Measures the rate at which patients die within 30 days of hospital admission for specific conditions. A lower mortality rate indicates better outcomes.
Tracks hospital-acquired infections, surgical complications, and other patient safety indicators. Lower rates indicate better safety practices.
Black Hills Surgical Hospital
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Underlying measures:Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsBetter Than the National RateHospital score: 2.40 95% interval: 1.70 – 3.40 Sample size: 992Reporting period: 04/01/2021 – 03/31/2024CMS measure id: COMP_HIP_KNEEAbdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateNo Different Than the National RateHospital score: 1.03 95% interval: 0.00 – 2.11 Sample size: 196Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024CMS measure id: PSI_15Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateNo Different Than the National RateHospital score: 0.20 95% interval: 0.00 – 0.43 Sample size: 1,391Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024CMS measure id: PSI_06In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateNo Different Than the National RateHospital score: 0.24 95% interval: 0.04 – 0.45 Sample size: 1,353Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024CMS measure id: PSI_08Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateNo Different Than the National RateHospital score: 2.06 95% interval: 0.43 – 3.70 Sample size: 1,341Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024CMS measure id: PSI_09Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateNo Different Than the National RateHospital score: 2.69 95% interval: 0.53 – 4.86 Sample size: 1,377Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024CMS measure id: PSI_12Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateNo Different Than the National RateHospital score: 1.56 95% interval: 0.00 – 3.24 Sample size: 1,370Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024CMS measure id: PSI_10Postoperative respiratory failure rateNo Different Than the National RateHospital score: 5.26 95% interval: 0.00 – 12.88 Sample size: 1,369Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024CMS measure id: PSI_11Postoperative sepsis rateNo Different Than the National RateHospital score: 4.12 95% interval: 0.27 – 7.97 Sample size: 1,303Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024CMS measure id: PSI_13Pressure ulcer rateNo Different Than the National RateHospital score: 0.56 95% interval: 0.00 – 1.83 Sample size: 364Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024CMS measure id: PSI_03CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeNo Different Than the National ValueHospital score: 0.78 95% interval: 0.32 – 1.24 Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024CMS measure id: PSI_90Postoperative wound dehiscence rateNo Different Than the National RateHospital score: 1.76 95% interval: 0.23 – 3.29 Sample size: 136Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024CMS measure id: PSI_14Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Not AvailableHospital score: — SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025CMS measure id: HAI_6_SIRCatheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Not AvailableHospital score: — SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025CMS measure id: HAI_2_SIRCentral Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Not AvailableHospital score: — SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025CMS measure id: HAI_1_SIRMRSA BacteremiaNot AvailableHospital score: — SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025CMS measure id: HAI_5_SIRSSI - Abdominal HysterectomyNot AvailableHospital score: — SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025CMS measure id: HAI_4_SIRSSI - Colon SurgeryNot AvailableHospital score: — SIR Reporting period: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025CMS measure id: HAI_3_SIRDeath rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsNumber of Cases Too SmallHospital score: — Reporting period: 07/01/2022 – 06/30/2024CMS measure id: PSI_04
Readmissions
Same as National Average
Measures how often patients return to the hospital within 30 days of discharge. Lower readmission rates suggest effective treatment and discharge planning.
Based on the HCAHPS survey — patient satisfaction with communication, cleanliness, pain management, and discharge information.
Black Hills Surgical Hospital
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Patient survey detail — the questions feeding the Patient Experience domain above
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CMS computes the Patient Experience domain from the federal HCAHPS survey.
Each bar below is one survey question; the percentage is the share of
Black's recent patients who gave the most positive
response. HCAHPS percentages aren't directly comparable across all measures —
see the methodology page for how CMS weights them.
Communication with Nurses89%
Communication with Doctors87%
Hospital Cleanliness86%
Hospital Quietness89%
Staff ResponsivenessN/A
Discharge Information92%
Overall Hospital Rating (9 or 10)89%
Would Recommend Hospital89%
Percentages represent patients who gave the most positive response. Survey conducted by CMS through the HCAHPS program.
Timely & Effective Care
Same as National Average
Measures how quickly the hospital provides important treatments such as antibiotics for pneumonia or interventions for heart attacks.
Black Hills Surgical Hospital
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Underlying measures:Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent PrescribingBetter than ~75% of hospitalsHospital score: 12.00 % National median: 15.00 % (lower is better)
Sample size: 1,244Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024CMS measure id: SAFE_USE_OF_OPIOIDSEndoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patientsNear the national medianHospital score: 97.00 % National median: 97.00 % (higher is better)
Sample size: 30Reporting period: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024CMS measure id: OP_29Healthcare workers given influenza vaccinationNear the national medianHospital score: 81.00 % National median: 79.00 % (higher is better)
Sample size: 625Reporting period: 10/01/2024 – 03/31/2025CMS measure id: IMM_3
Clinical Staff
Black Hills Surgical Hospital has 135 CMS-affiliated
clinicians on its roster — physicians, advanced practice providers, and other
Medicare-enrolled professionals who list this hospital as an affiliated facility.
Top specialties
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Crna)34
Physician Assistant22
Nurse Practitioner16
Orthopedic Surgery13
Family Practice6
Diagnostic Radiology6
Gastroenterology5
Internal Medicine5
Self-reported primary specialty in the CMS Doctors & Clinicians dataset. Many clinicians serve multiple facilities.
Practice characteristics
Accept Medicare assignment
135(100%)
Bill Medicare directly at the approved rate — patients only owe co-insurance/deductible.
Offer telehealth
19(14%)
Indicated by the clinician in their CMS profile as routinely providing virtual visits.
Medicare quality scoring (MIPS)
68 of these clinicians have a published
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score.
Of those, 15
(22%) score above the national median of 85.5.
MIPS scoring is heavily compressed at the top of the 0–100 range, so individual scores
are not a reliable consumer signal. We surface roster-level coverage and the share
above the national median instead.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians (Care Compare) national downloadable file
and MIPS Performance Year final scores, as of 2026-05-27.
Affiliations from the CMS Facility Affiliations dataset. About 16% of small
facilities (critical access, rural emergency, freestanding psych, IRF/LTCH)
do not appear in the affiliations file and therefore have no panel.
Find a Doctor
Search the 135 clinicians affiliated with Black Hills Surgical Hospital.
Each name links to that clinician's official Medicare Care Compare profile, where you can see
their credentials, secondary specialties, group affiliations, and (when applicable) MIPS quality scores.
No clinicians match that search. Try a broader term like "internal medicine" or just a last name.
Roster from CMS Doctors and Clinicians (Care Compare), updated 2026-05-27.
A clinician may also practice at other facilities; "affiliated" means this hospital is on their CMS
profile, not that they exclusively work here.
Pricing & Costs
This hospital participates in price transparency under the federal
Hospital Price Transparency Rule. View 128 published procedures
— gross charges, cash prices, and per-payer negotiated rates where available.
Across this hospital's priced procedures:
vs. SD median−62%runs 62% below the state median
vs. national median−44%runs 44% below the national median
Median percent difference across the 128 DRGs
where this hospital has a comparable published price and the comparison cohort
has enough hospitals to compute a stable median.
Quality and ratings data are sourced from the U.S. Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare program.
Star ratings are CMS's own calculation; CareRanks does not modify
or re-weight them. Facility-level details (address, beds,
ownership, teaching status) come from CMS provider files and the
CMS Provider of Services file.
Pricing data, where shown, is drawn from the hospital's own
Machine-Readable File (MRF) published under the federal Hospital
Price Transparency Rule. See our methodology for the full update
cadence and limitations.