Avera Sacred Heart Hospital

501 Summit St, Yankton, SD 57078 · (605) 668-8000

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$26what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$38.1Mnet income, all sources

−0.9%margin on patient care alone

$1.0Mcost of charity care (1.0% of costs)

$2.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

42beds

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.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

Stay	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Sepsis, with major complications 871	138	$43,287	$17,042
Heart failure, with major complications 291	56	$39,840	$11,737
Lung infection, with major complications 177	38	$33,934	$14,399
Sepsis 872	32	$32,397	$8,884
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	25	$58,077	$17,896
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	22	$24,391	$6,445
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	22	$32,356	$12,950
Kidney failure, with complications 683	21	$21,335	$7,852
Hip or knee replacement 470	20	$60,904	$16,236
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 522	20	$60,102	$18,187
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	19	$18,233	$6,781
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	18	$29,734	$11,442
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	18	$19,510	$7,089
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	17	$29,137	$8,768
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	16	$38,886	$10,861
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	16	$18,627	$7,655
Respiratory failure 189	15	$29,034	$11,557
Irregular heartbeat 310	15	$18,138	$6,493
Bowel obstruction, with complications 389	14	$22,823	$6,911
Urinary tract infection 690	13	$21,338	$6,992
Stroke, with major complications 064	12	$37,956	$16,910
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	12	$23,536	$8,470
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	12	$26,849	$10,170
Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 460	11	$99,632	$31,445
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	11	$24,562	$11,331

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