Avera Dells Area Hospital - Cah

909 N Iowa Ave, Dell Rapids, SD 57022 · (605) 428-5431

Rural (critical access) hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency room

Avera Dells Area Hospital - Cah is a non-profit rural critical-access hospital in Dell Rapids, South Dakota (Minnehaha County), with 23 beds. It has an emergency room. It lists $2.62 for every $1 its care costs, less than the typical South Dakota hospital ($4.09).

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Not ratedCMS overall quality rating

$2.62listed for every $1 its care costs South Dakota typical $4.09

1 h 46 mintypical ER visit US typical 2 h 28 min

23beds

Quality and patient experience

What patients say

86%would definitely recommend the hospital US typical 71%

91%rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 US typical 72%

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Emergency room and urgent care

1 h 46 mintypical time in the ER before going home US typical 2 h 28 min

0%left the ER without being seen US typical 1%

ER volume: low.

Source: CMS Care Compare, measurement periods ending up to September 2025.

The money

$38what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$4.2Mnet income, all sources

5.8%margin on patient care alone

$55,846cost of charity care (0.5% of costs)

$67,086unpaid bills written off (bad debt)

72full-time staff (equivalent)

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. The hospital publishes them on its own price page.

This hospital has no Medicare stay data for 2024. Medicare data covers mostly patients 65 and older, so psychiatric, children's and very small hospitals often don't appear.

Nearby hospitals

17 miles awayAvera Flandreau Hospital - CahFlandreau, SDNot rated$2.45 listed per $1 of cost 20 miles awaySanford Usd Medical CenterSioux Falls, SD★★★★★$4.46 listed per $1 of cost 20 miles awaySioux Falls Specialty HospitalSioux Falls, SDNot rated$5.34 listed per $1 of cost 20 miles awayAvera McKennan Hospital & University Health CenterSioux Falls, SD★★★★★$4.48 listed per $1 of cost 21 miles awaySioux Falls VA Medical CenterSioux Falls, SD★★★★★

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