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Hospitals hiring in South Dakota by Medicare star rating

30 South Dakota hospitals of 6 employers hiring now, best rated first, with Medicare's overall star rating (Jul 2026) and what patients said about the nurses. South Dakota's 16 rated hospitals average 3.8 stars (US 3.2).

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Rated 5 stars
3.8
South Dakota's mean stars
US 3.2
82.5%
Nurses always communicated well
Middle hospital; US 79%

South Dakota hospitals hiring now, by Medicare rating

Most stars first, then the largest share of patients saying their nurses always communicated well. Each employer opens its jobs.

South Dakota hospitals hiring now, by Medicare rating
HospitalEmployerMedicare starsNurses always communicated wellRated it 9 or 10Would definitely recommend
Avera St Benedict Health Center - CahParkston · critical access hospitalAvera Health5 of 585%87%89%
Sanford Usd Medical CenterSioux FallsSanford Health5 of 576%73%74%
Avera St LukesAberdeenAvera Health4 of 581%77%74%
Avera Queen of PeaceMitchell · critical access hospitalAvera Health4 of 579%70%66%
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health CenterSioux FallsAvera Health4 of 578%74%76%
Sanford Medical Center AberdeenAberdeenSanford Health4 of 578%75%77%
Monument Health Spearfish HospitalSpearfishMonument Health4 of 574%75%78%
Avera Sacred Heart HospitalYanktonAvera Health3 of 579%70%69%
Monument Health Rapid City HospitalRapid CityMonument Health3 of 571%65%66%
Avera St Mary's HospitalPierreAvera Health2 of 581%71%64%
Huron Regional Medical CenterHuron · critical access hospitalHuron Regional Medical Center2 of 579%62%59%
Avera Dells Area Hospital - CahDell Rapids · critical access hospitalAvera HealthNot rated100%91%86%
Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and ClinicMiller · critical access hospitalAvera HealthNot rated92%90%94%
Black Hills Surgical Hospital LLCRapid CitySanford HealthNot rated89%88%88%
Dunes Surgical HospitalDakota DunesUnited Surgical Partners InternationalNot rated88%81%83%
Avera Gregory HospitalGregory · critical access hospitalAvera HealthNot rated83%81%89%
Milbank Area Hospital/Avera HealthMilbank · critical access hospitalAvera HealthNot rated83%79%76%
Monument Health Sturgis HospitalSturgis · critical access hospitalMonument HealthNot rated81%76%78%
Madison Regional Health SystemMadison · critical access hospitalMadison Regional Health SystemNot rated80%70%65%
Monument Health Custer HospitalCuster · critical access hospitalMonument HealthNot rated80%77%79%
Sanford Vermillion Medical CenterVermillion · critical access hospitalSanford HealthNot rated79%67%76%
Monument Health Lead-Deadwood HospitalDeadwood · critical access hospitalMonument HealthNot rated78%60%62%
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - CahDe Smet · critical access hospitalAvera HealthNot ratedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Avera Flandreau Hospital - CahFlandreau · critical access hospitalAvera HealthNot ratedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Avera Missouri River Health CenterGettysburg · critical access hospitalAvera HealthNot ratedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - CahWessington Springs · critical access hospitalAvera HealthNot ratedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center - CahCanton · critical access hospitalSanford HealthNot ratedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Sanford Chamberlain Medical CenterChamberlain · critical access hospitalSanford HealthNot ratedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Sanford Clear Lake Medical CenterClear Lake · critical access hospitalSanford HealthNot ratedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Sanford Hospital Webster - CahWebster · critical access hospitalSanford HealthNot ratedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported

Stars are Medicare's overall rating; critical access hospitals are mostly not rated. The patient shares are from Medicare's survey of inpatients (stays 1 Oct 2024 to 30 Sep 2025): patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job.

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Hospitals hiring in South Dakota by Medicare star rating: common questions

Which hospitals in South Dakota have a 5-star Medicare rating and are hiring?

Avera St Benedict Health Center - Cah in Parkston and Sanford Usd Medical Center in Sioux Falls (Jul 2026). All 30 hospitals hiring here are listed by rating, each opening its employer's open jobs.

At which South Dakota hospitals hiring now do patients rate the nurses highest?

The largest shares of patients who said their nurses always communicated well: Avera Dells Area Hospital - Cah in Dell Rapids (100%), Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic in Miller (92%) and Black Hills Surgical Hospital LLC in Rapid City (89%), against 82.5% at South Dakota's middle hospital and 79% at the middle US one. From Medicare's patient survey (stays 1 Oct 2024 to 30 Sep 2025): patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job.

How do South Dakota's hospitals compare with the US on Medicare's star rating?

Medicare rates 16 of South Dakota's 56 acute care and critical access hospitals: 3 at 5 stars, 8 at 4 stars, 3 at 3 stars and 2 at 2 stars, a mean of 3.8 stars against 3.2 across the US. At the middle South Dakota hospital 77% of patients rated it 9 or 10 of 10 (US 71%).

Which employers run the South Dakota hospitals hiring here?

Avera Health (14), Sanford Health (8), Monument Health (5), Huron Regional Medical Center (1), Madison Regional Health System (1) and United Surgical Partners International (1). Each name opens its open jobs.

Hospital star ratings in other states

Each state's hospitals of the employers hiring there.

Sources and method

Acute care and critical access hospitals only. A hospital is listed as an employer's when Medicare's record names the employer as its owner or operator, or the hospital carries the employer's name, and the employer has open jobs in the hospital's town. The state's figures are over all of its hospitals; the middle hospital is the median.

  1. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information (Care Compare), Jul 2026
  2. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital (Care Compare), stays 1 Oct 2024 to 30 Sep 2025
  3. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital All Owners

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Hospitals hiring in South Dakota by Medicare star rating. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-star-ratings/south-dakota

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