Markets / South Dakota / Brown County / Avera St Lukes

Hospital · Short-term acute hospital

Who owns Avera St Lukes?

305 S State St Post Office Box 4450 · Aberdeen, SD · 57401

Overview

Beds197
Discharges2,778cost report 2025
Occupancy16%inpatient days ÷ bed days
Employees (FTE)719

Avera St Lukes is a short-term acute hospital in Aberdeen, South Dakota, operated by Avera Health. Brown County has 2 hospitals, 5 nursing homes and 3 urgent care centers.

Ownership

Avera St Lukes is operated by Avera Health.

Operator
Avera Health
Owner group
Avera Health
Ownership type
Church
Sources

Ownership history

Every dated change of operator and owner for Avera St Lukes, with the source for each.

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Full ownership tree of Avera Health

Every entity between this facility and its ultimate owner, with ownership percentages and dates.

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Finances

From the hospital's Medicare cost report, fiscal year ending 2025.

Net patient revenue$198.1M
Operating expenses$211.2M
Net income−$4.9M
Net income as a share of net patient revenue-2.5%
Uncompensated care cost$2.1M
Charity care cost$1.5M
Medicaid net revenue$6.2M

Payer mix by inpatient days (2025)

  • Medicare 56.6%
  • Commercial and other 35.3%
  • Medicaid 8.2%

Services

Top inpatient services, Medicare (2024)

ServiceDischargesAverage total payment
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCC · 871161$14K
Major hip and knee joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity without MCC · 47062$13K
Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with MCC · 28060$11K
Heart failure and shock with MCC · 29155$9K
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours without MCC · 87233$7K

Top outpatient services, Medicare (2024)

ServiceServices
Level 2 Urology and Related Services · 5372316
Level 3 Urology and Related Services · 5373198
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures · 5115168
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage · 5073165
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage · 5072150

Medicare fee-for-service only. Small counts are suppressed by CMS.

Location and market

Address
305 S State St Post Office Box 4450 · Aberdeen, SD · 57401
County
Brown County
State
South Dakota
Hospitals in the county2
Nursing homes5
Urgent care centers3

14 off-site locations

Campuses, off-site emergency departments and outpatient departments under this hospital's certification.

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Nearby hospitals

NameCityDistance
Sanford Medical Center AberdeenAberdeen1.5 mi

Sources and identifiers

  • Operator: CMS Hospital All Owners · irs_schedule_h · CMS record · Other published source
  • Finances and payer mix: CMS hospital cost reports (HCRIS), fiscal year 2025
  • Services: CMS Medicare inpatient and outpatient utilization
  • Ownership type and beds: CMS Provider of Services file
  • Location: CMS and Census Bureau geography
CMS certification number
430014
NPI
1457309270
Last confirmed
2026-10-23

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