Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center

The CMS Hospital Compare program rates Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center at 3 stars, the median bucket on a 1-to-5 scale that aggregates dozens of safety, outcome, and experience measures. Outcome measures are mixed: 0 mortality, 1 safety, and 0 readmission measures rate better than benchmark; 0 mortality, 1 safety, and 0 rate worse. The composite outcome score is 50/100.

Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center runs lean on cost — $10,521 average Medicare payment per documented procedure, below the national median. The combined value score — quality versus cost — works out to 70/100, an above-average showing.

Ownership is non-profit, the dominant pattern in U.S. acute care. Non-profit hospitals generally reinvest operating margins rather than distribute them; the federal CMS measure set treats them identically to other ownership categories for reporting purposes. The CMS payment record for Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center lists 15 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Heart Failure and Shock with CC, Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure, Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC. Emergency services are available, which is the norm for acute-care hospitals and a meaningful factor for any patient choosing a facility for unplanned care.