CMS certification 430091
Black Hills Surgical Hospital LLC
216 Anamaria Dr, Rapid City, SD 57703
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for Black Hills Surgical Hospital. 88% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 6 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 3 and worse on none.
Every figure on this page is published by CMS; we arrange and explain it, and score nothing ourselves.
What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 392 completed surveys, 52% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
How Black Hills Surgical Hospital compares with nearby hospitals
The closest hospitals of the same kind that CMS rates or surveys - the same city first, then the same county and ZIP area. Every figure is CMS's: the overall star rating, the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital, the median time emergency patients spent before leaving, and how many death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS found better or worse than the national rate.
| Hospital | CMS stars | Would recommend | ER median time | Vs the nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills Surgical Hospital LLCThis hospital | Not rated | 88% | — | 3 better |
| Monument Health Rapid City HospitalSame city | 3/5 | 66% | 2 h 52 min | 3 better 1 worse |
| Monument Health Custer HospitalSame ZIP area · Custer | Not rated | 79% | 2 h 12 min | No different |
| Monument Health Lead-Deadwood HospitalSame ZIP area · Deadwood | Not rated | 62% | 1 h 30 min | No different |
| VA Black Hills Healthcare SystemSame ZIP area · Fort Meade | 5/5 | 79% | — | No different |
| Fall River Hospital - CahSame ZIP area · Hot Springs | Not rated | 69% | 1 h 38 min | No different |
Hospitals differ in size and in how sick their patients are. CMS adjusts its outcome measures for that, but a star or a percentage is a starting point for questions, not a verdict. All hospitals in Rapid City.
Deaths
How many patients died within 30 days of admission, adjusted by CMS for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients, hospital-wide 655 cases | Too few cases | 3.3% | 3.9% |
6 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Complications
How often patients had serious complications, most of them after surgery, adjusted for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2024.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious complications, combined measure | No different | 0.78 likely 0.32 – 1.24 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 746 cases | Too few cases | 2.5% | 4.1% |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 364 cases | No different | 0.56 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.83 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 1,391 cases | No different | 0.2 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.43 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 1,353 cases | No different | 0.24 per 1,000 likely 0.04 per 1,000 – 0.45 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 1,341 cases | No different | 2.06 per 1,000 likely 0.43 per 1,000 – 3.7 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 1,370 cases | No different | 1.56 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 3.24 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 1,369 cases | No different | 5.26 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 12.88 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 1,377 cases | No different | 2.69 per 1,000 likely 0.53 per 1,000 – 4.86 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 1,303 cases | No different | 4.12 per 1,000 likely 0.27 per 1,000 – 7.97 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 136 cases | No different | 1.76 per 1,000 likely 0.23 per 1,000 – 3.29 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 196 cases | No different | 1.03 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.11 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
Readmissions and return visits
How often patients had to come back to a hospital after going home. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2023 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 708 cases | Too few cases | 3.8% | 5.8% |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 94 cases | No different | 12.8 per 1,000 likely 9.4 per 1,000 – 17.3 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 698 cases | No different | 0.9 likely 0.6 – 1.2 | — |
11 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Not reported for this hospital
CMS had too few cases here to publish results for infections caught in the hospital. That is common at small, rural and specialty hospitals, and says nothing either way about quality.
How to read this page
- Everything here is published by CMS on Care Compare. We arrange it and explain it; the star ratings and the better / worse verdicts are CMS's, not ours.
- “No different” is the most common result on most measures at most hospitals. CMS only calls a result better or worse when the difference from the national rate is statistically clear.
- Death, complication and readmission rates are adjusted by CMS for how sick patients were, so hospitals that treat sicker patients can be compared fairly.
- Infection results are ratios: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one, below 1.0 is fewer.
- These are hospital-wide results. They do not rate an individual doctor, nurse or department, and they are not medical advice.
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Common questions about Black Hills Surgical Hospital
Is Black Hills Surgical Hospital a good hospital?
CMS does not publish an overall star rating for Black Hills Surgical Hospital. Of the 6 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 3 and worse on none. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Black Hills Surgical Hospital?
88% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 392 completed HCAHPS surveys.
Does Black Hills Surgical Hospital have an emergency room?
No. CMS does not list emergency services at Black Hills Surgical Hospital.