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Hospital · Sioux Falls, SD

Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota

4500 W 69th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57108

10.6 staff per bed here, against a South Dakota median of 10.6 for hospitals of this type.

Staff per bed
10.6
South Dakota median 10.6
Average pay, all roles
$89,257
South Dakota median $107,693
Beds
53
559 employees (FTE)
The numbers, in plain English

Working at Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota

Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota is a 53-bed acute care hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with about 559 full-time-equivalent employees, or 10.6 staff per bed. The median across the 17 South Dakota hospitals of the same type that file cost reports is 10.6.

Average pay per employee across all roles was $89,257, below the $107,693 median for comparable South Dakota hospitals. That figure covers every job in the hospital, not nurses alone.

What this means if you apply here

  • More staff per bed than most comparable South Dakota hospitals.

Questions to ask in your interview

  • Which units rely most on contract nurses right now?
  • Are permanent roles open on those units, and what sign-on terms come with them?
  • What is the typical RN assignment on the unit I would join?
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Sources. CMS Hospital Cost Report, fiscal year ending June 2025. Comparisons use the latest report for each South Dakota hospital of the same type. CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating from CMS Care Compare.