AVERA DESMET MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - CAH - DE SMET, SD

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Address

306 PRAIRIE AVENUE SW, PO BOX 160
DE SMET, SD, 57231

Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (605) 854-3329

Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency Services: Yes

Provided Services

Nuclear Medicine Services
Blood Bank Services
CT Scanner Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Organ Bank Services
Organ Transplant Services
Outpatient Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services

Employment Full-Time Equivalent

Registered Professional Nurses : 8.90
Other Salaried Personnel : 7.66
Occupational Therapists : 0.06
Physical Therapists : 0.60
Medical Social Workers : 0.01
Diagnostic Radiology Technicians : 1.13

Number Of Beds

Total: 25
Total Certified: 25

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:	10.7%
South Dakota:	12.2%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

Here:	17.0%
South Dakota:	17.4%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys: Fewer than 100
Survey Response Rate: 48%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Usually

This Hospital:	12%
State:	15%

Always

Here:	88%
South Dakota:	82%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:	1%
South Dakota:	2%

Usually

Here:	11%
State:	13%

Always

Here:	88%
State:	85%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

Here:	2%
State:	6%

Usually

This Hospital:	12%
South Dakota:	18%

Always

This Hospital:	86%
State:	76%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

Here:	6%
State:	5%

Usually

This Hospital:	30%
South Dakota:	23%

Always

Here:	64%
South Dakota:	72%

How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients?

Usually

This Hospital:	17%
State:	20%

Always

Here:	83%
South Dakota:	67%

How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean?

Sometimes or never

Here:	1%
South Dakota:	5%

Usually

Here:	7%
South Dakota:	14%

Always

This Hospital:	92%
State:	81%

How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night?

Usually

Here:	31%
State:	25%

Always

Here:	69%
State:	69%

Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home?

Yes

Here:	96%
State:	85%

Here:	4%
State:	15%

How do patients rate the hospital overall on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)?

7 or 8

Here:	10%
State:	20%

9 or 10

This Hospital:	90%
State:	73%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

Yes, probably

This Hospital:	13%
State:	24%

Yes, definitely

Here:	87%
South Dakota:	73%

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GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY HOWARD (HOWARD, 25.35 miles)
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KINGSBURY MEMORIAL MANOR (LAKE PRESTON, 9.75 miles)
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