Fonteum Care Compare · South Dakota
South Dakota hospitals: 61 Medicare-certified, source-cited CMS quality data.
Fonteum tracks 61 Medicare-certified hospitals in South Dakota in this snapshot, with available CMS rating, hospital-type, ownership, and emergency-services fields. Facility pages identify the CMS Hospital General Information dataset and snapshot 2026-05-07; individual facts are not signed.
Reviewed by Jennifer Montecillo, MD, medical reviewer. Non-practicing medical reviewer. Last reviewed: June 2026 · Next review: December 2026.
Editorial note: South Dakota is a state where source-cited public-data coverage is materially thinner than national averages — Fonteum prioritizes full provenance + state context here.
South Dakota hospitals at a glance
Type, ownership, emergency-services availability, and CMS overall-rating distribution across South Dakota’s 61 Medicare-certified hospitals.
Offer emergency services
54 (88.5%)
Birthing-friendly designation
11
Average CMS overall rating (of 5)
4.08
By hospital type
| Critical Access Hospitals | 40 |
| Acute Care Hospitals | 17 |
| Acute Care - Veterans Administration | 2 |
| Childrens | 1 |
| Psychiatric | 1 |
By ownership
| Voluntary non-profit - Private | 42 |
| Government - Local | 5 |
| Proprietary | 5 |
| Government - Federal | 3 |
| Veterans Health Administration | 2 |
By CMS overall star rating
| 5 of 5 ★ | 3 |
| 4 of 5 ★ | 7 |
| 3 of 5 ★ | 2 |
Hospitals in South Dakota, ranked by CMS overall rating
12 of 61 South Dakota hospitals carry a CMS overall star rating (state average 4.08 of 5). The table is an unlinked state inventory.
| Hospital | City | Overall (of 5) |
|---|---|---|
| Avera Heart Hospital Of South Dakota | Sioux Falls | 5 / 5 |
| Avera St Lukes | Aberdeen | 5 / 5 |
| Sioux Falls Va Medical Center | Sioux Falls | 5 / 5 |
| Avera Sacred Heart Hospital | Yankton | 4 / 5 |
| Brookings Health System | Brookings | 4 / 5 |
| Monument Health Rapid City Hospital | Rapid City | 4 / 5 |
| Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc | Watertown | 4 / 5 |
| Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen | Aberdeen | 4 / 5 |
| Sanford Usd Medical Center | Sioux Falls | 4 / 5 |
| Va Black Hills Healthcare System | Fort Meade | 4 / 5 |
| Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center | Sioux Falls | 3 / 5 |
| Avera St Mary's Hospital | Pierre | 3 / 5 |
| Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah | De Smet | — |
| Avera Dells Area Hospital - Cah | Dell Rapids | — |
| Avera Flandreau Hospital - Cah | Flandreau | — |
| Avera Gregory Hospital | Gregory | — |
| Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital And Clinic | Miller | — |
| Avera Missouri River Health Center | Gettysburg | — |
| Avera Queen Of Peace | Mitchell | — |
| Avera St Benedict Health Center - Cah | Parkston | — |
| Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - Cah | Wessington Springs | — |
| Bennett County Hospital And Nursing Home - Cah | Martin | — |
| Black Hills Surgical Hospital Llc | Rapid City | — |
| Bowdle Hospital - Cah | Bowdle | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital | Burke | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital | Redfield | — |
| Coteau Des Prairies Health Care System | Sisseton | — |
| Douglas County Memorial Hospital-cah | Armour | — |
| Dunes Surgical Hospital | Dakota Dunes | — |
| Eagle Butte Indian Health Service Hospital | Eagle Butte | — |
| Eureka Community Health Services - Cah | Eureka | — |
| Fall River Hospital - Cah | Hot Springs | — |
| Faulkton Area Medical Center | Faulkton | — |
| Freeman Medical Center - Cah | Freeman | — |
| Hans P Peterson Memorial Hospital - Cah | Philip | — |
| Huron Regional Medical Center | Huron | — |
| Landmann-jungman Memorial Hospital - Cah | Scotland | — |
| Lifescape | Sioux Falls | — |
| Madison Regional Health System | Madison | — |
| Marshall County Healthcare Center - Cah | Britton | — |
| Milbank Area Hospital/avera Health | Milbank | — |
| Mobridge Regional Hospital - Cah | Mobridge | — |
| Monument Health Custer Hospital | Custer | — |
| Monument Health Lead-deadwood Hospital | Deadwood | — |
| Monument Health Spearfish Hospital | Spearfish | — |
| Monument Health Sturgis Hospital | Sturgis | — |
| Phs Indian Hospital At Rosebud | Rosebud | — |
| Pine Ridge Ihs Hospital | Pine Ridge | — |
| Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah | Viborg | — |
| Platte Health Center | Platte | — |
| Same Day Surgery Center Llc | Rapid City | — |
| Sanford Canton-inwood Medical Center - Cah | Canton | — |
| Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center | Chamberlain | — |
| Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center | Clear Lake | — |
| Sanford Hospital Webster - Cah | Webster | — |
| Sanford Vermillion Medical Center | Vermillion | — |
| Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital | Sioux Falls | — |
| South Dakota Human Services Center | Yankton | — |
| St Michael's Hospital - Cah | Tyndall | — |
| Wagner Community Memorial Hospital - Cah | Wagner | — |
| Winner Regional Healthcare Center - Cah | Winner | — |
South Dakota hospitals — FAQ
- How many Medicare-certified hospitals are in South Dakota?
- 61 Medicare-certified hospitals operate in South Dakota as of the CMS Hospital General Information snapshot (2026-05-07). 12 carry a CMS overall star rating, averaging 4.08 of 5.
- What kinds of hospitals does South Dakota have?
- South Dakota's hospitals break down by CMS hospital type (acute care, critical access, children's, psychiatric and more) and by ownership (government, proprietary, and voluntary non-profit). 88.5% offer emergency services. The breakdown tables on this page aggregate every facility CMS lists in the state.
- What does the CMS overall star rating mean?
- The CMS overall hospital rating (1–5 stars) summarizes performance across measure groups such as mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, and timely & effective care. CMS does not rate every hospital; facilities below the reporting threshold show no rating and are excluded from the state average rather than counted as zero.
- Where does this hospital data come from and how current is it?
- The displayed fields come from the CMS Hospital General Information file, source-modified 2026-01-26. Record-level provenance can be null; cross-check a consequential facility record at Medicare.gov.
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