Pipestone County Medical Center Ashton Cc vs Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital vs Sanford Sheldon Medical Center vs Avera Dells Area Health Center - CAH
Side by side on Medicare (CMS) ratings, patient survey results, ER times, infections, readmissions and more.
| 4 hospitals | Pipestone County Medical Center Ashton Cc Pipestone, MN ✕ Remove | Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital Rock Rapids, IA ✕ Remove | Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon, IA ✕ Remove | Avera Dells Area Health Center - CAH Dell Rapids, SD ✕ Remove |
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| Overview | ||||
| Location | Pipestone, MN | Rock Rapids, IA | Sheldon, IA | Dell Rapids, SD |
| Hospital type | Critical Access | Critical Access | Critical Access | Critical Access |
| Ownership | Government - Local | Voluntary Non-Profit - Private | Voluntary Non-Profit - Private | Voluntary Non-Profit - Private |
| Emergency room | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ratings | ||||
| Would definitely recommend | 80% of patients | – | 72% of patients | 86% of patients |
| Google rating | 3.0 of 5 (39 reviews) | 5.0 of 5 (1 reviews) | 4.0 of 5 (12 reviews) | 4.0 of 5 (1 reviews) |
| Emergency room | ||||
| Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home | 2 hr 12 min | 1 hr 45 min | 2 hr 3 min | 1 hr 46 min |
| Left before being seen | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| ER volume | – | – | Low | Low |
| Safety | ||||
| Death rate: Pneumonia patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted | – | – | 16.7% | – |
| Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted | 3.7% | 3.9% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| Readmissions | ||||
| Readmitted: PneumoniaWithin 30 days | 17.1% | – | 17.8% | – |
| Extra days back in hospital after pneumonia | -49.2 | – | +9.2 | – |
| Hospital visits within 7 days of an outpatient colonoscopy | – | – | – | 12.8 Same as national |
| Timely care | ||||
| Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better | 132 min | 105 min | 123 min | 106 min |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeLower is better | 180 min | 202 min | 246 min | 110 min |
| Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityLower is better | 228 min | 194 min | – | 150 min |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better | 86% | 86% | – | 85% |
| Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepineLower is better | 11% | – | 16% | – |
"Better" or "worse" means CMS found a statistically significant difference from the national rate. Figures without a verdict are shown for context; small differences may be chance. A dash means CMS has no result for that hospital, often because it treats too few patients for that measure. About the data.
How to compare hospitals
Start with the CMS overall star rating, which rolls up deaths, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. Then look at the measures that matter for your situation: infection and complication results before surgery, maternity measures if you're expecting, and ER times for emergencies.
Most hospitals are "no different from national" on most measures. A single "worse" result covers one measure over a past period; ask the hospital about it rather than ruling it out. In an emergency, go to the nearest emergency room or call 911.