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Hospitals in South Dakota with the highest patient survey star rating

18 South Dakota hospitals ranked by patient survey star rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Sioux Falls VA Medical Center, VA Black Hills Healthcare System, 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 patient survey star rating; 43 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterPatients' overall ratinghigher is betterPatients would recommendhigher is betterCompare
National average3.38887
T1Sioux Falls VA Medical CenterSioux Falls, SD · Veterans Affairs5, 97th percentile95, 99th percentile95, 98th percentileCompare Sioux Falls VA Medical Center
T1VA Black Hills Healthcare SystemFort Meade, SD · Veterans Affairs5, 97th percentile92, 89th percentile92, 87th percentileCompare VA Black Hills Healthcare System
T1Black Hills Surgical Hospital LLCRapid City, SD · Acute care5, 97th percentile94, 97th percentile94, 96th percentileCompare Black Hills Surgical Hospital LLC
T1Sioux Falls Specialty HospitalSioux Falls, SD · Acute care5, 97th percentile92, 89th percentile93, 92nd percentileCompare Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital
T5Avera Heart Hospital Of South DakotaSioux Falls, SD · Acute care4, 76th percentile93, 94th percentile95, 98th percentileCompare Avera Heart Hospital Of South Dakota
T5Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health CenterSioux Falls, SD · Acute care4, 76th percentile89, 61st percentile91, 80th percentileCompare Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center
T5Avera Queen Of PeaceMitchell, SD · Critical access4, 76th percentile88, 48th percentile87, 46th percentileCompare Avera Queen Of Peace
T5Avera St LukesAberdeen, SD · Acute care4, 76th percentile90, 72nd percentile91, 80th percentileCompare Avera St Lukes
T5Brookings Health SystemBrookings, SD · Acute care4, 76th percentile92, 89th percentile92, 87th percentileCompare Brookings Health System
T5Sanford Medical Center AberdeenAberdeen, SD · Acute care4, 76th percentile90, 72nd percentile91, 80th percentileCompare Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen
T5Avera Sacred Heart HospitalYankton, SD · Acute care4, 76th percentile89, 61st percentile88, 56th percentileCompare Avera Sacred Heart Hospital
T5Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, IncWatertown, SD · Acute care4, 76th percentile89, 61st percentile86, 37th percentileCompare Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc
T5Avera St Mary's HospitalPierre, SD · Acute care4, 76th percentile89, 61st percentile87, 46th percentileCompare Avera St Mary's Hospital
T5Dunes Surgical HospitalDakota Dunes, SD · Acute care4, 76th percentile91, 82nd percentile93, 92nd percentileCompare Dunes Surgical Hospital
T15Sanford USDMedical CenterSioux Falls, SD · Acute care3, 39th percentile89, 61st percentile90, 72nd percentileCompare Sanford USDMedical Center
T15Monument Health Spearfish HospitalSpearfish, SD · Acute care3, 39th percentile90, 72nd percentile92, 87th percentileCompare Monument Health Spearfish Hospital
T15Monument Health Rapid City HospitalRapid City, SD · Acute care3, 39th percentile87, 37th percentile86, 37th percentileCompare Monument Health Rapid City Hospital
T15Huron Regional Medical CenterHuron, SD · Critical access3, 39th percentile87, 37th percentile84, 23rd 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.

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