South Dakota hospitals: 61 Medicare-certified, source-cited CMS quality data.
Fonteum tracks 61 Medicare-certified hospitals in South Dakota, each carrying its CMS overall star rating, hospital type, ownership, and emergency-services status. Every facility links to a per-hospital page signed to the CMS Hospital General Information dataset, snapshot 2026-05-07.
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.
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 ★
| 5 ★ | 3 |
| 4 ★ | 7 |
| 3 ★ | 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). Select any hospital to open its provenance page.
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?
- All columns trace to the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (PDC xubh-q36u), source-modified 2026-01-26, redistributed unaltered as US-Government-Works public domain. Each hospital links to a provenance page; cross-check any facility at Medicare.gov.
Compare other facility types
Every Fonteum Care Compare module carries the same per-facility provenance for South Dakota and the rest of the country.