SD · Acute Care Hospitals
Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center
Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center in Sioux Falls, SD. CMS-certified hospital reporting Medicare claims under the Hospital Price Transparency Rule.
- 3/5★
- CMS overall rating
- #1,119 of 2,866
- Peer rank by rating
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Facility type
- Not indexed
- Price transparency MRF
1325 S CLIFF AVE POST OFFICE BOX 5045, Sioux Falls, SD 57117
Hospital Quality Scorecard
One composite verdict from 4 of 4 CMS Hospital Compare datasets, each benchmarked against every hospital nationally. Missing datasets are excluded, not counted against the score.
- CMS Star Rating C-
- 3 / 5
- Mortality Outcomes B+
- 0 better / 0 worse
- Patient Safety C-
- 1 better / 1 worse
- Readmission Rates B+
- 0 better / 0 worse
CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating
CMS mortality measures vs. the national rate (6 measures reported)
CMS patient-safety measures vs. the national rate (8 measures reported)
CMS readmission measures vs. the national rate (9 measures reported)
Source: CMS Hospital Compare (star rating + mortality/safety/readmission outcome measures). Benchmarks are national p10-p90 percentiles across every hospital with a reported value for each measure, computed 2026-05-15. Not a clinical recommendation.
CMS Hospital Compare placement
According to CMS Hospital Compare, Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center ranks #1,119 of 2,866 rated hospitals by overall star rating (3/5).
- #1,119
- of 2,866 rated hospitals
- 3/5
- overall star rating
- SD
- state
Placement is among hospitals with a published overall_rating > 0, ordered by rating descending.
CMS hospital plate
Facility 430016 · SD 3/5★
STAR-3 · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · MRF-PENDING · NP-OWN · TYPE-ACUTE · ER-ON · QUAL-PAR
- STAR-3 3/5 stars
- MID-PACK #1119/2866
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0★ peer
- MRF-PENDING MRF not indexed
- NP-OWN Voluntary non-profit - Pri…
- TYPE-ACUTE Acute Care Hospitals
- ER-ON ER reported
- QUAL-PAR 21 same-as-avg
Nearest rated peer outside SD: Acadia General Hospital, LA (±0★)
Instrument codes from this facility’s CMS Hospital Compare sheet: star band, peer rank, photo-finish gap, MRF disclosure, ownership, type, ER line, and quality-measure posture. Not a placement score.
Star-rating neighbourhood around Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest rated peers outside SD, not a full Hospital Compare board reprint.
Where this rating sits nationally
CMS overall star rating across 2,866 rated US hospitals
3 Top 69% higher than 31% of 2,866 CMS-rated hospitals
Each bar is a 1-wide band; taller bars hold more CMS-rated hospitals. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Hospital Compare, overall_rating · 2026-05-15
Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center tracks near national average on CMS measure cells
Most published measure cells sit at national average (21 same-as-avg · 1 above · 1 below). This is a PAR sheet, not a star-rating substitute.
Cell counts are CMS Hospital Compare measure-group tallies (above / same / below national average), not a composite grade or clinical verdict.
Price transparency data not indexed yet
Under the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (effective Jan 2021), hospitals must publish machine-readable files with standard charges including cash/self-pay rates. PlainProcedure has not indexed an MRF for this facility yet; see hospital price transparency or the transparency notes.
Contact
(605) 322-8000
1325 S CLIFF AVE POST OFFICE BOX 5045, Sioux Falls, SD 57117
What to do with this hospital profile
Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center tracks near national average on CMS measure cells. Compare SD facilities and Medicare procedure costs next.
- Statewide average Medicare allowed amounts, provider counts, and hospital totals for SD. SD profile
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- How federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule disclosures map to PlainProcedure when no MRF is indexed yet. Transparency guide
- How CMS star ratings, quality measure bands, and peer ranks are sourced and compared. Methodology
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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Nationwide hospitals with similar CMS profiles
Care Compare-derived peer sets for Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center, all outside SD so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the same-state hospital list stays local).
Similar CMS star rating
Nearest rated hospitals outside SD (3/5 here).
Similar Acute Care Hospitals peers
Nearest same facility-type hospitals outside SD.
Similar mortality/safety/readmission shape
Nearest hospitals outside SD by CMS above/same/below cell totals (1/21/1 here · QUAL-PAR). Distinct from star-rating and facility-type peers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center rank among CMS-rated hospitals?
Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center's 3/5-star CMS overall rating sits at the 31st percentile of the 2,866 US hospitals with a published rating.
What type of hospital is Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center?
Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center is an acute care hospitals, voluntary non-profit - private ownership, located in Sioux Falls, SD.
Does Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center publish machine-readable price data?
Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center does not currently have indexed machine-readable price-transparency data on this site; estimated commercial and cash prices above are derived from procedure-level CMS/RAND benchmarks, not this facility's own file.