Awards & Recognition

Avera’s high quality in care and service is validated by numerous recognitions received from external organizations. Below, awards and recognition are listed for the Avera system as well as our individual facilities.

Avera

Avera Health

Avera Research Institute, 2024 Site Excellence in Patient Inclusion Award, Society for Clinical Research Sites
15 Top Health Systems in 2021 and 2019 by IBM Watson Health based on quality and patient satisfaction data
Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organizations by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME)
Platinum-Level Fit-Friendly Worksite by the American Heart Association
Gold Stevie^® Awards as part of the American Business Awards in 2023 for Avera’s “Ask the Question” suicide public awareness campaign and “Moving Health Forward” branding campaign. “Ask the Question” also received a Grand Stevie Award as the Highest Rated Nomination of the Year.
We Honor Veterans “Partner Level Three” for hospice support of veterans from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) – Avera@Home

Chartis Center for Rural Health

Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals

Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital, Miller, SD (also Top 20)
Floyd Valley Healthcare, Le Mars, IA (an Avera partner) (also Top 20)
Pipestone County Medical Center & Family Clinic Avera, Pipestone, MN (an Avera partner)

Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals

Avera St. Luke's Hospital, Aberdeen, SD
Avera St. Mary's Hospital, Pierre, SD
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton, SD
Lakes Regional Healthcare, Spirit Lake, IA

Top 20 Best Practices in Patient Satisfaction

Avera Dells Area Hospital, Dell Rapids, SD
Platte Health Center Avera, Platte, SD

Avera Hospitals

Avera St. Luke's Hospital, Aberdeen, SD

Avera St. Luke’s Hospital

Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals, Chartis Center for Rural Health
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 5-star rating
Premier Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN) Award for Excellence in Patient Safety
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award
Avera St. Luke’s Kidney Dialysis is listed as a Five-Star Facility on the Medicare facility compare website
Avera@Home Hospice in Aberdeen, S.D., was recognized as a “Superior Performer” in 2024 and 2023 by Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) with an SHPBest™ Hospice Caregiver Satisfaction award.

Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center, Marshall, MN

Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center

2024 Exceptional Hospital Workplace Award and a Community Benefit Award from the Minnesota Hospital Association
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 5-star rating
Accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care

Avera Queen of Peace Hospital, Mitchell, SD

Avera Queen of Peace Hospital

2023 Becker’s Hospital Review list of Great Community Hospitals
Becker's Hospital Review 100 Great Community Hospitals
Blue Distinction^® Center for Maternity Care by Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Accredited by The Joint Commission
Avera Brady Health and Rehab, Mitchell, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 5-star rating
Avera@Home Home Health in Mitchell was recognized as a “Superior Performer” in 2024 with an SHPBest™ Home Health Patient Satisfaction Award and in 2023 with SHPBest™ Hospice Caregiver Satisfaction award by Strategic Healthcare Programs

Avera St. Mary's Hospital, Pierre, SD

Avera St. Mary's Hospital

Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals, Chartis Center for Rural Health
Top 10% in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Hospital Value-Based Purchasing reimbursement program (8th out of nearly 3,000 hospitals)
Blue Distinction Center for Maternity Care by Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Accredited by The Joint Commission

Avera Heart Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD

Avera Heart Hospital

2023 Becker's Hospital Review list of Top Recommended Hospitals in each state
Becker’s Top Hospitals for Patient Experience (2023)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 5-star rating

Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center, Sioux Falls, SD

Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center

100 Great Hospitals in America for 2024 as named by Becker’s Hospital Review
American College of Surgeons Surgical Quality Partner Diamond designation
Top rehabilitation hospital in South Dakota as named by Becker's Hospital Review in 2024
American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Silver Plus, and Target Honor Rolls for Stroke, Type 2 Diabetes and Stroke Advanced Therapy, 2024
2023 Becker's Hospital Review list of Top Recommended Hospitals in each state
100 Top Hospitals in 2021 by IBM Watson Health based on quality and patient satisfaction data
Comprehensive Stroke Center, designated by DNV GL Healthcare
Avera Addiction Care Center, 2022 Human Experience Guardian of Excellence Award^{^®} by Press Ganey
Becker's Healthcare 2020 list of “100 great hospitals in America.”
HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 Award, recognizing the highest level of electronic health record implementation
Fifth consecutive Magnet^® recognition for nursing excellence
Recognized Treatment Center by The ALS Association.
Continued laboratory accreditation to the ISO 15189 standard
Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery, CAR-T, Hip and Knee Replacement, Spine Surgery and Kidney Transplant, Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Accredited by The Joint Commission
Avera Prince of Peace, Sioux Falls, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 5-star rating

Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton, SD

Avera Sacred Heart Hospital

Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals, Chartis Center for Rural Health
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 5-star rating
Blue Distinction Center for Hip and Knee Replacement, and Spine Surgery, Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Accredited by The Joint Commission
Avera Sr. James Nursing Home, Yankton, Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) 5-star rating

Avera St. Anthony's Hospital, O'Neill, NE

Avera St. Anthony’s Hospital

2023 Becker's Hospital Review list of Top Recommended Hospitals in each state
5-Star Rating on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) assessment system
Avera@Home in O’Neill, Neb., was recognized as a “Superior Performer” in 2024 and 2023 by Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) with an SHPBest™ Home Health Patient Satisfaction award.

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