BGood · score 68/100 · #4 of 21 in South Dakota
Avera Heart Hospital Of South Dakota
4500 W 69Th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57108 · Acute care hospital · Proprietary
CMS overall rating 5 of 5top quarter among South Dakota acute care hospitals
Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 5
Safety: 1 measure better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 2
Why Avera Heart Hospital Of South Dakota is graded B
Each metric below is percentile-ranked against South Dakota hospitals of the same type (acute care hospitals), then weighted. The score is the weighted sum; A ≥ 72, B ≥ 58, C ≥ 42, D ≥ 28, F below. Nothing here can be edited or paid for.
Avera Heart Hospital Of South Dakota at a Glance
B
68/100
CMS overall rating · weight 25Medicare's 1–5 star summary of mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience and timely care. Raw: 5 of 5.
85<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Mortality · weight 25Net count of death-rate measures where the hospital is better than the national rate minus those where it is worse (heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, stroke, CABG, COPD, surgical). Raw: 0 better, 0 worse of 5 measures (net +0).
47<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Safety of care · weight 25Net count of safety measures better than the national rate minus worse (infections, complications, falls, pressure injuries). Raw: 1 better, 0 worse of 2 measures (net +1).
75<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Readmission · weight 25Net count of unplanned-readmission measures better than the national rate minus worse. Raw: 1 better, 0 worse of 5 measures (net +1).
66<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Patient experience and timely careCMS reports 15 patient-experience and 5 timely-and-effective-care measures for this hospital; they feed the CMS overall rating above rather than being graded separately.
–Data: CMS Care Compare, imported Sep 11, 2026 · graded Sep 11, 2026 · peer group: South Dakota, acute care hospitals · CMS record 430095 · How we grade.
Hospital details
Address4500 W 69Th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57108
Phone(605) 977-7000
CountyLINCOLN
TypeAcute Care Hospitals
OwnershipProprietary
Emergency servicesYes
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