Hospitals & Nursing Homes in South Dakota

Last updated: December 2025.

At a glance

62
Hospitals
96
Nursing homes

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Highlights

Top-performing facilities in South Dakota based on official federal data.

Fastest emergency rooms

Hospitals with shortest typical ER wait times (lower is better):

Hospital City Wait
Coteau Des Prairies Health Care System Sisseton 53 min
Mobridge Regional Hospital - Cah Mobridge 1h 18m
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain 1h 18m
Bennett County Hospital and Nursing Home - Cah Martin 1h 20m
Fall River Hospital - Cah Hot Springs 1h 30m
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center Clear Lake 1h 33m
Community Memorial Hospital Redfield 1h 37m
Hans P Peterson Memorial Hospital - Cah Philip 1h 38m
Avera Queen of Peace Mitchell 1h 39m
Eagle Butte Indian Health Service Hospital Eagle Butte 1h 40m

Best Registered Nurse (RN) staffing

Nursing homes with most RN hours per resident per day (higher is better):

Nursing home City RN hrs
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe Care Center Flandreau 2.04
Avera Brady Health and Rehab Mitchell 1.48
Avera Prince of Peace Sioux Falls 1.43
Good Samaritan Society - St. Martin Village Rapid City 1.28
Avantara Milbank Milbank 1.25
Scotchman Living Center Philip 1.21
Avantara Watertown Watertown 1.20
Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care Pierre 1.16
Bethesda Home Webster 1.11
Medicine Wheel Village Eagle Butte 1.09

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