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Avera Health: 21 hospitals, 1 with HAC payment reductions
CMS lists Avera Health as an owner or manager of 21 hospitals in 4 states, 20 of them with emergency services. The average overall rating is 3.5 of 5 and none is rated one star. In fiscal year 2026, 1 of them faced a 1% Medicare payment reduction under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, and 4 had an excess readmission ratio above 1.0 on at least one condition tracked by the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.
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- Hospitals
- 21, of which 21 owned and 16 managed
- States
- 4
- Based in
- Sioux Falls, SD
- CMS lists this owner as
- chain home office, nonprofit
- Average overall rating
- 3.5 of 5
- One star hospitals
- 0
- Five star hospitals
- 1
- With emergency services
- 20
- HAC payment reductions, fiscal year 2026
- 1 of 4 in the program
- With excess readmissions
- 4
Hospitals
Hospitals with a HAC payment reduction first, then by most conditions with excess readmissions, then by lowest star rating. Each row links to the hospital page and its Medicare Care Compare record.
| Hospital | City | State | Role | Type | Stars | Emergency | HAC payment cut | Excess readmission conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avera St Mary's Hospital | Pierre | SD | Direct owner, Operational or managerial control (100%) | Acute Care Hospitals | 2 | Yes | Yes | 1 | medicare.gov |
| Avera Sacred Heart Hospital | Yankton | SD | Direct owner, Operational or managerial control | Acute Care Hospitals | 3 | Yes | No | 3 | medicare.gov |
| Avera St Lukes | Aberdeen | SD | Direct owner, Operational or managerial control (100%) | Acute Care Hospitals | 4 | Yes | No | 2 | medicare.gov |
| Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center | Sioux Falls | SD | Direct owner, Operational or managerial control | Acute Care Hospitals | 4 | Yes | No | 1 | medicare.gov |
| Avera Holy Family Hospital | Estherville | IA | Direct owner, Operational or managerial control (100%) | Critical Access Hospitals | 2 | Yes | Not in program | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Avera Queen of Peace | Mitchell | SD | Direct owner, Operational or managerial control (100%) | Critical Access Hospitals | 4 | Yes | Not in program | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Avera St Anthony's Hospital | O' Neill | NE | Direct owner, Operational or managerial control (100%) | Critical Access Hospitals | 4 | Yes | Not in program | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Avera St Benedict Health Center, Cah | Parkston | SD | Direct owner, Operational or managerial control | Critical Access Hospitals | 5 | No | Not in program | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Avera Creighton Hospital | Creighton | NE | Direct owner, Operational or managerial control (100%) | Critical Access Hospitals | Not listed | Yes | Not in program | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital, Cah | De Smet | SD | Direct owner, Operational or managerial control (100%) | Critical Access Hospitals | Not listed | Yes | Not in program | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Avera Dells Area Hospital, Cah | Dell Rapids | SD | Direct owner, Operational or managerial control (100%) | Critical Access Hospitals | Not listed | Yes | Not in program | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Avera Flandreau Hospital, Cah | Flandreau | SD | Direct owner, Operational or managerial control (100%) | Critical Access Hospitals | Not listed | Yes | Not in program | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Avera Granite Falls | Granite Falls | MN | Indirect owner | Critical Access Hospitals | Not listed | Yes | Not in program | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Avera Gregory Hospital | Gregory | SD | Direct owner, Operational or managerial control (100%) | Critical Access Hospitals | Not listed | Yes | Not in program | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic | Miller | SD | Direct owner, Operational or managerial control (100%) | Critical Access Hospitals | Not listed | Yes | Not in program | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Avera Marshall Regional Medical CTR | Marshall | MN | Direct owner (100%) | Critical Access Hospitals | Not listed | Yes | Not in program | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital | Rock Rapids | IA | Direct owner (100%) | Critical Access Hospitals | Not listed | Yes | Not in program | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Avera Missouri River Health Center | Gettysburg | SD | Indirect owner | Critical Access Hospitals | Not listed | Yes | Not in program | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Avera Tyler Hospital | Tyler | MN | Indirect owner | Critical Access Hospitals | Not listed | Yes | Not in program | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center, Cah | Wessington Springs | SD | Direct owner, Operational or managerial control (100%) | Critical Access Hospitals | Not listed | Yes | Not in program | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Milbank Area Hospital/Avera Health | Milbank | SD | Direct owner, Operational or managerial control | Critical Access Hospitals | Not listed | Yes | Not in program | Not listed | medicare.gov |
By state
| State | Hospitals | Average stars | One star | HAC payment cuts | With excess readmissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | 14 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Minnesota | 3 | Not listed | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated November 7, 2026. Read from CMS Provider Data Catalog and data.cms.gov, hospitals. Open data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (US government work). Ratings and program results are as CMS lists them on the date shown and CMS refreshes them on its own schedule. The CMS files are joined on the CMS Certification Number. CMS gives each owner organization an ID, and an owner page groups hospitals on that ID. Names of individual owners and managers are not shown. This page uses CMS data and is not endorsed or certified by CMS. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.