Avera St Mary's Hospital
801 E Sioux, Pierre, SD 57501 · (605) 224-3100
The money
$23what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$1.6Mnet income, all sources
−7.4%margin on patient care alone
$864,811cost of charity care (1.0% of costs)
$3.1Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
36beds
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 | 91 | $55,153 | $16,693 | |
| Hip or knee replacement 470 | 18 | $56,684 | $16,664 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 17 | $43,651 | $11,140 | |
| Sepsis 872 | 15 | $36,879 | $9,764 | |
| Skin infection (cellulitis) 603 | 13 | $39,684 | $7,820 | |
| Bowel obstruction, with complications 389 | 12 | $34,555 | $7,155 | |
| Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481 | 12 | $60,598 | $17,592 | |
| Respiratory failure 189 | 11 | $42,006 | $10,701 | |
| Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853 | 11 | $103,888 | $41,791 |
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