Of Peace |
| 2 | Avera St Mary's Hospital | 81.0%, 87th percentile | 127 min, 68th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 84.0%, 59th percentile | Compare Avera St Mary's Hospital |
| T3 | Brookings Health System | 79.0%, 83rd percentile | 97 min, 92nd percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 83.0%, 57th percentile | Compare Brookings Health System |
| T3 | Avera Sacred Heart Hospital | 79.0%, 83rd percentile | 117 min, 77th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 81.0%, 53rd percentile | Compare Avera Sacred Heart Hospital |
| 5 | Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc | 78.0%, 81st percentile | 117 min, 77th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 51.0%, 14th percentile | Compare Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc |
| 6 | Monument Health Sturgis Hospital | 76.0%, 77th percentile | 132 min, 63rd percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 93.0%, 81st percentile | Compare Monument Health Sturgis Hospital |
| 7 | Avera St Lukes | 75.0%, 74th percentile | 126 min, 69th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 86.0%, 63rd percentile | Compare Avera St Lukes |
| T8 | Monument Health Rapid City Hospital | 65.0%, 49th percentile | 172 min, 34th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 43.0%, 9th percentile | Compare Monument Health Rapid City Hospital |
| T8 | Monument Health Custer Hospital | 65.0%, 49th percentile | 132 min, 63rd percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 88.0%, 68th percentile | Compare Monument Health Custer Hospital |
| 10 | Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center | 63.0%, 44th percentile | 112 min, 81st percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 88.0%, 68th percentile | Compare Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center |
| 11 | Huron Regional Medical Center | 60.0%, 37th percentile | 100 min, 90th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 88.0%, 68th percentile | Compare Huron Regional Medical Center |
| 12 | Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen | 59.0%, 35th percentile | 120 min, 74th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 89.0%, 70th percentile | Compare Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen |
| 13 | Monument Health Spearfish Hospital | 58.0%, 33rd percentile | 144 min, 53rd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 93.0%, 81st percentile | Compare Monument Health Spearfish Hospital |
| 14 | Sanford USDMedical Center | 42.0%, 10th percentile | 207 min, 16th percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 88.0%, 68th percentile | Compare Sanford USDMedical Center |
| 15 | Faulkton Area Medical Center | 33.0%, 4th percentile | 122 min, 72nd percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 98.0%, 97th percentile | Compare Faulkton Area Medical Center |
| 16 | Pine Ridge IHS Hospital | 8.0%, 0th percentile | — | — | 98.0%, 97th percentile | Compare 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.
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- Left ED without being seen
- Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
- Health care workers vaccinated for flu
- Percentage of health care workers given influenza vaccination.