If You're Sick, These 10 Hospitals In South Dakota Are The Best In The State
By Leah|Published August 18, 2016
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Leah moved to North Dakota when she was 12 years old and has traveled from the Red River Valley to the badlands and many places in between. She loves small-town life and currently enjoys living on a small farm in the ND prairie. She's always had a passion for writing and has participated in novel writing challenges such as NaNoWriMo multiple times. Her favorite part about this job is recognizing small businesses that deserve a boost and seeing the positive affect her articles can have on their traffic, especially in rural areas that might have otherwise gone overlooked.
Being sick or injured badly enough that you need to go to the hospital is always a very stressful matter. You never want to have to worry about where you go to seek the care you need. We’ve compiled a list of the top hospitals in South Dakota to make the process easier for you so you know you’ll get the best care.
The rankings are based on the HealthGrove website that takes factors like number of cases, quality of facilities, Medicare performance score, professional reviews, and outcome of the cases to decide their rank. Even though you hope you never have to go to a hospital, if you happen to need to, take these into consideration.
1. Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center - Sioux Falls
This hospital ranks top in the state with one nationally ranked specialist department, 10 high performing departments, and average patient review ranking of 4 out of 5 stars.
Ranking second in South Dakota, this hospital has a high rate of patient satisfaction and many high performing speciality departments. They get over 2,000 cases per year.
Third on the list is the Rapid City Regional Hospital. With 1,226 cases per year, 67% of the patients would recommend this hospitals to others. According to the US News, they have 6 high performing departments.
This hospital got an overall 4 out of 5 star review from patients for their care. It's relatively small compared to others with only 216 cases per year, you can be assured your care is always top priority here.
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital had good reviews as far as doctor communication and overall care. They get 399 cases per year on average and had 4 out of 5 stars from reviews of patients in their experience at this hospital.
This hospital in Aberdeen ranked seventh. It outperformed the national average in patient recommendation. They get on average about 546 cases per year.