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Osceola Community Hospital vs Sanford Luverne Medical Center vs Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center - CAH vs Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital

Side by side on Medicare (CMS) ratings, patient survey results, ER times, infections, readmissions and more.

Hospital comparison: Osceola Community Hospital, Sanford Luverne Medical Center, Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center - CAH and Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital
4 hospitals Osceola Community Hospital Sibley, IA ✕ Remove Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne, MN ✕ Remove Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center - CAH Canton, SD ✕ Remove Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital Rock Rapids, IA ✕ Remove
Overview
Location Sibley, IA Luverne, MN Canton, SD Rock Rapids, IA
Hospital type Critical Access Critical Access Critical Access Critical Access
Ownership Voluntary Non-Profit - Private Voluntary Non-Profit - Private Voluntary Non-Profit - Private Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Emergency room Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ratings
Would definitely recommend – 79% of patients – –
Google rating 4.0 of 5 (1 reviews) 3.0 of 5 (14 reviews) – 5.0 of 5 (1 reviews)
Emergency room
Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home 1 hr 55 min 1 hr 56 min 2 hr 4 min 1 hr 45 min
Left before being seen – 0% 0% –
ER volume – Low Low –
Safety
Death rate: Pneumonia patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted – 19.6% 16.2% –
Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 4.3% 4.5% 4.1% 3.9%
Readmissions
Readmitted: PneumoniaWithin 30 days – 16.5% 17.6% –
Extra days back in hospital after pneumonia – +4.8 -14.8 –
Timely care
Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better 115 min 116 min 124 min 105 min
Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeLower is better 184 min 198 min – 202 min
Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityLower is better 214 min 226 min 160 min 194 min
Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better – 0% 0% –
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better 80% 87% 80% 86%
Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepineLower is better 20% 12% 30% –

"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.

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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.