Source: CMS Care Compare, July 2026 releaseER figures are medians, not live waitsAbout the data
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Quick answers about Avera St Lukes
How long is the ER wait at Avera St Lukes?
CMS doesn't publish live wait times. Over the 12 months CMS reported, patients treated and sent home spent a median of 2 hr 6 min in the Avera St Lukes emergency room (the average across South Dakota hospitals is 1 hr 56 min). 0% of ER patients left before being seen. For tonight's wait, check the hospital's website (opens the hospital's own site) or call (605) 622-5000. In an emergency, call 911.
What is the phone number for Avera St Lukes?
The main phone number for Avera St Lukes is (605) 622-5000, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (605) 622-5000What is the address of Avera St Lukes?
Avera St Lukes is at 305 S State St, Aberdeen, SD 57401.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Does Avera St Lukes have an emergency room?
Yes. Avera St Lukes has an emergency department, according to Medicare data.
What is Avera St Lukes' Medicare star rating?
Avera St Lukes has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Star ratings come from CMS quality and safety measures, not patient reviews.
Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
Patients treated and sent home from the emergency department at Avera St Lukes spend a median of 2 hours 6 minutes there. That is 10 minutes longer than the average across South Dakota hospitals (1 hour 56 minutes).
Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with Avera St Lukes. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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What patients say
CMS patient survey (HCAHPS) · 547 completed surveys · patients discharged Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Patients gave Avera St Lukes a 4-star patient experience rating out of 5. 74% would definitely recommend it (U.S. average 71%). 77% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
The patient survey (HCAHPS) asks a random sample of adult patients about their recent hospital stay. CMS adjusts the results for the mix of patients and how the survey was done, so hospitals can be compared fairly. About the data.
Compare Avera St Lukes
Infections, complications and deaths
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · compared with hospitals nationwide
Avera St Lukes was no different from the national benchmark on all 3 hospital-acquired infections CMS could compare. Its rate of serious complications was same as national.
Hospital-acquired infections
Serious complications
Death rates within 30 days
| Patients treated for | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Heart attack patients | 11.7% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure patients | 11.0% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia patients | 15.3% | 15.2% |
| Stroke patients | 12.0% | 11.9% |
| COPD patients | 8.2% | 8.6% |
| Hospital-wide, all conditions | 3.8% | 3.9% |
Risk-adjusted rates. CMS has not published a statistical better/worse comparison for these death rates in the current release, so small differences from the U.S. rate may be chance.
Other complications
None of the other safety indicators CMS compares was statistically better or worse than national.
All 12 complication measures
| Measure | This hospital | U.S. | CMS comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complications after hip or knee replacement% of patients | 4.9 | 4.1 | Not compared |
| Deaths among surgical patients with serious treatable complicationsper 1,000 patients | 172.14 | 173.3 | Same as national |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores)per 1,000 patients | 1.05 | 0.63 | Same as national |
| Falls in the hospital that caused a broken boneper 1,000 patients | 0.37 | 0.27 | Same as national |
| Collapsed lung caused by a medical procedureper 1,000 patients | 0.25 | 0.21 | Same as national |
| Bleeding or blood clot under the skin after surgeryper 1,000 patients | 2.91 | 2.34 | Same as national |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgeryper 1,000 patients | 1.58 | 1.67 | Same as national |
| Respiratory failure after surgeryper 1,000 patients | 6.17 | 9.42 | Same as national |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgeryper 1,000 patients | 2.86 | 3.52 | Same as national |
| Bloodstream infection (sepsis) after surgeryper 1,000 patients | 5.78 | 5.27 | Same as national |
| Surgical wound splitting openper 1,000 patients | 1.94 | 1.77 | Same as national |
| Accidental cuts or tears during abdominal surgeryper 1,000 patients | 1.09 | 1.06 | Same as national |
"Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national benchmark statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Infection results compare the infections a hospital reported with the number predicted for a hospital of its size and type (a ratio below 1 means fewer than predicted), for Oct 2024 – Sep 2025. Death and complication rates are risk-adjusted for how sick patients were. Each death rate counts deaths within 30 days of a hospital stay, pooled over one to three years of Medicare patients depending on the measure. About the data.
Readmissions and return visits
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Medicare patients · Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
On the 3 readmission and return-visit measures CMS could compare, Avera St Lukes was no different from the national rate or its expected level.
Back in the hospital within 30 days
| After a stay for | This hospital | U.S. | CMS comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart attack | 14.3% | 14.4% | Not compared |
| Heart failure | 21.2% | 21.3% | Not compared |
| Pneumonia | 16.2% | 17.3% | Not compared |
| COPD (chronic lung disease) | 19.2% | 20% | Not compared |
| Hip or knee replacement | 7.2% | 5.8% | Not compared |
Return trips after a stay or procedure
Medicare's readmission program
Excess readmission ratio: this hospital's predicted readmissions divided by the number expected for a typical hospital with the same patients. Above 1.00 means more readmissions than expected. 2 of 5 conditions are above 1.00.
| Condition | Ratio | Patients | Readmissions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hip or knee replacement | 1.054 | 221 | More than expected |
| Heart attack | 1.036 | 96 | More than expected |
| COPD | 0.974 | – | Fewer than expected |
| Pneumonia | 0.941 | 165 | Fewer than expected |
| Heart failure | 0.880 | 184 | Fewer than expected |
Readmission rates count Medicare patients who were admitted to any acute-care hospital within 30 days of leaving this one, adjusted for how sick they were. "Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national rate statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Return-day and outpatient-surgery measures compare the hospital with what CMS expected for its own patients. The Readmissions Reduction Program ratios are shown as CMS publishes them; whether a hospital's payments are reduced depends on how its ratios compare with similar hospitals, so a ratio above 1.00 alone doesn't mean a penalty. About the data.
Timely and effective care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Avera St Lukes's emergency department is classed by CMS as low volume.
| Measure | This hospital | U.S.* |
|---|---|---|
| Sepsis: got all recommended early treatmentPatients with severe sepsis or septic shock who received every step of the recommended early care bundle. Higher is better. 163 patients. | 75% | 65% |
| Septic shock: full treatment within 3 hoursHigher is better. 67 patients. | 70% | 73% |
| Typical time in the ER before going homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving, for ER patients sent home (not counting mental health patients or transfers). Lower is better. 381 patients. | 126 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 21 patients. | 124 min | 257 min |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 9,586 patients. | 0% | 2% |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 982 patients. | 86% | 78% |
| Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepinePatients sent home with prescriptions that raise the risk of overdose when combined. Lower is better. 827 patients. | 16% | 15% |
| Stroke: discharged on clot-prevention medicineHigher is better. 48 patients. | 90% | 98%* |
| Stroke: clot prevention started by day 2Higher is better. 37 patients. | 92% | 94%* |
CMS publishes these process-of-care measures without a better/worse verdict, so the U.S. figure is shown for context; small differences, or results based on few patients, may not mean much. *Median of all hospitals CMS reports, where CMS publishes no national figure. About the data.
Maternity care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · reported by the hospital · Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
Maternity measures are reported by hospitals that deliver babies. The U.S. figure is the median of the hospitals CMS reports, not a CMS verdict. About the data.
Medicare spending and payment programs
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Value-based purchasing scores by area
| Area | Score (out of 100) |
|---|---|
| Clinical outcomesDeath rates and complications | 16 |
| Patient experiencePatient survey results | 42 |
| SafetyHospital-acquired infections | 70 |
| Efficiency and costMedicare spending per patient | 0 |
The Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program cuts Medicare payments by 1% for the quarter of hospitals with the worst scores. The Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program withholds a small share of every hospital's Medicare payments and pays it back according to the total performance score. A spending ratio of 1.00 equals the national median; spending reflects prices, the services patients received and care after discharge, not quality. Some hospitals, such as critical access, children's and cancer hospitals, are not part of these programs. About the data.
Care after a stay at Avera St Lukes
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Skilled nursing facilities nearby
- 0.6mi Bethesda Home of Aberdeen Aberdeen, SD · 86 beds Medicare overall 3 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 2 of 5
- 1.0mi Avera Mother Joseph Manor Retirement Community Aberdeen, SD · 81 beds Medicare overall 3 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 2 of 5 · Located in a hospital
- 1.1mi Prairie Heights Healthcare Aberdeen, SD · 99 beds Medicare overall 4 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 5 of 5
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Dialysis centers nearby See more
- 3.0mi DaVita Moccasin Creek DialysisAberdeen, SD
- 3.0mi Avera St Lukes HospitalAberdeen, SD
Home health agencies nearby See more
- 3.0mi Avera @ HomeAberdeen, SD · 92% would recommend
Hospice care providers nearby See more
- 3.0mi Avera @ HomeAberdeen, SD · 95% would recommend
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Inpatient psychiatric unit
CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program, data through March 2025 · unit CCN 430014
Avera St Lukes runs an inpatient psychiatric unit that reports its own results to Medicare. Follow-up within 7 days: 24% here, against 37% nationally. Where CMS compares facilities statistically, this one is no different from the national rate.
After discharge
During the stay
Source: CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program (Provider Data Catalog). Better/worse labels appear only where CMS itself compared the facility with the national rate; other figures are shown next to the national figure for context. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) or call 911.
Doctors at Avera St Lukes
131 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 25 specialties.
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What Medicare paid at Avera St Lukes
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · original Medicare patients · 2024
Average hospital charges and actual payments for the procedures Medicare patients most often had here, compared with the average for South Dakota.
Hospital stays
| Stay | Stays | Avg billed | Avg payment (Medicare + patient) | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Septicemia or severe sepsis without ventilator >96 hours with major complicationsDRG 871 | 161 | $61,302 | $14,137 | −17% |
| Major hip and knee joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity without major complicationsDRG 470 | 62 | $53,635 | $13,146 | −4% |
| Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with major complicationsDRG 280 | 60 | $48,540 | $11,406 | −13% |
| Heart failure and shock with major complicationsDRG 291 | 55 | $33,854 | $8,920 | −19% |
| Hip and femur procedures except major joint with complicationsDRG 481 | 33 | $57,702 | $14,262 | −19% |
| Septicemia or severe sepsis without ventilator >96 hours without major complicationsDRG 872 | 33 | $32,313 | $7,160 | −22% |
| Infectious and parasitic diseases with operating room procedures with major complicationsDRG 853 | 27 | $119,627 | $33,843 | −23% |
| Major small and large bowel procedures with complicationsDRG 330 | 24 | $67,724 | $16,596 | −14% |
Outpatient services
| Service | Services | Avg billed | Avg allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 2 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5372 | 316 | $2,423 | $637 |
| Level 3 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5373 | 198 | $7,585 | $1,894 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5115 | 168 | $46,156 | $12,258 |
| Level 3 Excision/Biopsy/Incision and DrainageAPC 5073 | 165 | $20,635 | $2,664 |
| Level 2 Excision/Biopsy/Incision and DrainageAPC 5072 | 150 | $9,708 | $1,520 |
Charges are the hospital's list prices; payments are what Medicare, the patient and any other insurer actually paid (for outpatient services, Medicare's allowed amount). Private insurance prices differ. "vs state" compares this hospital's average payment with the state average for the same stay. All procedure costs.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Jun 2025
As reported by the hospital to CMS; not audited. Operating margin is income from patient care divided by net patient revenue and leaves out investment income and donations. Compare South Dakota hospital finances.
Who owns Avera St Lukes
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Avera St Lukes, a non-profit organization, incorporated 1998.
304 doctors and other clinicians list Avera St Lukes as a hospital affiliation in Medicare's clinician directory.
Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.
Non-profit finances
IRS Form 990 · tax year ending Jun 2023 · Avera St Lukes (EIN 46-0224598)
As filed with the IRS by Avera St Lukes. Matched by name and address, so check the filing to confirm it's the right organization. See the full Form 990 filings · Non-profit hospital finances.
The area around Avera St Lukes
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Brown are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 15.
Mental health: Brown is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 19.
Dental: Parts of Brown are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 9.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in South Dakota earn a median $78,060 a year. Healthcare salaries in South Dakota.
Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. South Dakota shortage areas
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