Brookings Hospital

The key quality measures below have been chosen by Federal and state agencies as measurements of high quality medical care and reflect what is privately reported to Brookings Health by independent research firm NRC Health and publicly reported on the Care Compare website.

Hospital Star Rating

Overall Hospital Star Rating (data from January 2024 update)

star rating calculations

 

Overall Patient Experience Rating

The table below shows the percentage of patients who rated us as being a 9 or 10 on a 10-point scale in overall patient experience according to the NRC Health Database (approximately 2,788 hospitals nationwide). Higher percentages are better. Data from January, 2023 - December, 2023.

ServiceBrookings HospitalNRC Health Average
Emergency Department63.9%63.0%
Inpatient Care76.2%71.8%
Obstetrics85.7%71.8%
Surgery93.3%86.2%
Outpatient Testing (CT, X-ray, MRI, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, Respiratory Care)77.0%81.2%

Measures from Care Compare

  • The information below shows how timely and effective care is at Brookings Hospital compared to state and national averages. Care Compare uses these measures to show how often hospitals provide care that research shows gets the best results for patients with certain conditions. More information on Brookings Hospital and other hospitals can be found on the Care Compare website. Data from April, 2022 - March, 2023.
MeasureBrookings Health SystemSouth Dakota AverageNational Average
Percentage of patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock (Higher percentages are better)70%62%60%
MeasureBrookings Health SystemSouth Dakota AverageNational Average
Percentage of patients who had cataract surgery and had improvement in visual function within 90 days following the surgeryNot availableNot available99%
MeasureBrookings Health SystemSouth Dakota AverageNational Average
Percentage of patients receiving appropriate recommendation for follow-up screening colonoscopy (Higher percentages are better)98%98%92%
MeasureBrookings Health SystemSouth Dakota AverageNational Average
Average (median) number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who needed specialized care were transferred to another hospital (Lower number of minutes is better)58 minutes53 minutes64  minutes
Percentage of outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got drugs to break up blood clots within 30 minutes of arrival (Higher percentages are better)100%43%50%
MeasureBrookings Health SystemSouth Dakota AverageNational Average
Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen (Lower percentages are better)0%2%3%
Percentage of patients who came to the emergency department with stroke symptoms who received brain scan results within 45 minutes of arrival86%62%69%
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit (A lower number of minutes is better)101 minutes115 minutes162 minutes
MeasureBrookings Health SystemSouth Dakota AverageNational Average
Percentage of healthcare workers given the influenza vaccination (Higher percentages are better)87%92%81%
Percentage of healthcare personnel who completed COVID-19 primary vaccination series (Higher percentages are better)86.7%86.6%90.9%
MeasureBrookings Health SystemSouth Dakota AverageNational Average
Percent of mothers whose deliveries were scheduled too early (1-2 weeks early), when a scheduled delivery was not medically necessary (Lower percentages are better)5%4%2%
MeasureBrookings Health SystemSouth Dakota AverageNational Average
Percentage of outpatients with low-back pain who had an MRI without trying recommended treatments (such as physical therapy) first

(If a number is high, it may mean the facility is doing too many unnecessary MRIs for low-back pain.)		Not available32.6%37.1%
Percentage of outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were "combination" (double) scans

(If a number is high, it may mean that too many patients have a double scan when a single scan is all they need.)		6.4%5.8%6%
Percentage of outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery 

(If a number is high, it may mean that too many cardiac scans were done prior to low-risk surgeries.)		N/A3.5%3.8%

Percentage of patients who had an advanced breast screening on the same day or within 45 days of their initial mammogram or digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) study

(If a number is high, it may mean that too many patients are having repeat mammograms or DBT studies done.)

N/A7.3%9.2%
Why Brookings Health
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Your Feedback Matters!

Following your visit with us, you may receive a survey from NRC Health. This survey only takes a few minutes. Patients are randomly selected. If you are chosen, please complete the survey. Your feedback will be used by Brookings Health System to further enhance our care quality.

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Rated 5-Stars

Brookings Hospital is rated five-stars by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the highest score possible for all hospitals nationwide!