Avera Heart Hospital achieves rare national ranking

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Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota is one of 19 hospitals out of approximately 4,000 nationwide to achieve a double five-star rating.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the federal agency that administers the two programs, assigns two major star ratings: a summary star rating based on patient surveys and an overall hospital-quality star rating, which incorporates outcomes measures as well as patient-experience scores.

Currently, 188 hospitals have a five-star rating based on surveys, and 83 have a five-star rating based on the overall quality score.

Nineteen hospitals, including Avera Heart Hospital, have both.

Here is the complete list of double five-star hospitals.

  • Arkansas Surgical Hospital (North Little Rock)
  • Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota (Sioux Falls)
  • GHS Patewood Memorial Hospital (Greenville, S.C.)
  • Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
  • Hill Country Memorial Hospital (Fredericksburg, Texas)
  • Iowa Specialty Hospital-Belmond
  • Marion Regional Medical Center (Hamilton, Ala.)
  • Mayo Clinic Hospital (Phoenix)
  • Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center (Jasper, Ind.)
  • Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital (Omaha)
  • Northside Medical Center (Columbus, Ga.)
  • Oklahoma Heart Hospital (Oklahoma City)
  • Sauk Prairie Hospital (Prairie du Sac, Wis.)
  • South County Hospital (Wakefield, R.I.)
  • St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea (Mich.)
  • Surgical Hospital at Southwoods (Youngstown, Ohio)
  • Texas Orthopedic Hospital (Houston)
  • Texas Spine and Joint Hospital (Tyler)
  • UHHS Memorial Hospital of Geneva (Ohio)

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Avera Heart Hospital achieves rare national ranking

Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota is one of 19 hospitals out of approximately 4,000 nationwide to achieve a double five-star rating.

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