Acute care hospitals in South Dakota

  • Hospital directory
  • South Dakota
  • Acute care
Acute care hospitals
17
Staffed beds
1,990
Teaching hospitals
4
Outpatient sites
93
Affiliated HCPs
4,877

There are 17 acute care hospitals in South Dakota, across 11 cities. Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center in Sioux Falls is the largest, with 563 staffed beds, followed by Sanford USD Medical Center with 450. Avera Health runs the most South Dakota acute care hospitals, 5.

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Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center is the largest acute care hospital in South Dakota, with 563 beds

Ranked by staffed beds in each hospital's latest CMS cost report. Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls is second with 450 beds, and Monument Health Rapid City Hospital in Rapid City is third with 416. Three of the 10 largest are in Sioux Falls.

Largest acute care hospitals in South Dakota by staffed beds
#HospitalHealth systemStaffed bedsHCPs
1Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health CenterSioux FallsAvera Health5631,392
2Sanford USD Medical CenterSioux FallsSanford Health4501,222
3Monument Health Rapid City HospitalRapid CityMonument Health4161,035
4Sanford Health WatertownWatertownSanford Health81191
5Avera Heart HospitalSioux FallsAvera Health53255
6Avera St. Luke's HospitalAberdeenAvera Health50393
7Brookings Health SystemBrookingsCity of Brookings49240
8Sanford Aberdeen Medical CenterAberdeenSanford Health48214
9Pine Ridge HospitalPine RidgeU.S. Department of Health and Human Services45133
10Avera Sacred Heart HospitalYanktonAvera Health42308

Top 10 of 17 South Dakota acute care hospitals

Sources: Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS) and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

There are 17 acute care hospitals in South Dakota, across 11 cities

A hospital that treats patients for a short stay after a sudden illness, injury or surgery, usually with an emergency department. South Dakota has 17, A to Z below. Open a profile for beds, affiliated HCPs, the org hierarchy and the leadership team.

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Sources: Provider of Services File (CMS) and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Avera Health runs the most South Dakota acute care hospitals, with 5

Dmand AI maps every hospital to its parent organization, up to the health system. 4 health systems and parent organizations run two or more South Dakota acute care hospitals. HCPs are counted at each hospital, so a clinician at two hospitals counts twice.

Health systems with the most South Dakota acute care hospitals
#Health systemSouth Dakota acute careStaffed bedsHCPs
1Avera HealthHealth system57442,627
2Sanford HealthHealth system46041,799
3Monument HealthHealth system24361,467
4U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesFederal government280241

4 systems with two or more South Dakota acute care hospitals

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343 executives and department leaders work at South Dakota acute care hospitals

10 of the 17 South Dakota acute care hospitals are nonprofit, according to CMS

4 are for-profit and 3 are run by a government. 4 are teaching hospitals, 13 have an emergency department and 9 are trauma centers.

Nonprofit10
Government3
For-profit4
Teaching hospitals4
Emergency departments13
Trauma centers9

Sources: Provider of Services File (CMS) and Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS)

Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center has the most affiliated doctors of any South Dakota acute care hospital, with 807

Across all 17 South Dakota acute care hospitals, 4,877 HCPs have a current affiliation, 2,497 of them physicians. Each clinician is counted once. Sanford USD Medical Center is second with 616 affiliated physicians.

HCPs at South Dakota acute care hospitals by type

  1. Physicians (MD, DO)2,497
  2. Nurses and nurse practitioners1,489
  3. Physician assistants569
  4. Behavioral health clinicians90
  5. Other HCPs232

Largest physician specialties at South Dakota acute care hospitals

  • Family medicine501
  • Internal medicine252
  • Diagnostic radiology162
  • Orthopaedic surgery114
  • Hospitalist109
  • Emergency medicine108
  • Anesthesiology96
  • Obstetrics and gynecology94

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Sioux Falls has the most acute care hospitals in South Dakota, with 4

4acute care hospitals in Sioux Falls3acute care hospitals in Rapid City
2acute care hospitals in Aberdeen
1acute care hospitals in Brookings
1acute care hospitals in Dakota Dunes
1acute care hospitals in Pierre

11 South Dakota cities have at least one acute care hospital. City pages list every hospital type.

Source: Provider of Services File (CMS)

Each South Dakota acute care hospital profile shows beds, the org hierarchy, HCPs and leaders

  • Beds, discharges and revenueStaffed beds, inpatient discharges and net patient revenue from CMS cost reportsOn every profile
  • Health system and sister hospitalsThe parent system and a sample of its other hospitalsOn every profile
  • Affiliated HCPsA count by specialty and a sample of the physicians who practice thereOn every profile
  • Size ranksRank by beds, discharges and revenue in the state and the USOn every profile
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  • EHR and technologyInpatient EHR vendor and the technology products in useWith a free account
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Sources: Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS), Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Sources for the South Dakota acute care hospital directory

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
Hospitals, types and servicesProvider of Services File (CMS)
Beds, discharges and revenueHospital Provider Cost Report (CMS)
Health systems and outpatient sitesDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Affiliated HCPsDmand AI Affiliation Data
Executives and department leadersDmand AI Executive Data

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The directory counts hospitals with a CMS certification number (CCN) that CMS classifies as acute care hospitals. Beds come from each hospital's latest cost report.

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How many acute care hospitals are in South Dakota?

There are 17 acute care hospitals in South Dakota, in 11 cities, with 1,990 staffed beds between them.

What is an acute care hospital?

A hospital that treats patients for a short stay after a sudden illness, injury or surgery, usually with an emergency department. CMS calls them short-term acute care hospitals; critical access, psychiatric, rehabilitation and long-term care hospitals are separate types.

What is the largest acute care hospital in South Dakota?

Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center in Sioux Falls, with 563 staffed beds in its latest CMS cost report. Sanford USD Medical Center is second with 450, and Monument Health Rapid City Hospital is third with 416.

Which health system has the most acute care hospitals in South Dakota?

Avera Health, with 5 acute care hospitals, followed by Sanford Health with 4 and Monument Health with 2.

How many South Dakota acute care hospitals are nonprofit?

10 of 17, according to CMS ownership records. 4 are for-profit and 3 are government hospitals.

How do I find a hospital's CCN or NPI?

Each South Dakota hospital profile lists its CMS certification number (CCN) and NPI at the top, next to the address and main phone number.

How do I find decision makers at South Dakota hospitals?

Dmand AI tracks 343 executives and department leaders at South Dakota acute care hospitals. Filter by hospital, health system, department or title, then get work emails and mobile numbers through waterfall enrichment.

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