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Monument Health Custer Hospital

1220 Montgomery Street, Custer, SD 57730 · (605) 673-9400

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

Monument Health Custer Hospital is a non-profit rural critical-access hospital in Custer, South Dakota (Custer County), with 12 beds. It has an emergency room. It lists $3.16 for every $1 its care costs, less than the typical South Dakota hospital ($4.09).

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Not ratedCMS overall quality rating
$3.16listed for every $1 its care costs South Dakota typical $4.09
2 h 12 mintypical ER visit US typical 2 h 28 min
12beds

Quality and patient experience

What patients say

79%would definitely recommend the hospital US typical 71%
77%rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 US typical 72%

Rated by patients

    Emergency room and urgent care

    2 h 12 mintypical time in the ER before going home US typical 2 h 28 min
    0%left the ER without being seen US typical 1%
    65%of sepsis patients got the recommended care US typical 65%

    ER volume: low.

    Deaths within 30 days of admission lower is better
    Pneumonia
    12.7%
    Back in the hospital within 30 days lower is better
    Pneumonia
    17.0%

    US typical hospital. Infection figures are a ratio: 1.00 means as many infections as expected for a hospital like this one. CMS adjusts these rates for how sick the patients are; a small gap from the typical hospital can be chance, so a verdict is shown only where CMS gives one.

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

    The money

    $32what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
    $2.7Mnet income, all sources
    −0.5%margin on patient care alone
    $124,192cost of charity care (0.6% of costs)
    $1.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
    142full-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

    23 miles awayFall River Hospital - CahHot Springs, SDNot rated$1.70 listed per $1 of cost28 miles awayWeston County Health ServicesNewcastle, WYNot rated$1.21 listed per $1 of cost31 miles awayBlack Hills Surgical Hospital LLCRapid City, SDNot rated$3.80 listed per $1 of cost31 miles awaySame Day Surgery Center LLCRapid City, SDNot rated$3.79 listed per $1 of cost31 miles awayMonument Health Rapid City HospitalRapid City, SD★★★★★$3.98 listed per $1 of cost

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