Quick answers
- Does Pine Ridge IHS Hospital have an emergency room?
- Yes. Medicare (CMS) data lists emergency services at Pine Ridge IHS Hospital. In a medical emergency, call 911.
- Where is Pine Ridge IHS Hospital?
- East Highway 18, Pine Ridge, SD 57770, in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota.
- What is the phone number of Pine Ridge IHS Hospital?
- (605) 867-5131, as listed by Medicare (CMS).
- What is the Medicare star rating of Pine Ridge IHS Hospital?
- CMS does not show an overall star rating for this hospital. This is common, for example when a hospital reports too few quality measures or is not part of the rating program.
- Does Medicare reduce its payments to Pine Ridge IHS Hospital for hospital-acquired conditions?
- No. For fiscal year 2026, CMS lists no Medicare payment reduction for Pine Ridge IHS Hospital under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (Total HAC Score: -1.4622; a lower score is better). It is an adjustment to what Medicare pays the hospital, not a charge to patients (CMS data released January 26, 2026).
Specialties and care areas[4]
- Obstetrics
- General Surgery
- Pediatrics
- Primary Care
- Dental
- Behavioral Health
- Radiology
- Podiatry
- Women's Health
- Optometry
- Psychiatric services
Programs and centers[4]
- Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH)
- Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE)
- Public health nursing
- Nutritional counseling
Emergency care (hospital website)[4]
| Emergency room | Yes |
|---|---|
| Open 24/7 | Yes |
Doctors and clinicians (92)
92 doctors and other clinicians list Pine Ridge IHS Hospital as a hospital where they work, in Medicare's official clinician data (updated 2026-10-02). It is not a complete staff list.
Main specialties
- Nurse Practitioner28
- Emergency Medicine15
- Internal Medicine8
- Physician Assistant8
- Family Practice6
- Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)5
- Obstetrics/Gynecology4
- General Practice3
- Hospitalist2
- Orthopedic Surgery2
- Podiatry2
- Clinical Social Worker1
Doctors with a page on this site (92)
- Abigail K. Wegehaupt, MDInternal Medicine
- Adam R. Hall, PAPhysician Assistant
- Allison E. Rolston, PAPhysician Assistant
- Amad Zineldine, MDCardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
- Amber N. Janis, NPNurse Practitioner
- Amelia D. Johnston, DOObstetrics/Gynecology
- Andrew S. Qualm, ODOptometry
- Andrew S. Walker, PAPhysician Assistant
- Angela Loeffler, CNMCertified Nurse Midwife (CNM)
- Angelia M. Frederick, NPNurse Practitioner
- Ann V. Wolski, MDEmergency Medicine
- Anna Dulin, PAPhysician Assistant
- Anna M. McLuen, MDFamily Practice
- Arelis Benitez Quinones, MDGeneral Practice
- Arthur F. Wang, MDFamily Practice
- Benjamin C. Reinhart, DOCritical Care (Intensivists)
- Braj N. Singh, MDUndefined Physician Type (Specify)
- Bryan S. Hauser, MDGeneral Practice
- Candace Norwood Wilson, MDObstetrics/Gynecology
- Candace R. Fetzer, MDHospitalist
- Carla D. Krueger, NPNurse Practitioner
- Christina M. Ferguson, NPNurse Practitioner
- Dalton E. Latham, NPNurse Practitioner
- Denise M. Baragar, NPNurse Practitioner
And 68 more: the button below opens the full list.
Names link to the doctor’s page on this site when there is one, otherwise to the official NPI Registry record (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). Find a doctor · Source: CMS Facility Affiliation Data
Other emergency rooms nearby
Hospitals that list emergency services, by straight-line distance (not driving distance).
- Chadron Hospital26 mi · Chadron, NE · Critical Access Hospital
- Gordon Memorial Hospital District30 mi · Gordon, NE · Critical Access Hospital
- Bennett County Hospital and Nursing Home - CAH47 mi · Martin, SD · Critical Access Hospital
- Fall River Hospital - CAH47 mi · Hot Springs, SD · Critical Access Hospital
- Monument Health Custer Hospital67 mi · Custer, SD · Critical Access Hospital
Other hospitals near Pine Ridge
- Box Butte General Hospital68 mi · Alliance, NE · Critical Access Hospital
Nursing homes, hospice, home health and dialysis nearby
Medicare-certified providers within 25 miles, by straight-line distance. Hospice and home health care is given at home: their address is the office.
Nursing homes
- Crest View Care Center24 mi · Chadron, NE · 1 of 5 stars
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Hospice providers
- Hospice: Chadron Hospital22 mi · Chadron, NE
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Home health agencies
- Home Health Agency: Chadron Hospital22 mi · Chadron, NE · 3.5 of 5 stars
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Dialysis facilities
- Black Hills Dialysis - Pine Ridge0.0 mi · Pine Ridge, SD · 4 of 5 stars
Community care nearby
Health centers, clinics, urgent care and pharmacies closest to this hospital, by straight-line distance, from official HRSA, Medicare and NPI Registry data. In a medical emergency, call 911.
Community health centers
- CAPWN Dental Clinic-Chadron25 mi · Chadron, NE · Community health center
About the Medicare star rating
CMS (the federal Medicare agency) gives many hospitals an overall rating from 1 to 5 stars, based on measures of mortality, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. It is one piece of information: ask your doctor what matters for your care. See the full Medicare profile →
Medicare quality data
What Pine Ridge IHS Hospital reported to Medicare (CMS), the federal agency that publishes these results for hospitals nationwide. These are averages for many patients, not a prediction for any one person: ask your doctor what matters for your care. In a medical emergency, call 911.
What patients said (patient survey)
What this means: Patients who stayed overnight answered a national survey (HCAHPS) about their stay. More stars mean patients reported a better experience than at other hospitals. The percentages show how often patients gave the best answer, next to the national average.
| Rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 | 45%National average: 72% |
|---|---|
| Would definitely recommend the hospital | 42%National average: 71% |
| Nurses “always” communicated well | 52%National average: 80% |
| Doctors “always” communicated well | 61%National average: 80% |
| “Always” got help as soon as they wanted | 50%National average: 64% |
| Staff “always” explained medicines before giving them | 48%National average: 62% |
| Were given information about recovery at home | 59%National average: 86% |
| Room and bathroom “always” clean | 56%National average: 73% |
| Not reported to Medicare | Summary star rating (all survey topics); Overall rating of the hospital; Would recommend the hospital; Nurses communicated well; Doctors communicated well; Patients got help quickly from staff; Staff explained medicines; Information about recovery at home; Room and bathroom kept clean; Restfulness of Environment; Care Coordination; Symptoms After Stay |
| Completed surveys | 28Response rate: 4% |
Source: Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital — CMS, released October 19, 2026; patients discharged January 2025 to December 2025.
Complications and deaths
What this means: Death rates are the share of patients who died within 30 days of going into the hospital for that condition, adjusted for how sick they were. PSI-90 combines several serious complications (a lower number is better). “No different from the national rate” is the most common result and means the hospital is in line with hospitals nationwide.
| Deaths within 30 days: COPD patients | 8.4% |
|---|---|
| Not reported to Medicare | Deaths within 30 days: heart attack patients; Deaths within 30 days: stroke patients; Deaths within 30 days: coronary bypass surgery (CABG); Complications after hip or knee replacement |
| Too few cases to report | Deaths within 30 days: heart failure patients; Deaths within 30 days: pneumonia patients; Serious complications (patient safety indicator PSI-90) |
Source: Complications and Deaths - Hospital — CMS, released October 20, 2026; data from July 2022 to June 2025.
Return visits to the hospital (readmissions)
What this means: The share of patients who had to be admitted to a hospital again within 30 days after going home, adjusted for how sick they were. A lower percentage is better.
| Returned to any hospital within 30 days (all patients) | 17% |
|---|---|
| Readmitted within 30 days: COPD | 20.5% |
| Not reported to Medicare | Readmitted within 30 days: coronary bypass surgery; Readmitted within 30 days: hip or knee replacement |
| Too few cases to report | Readmitted within 30 days: heart attack; Readmitted within 30 days: heart failure; Readmitted within 30 days: pneumonia |
Source: Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital — CMS, released October 20, 2026; data from July 2024 to June 2025.
Emergency room times and sepsis care
What this means: ER time is the middle (median) time from arriving at the emergency room to leaving it; busier ERs usually have longer times, so the ER volume is shown too. Leaving before being seen: a lower percentage is better. Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection; a higher percentage means more patients got every recommended early step.
| Sepsis patients who got all the recommended early care (SEP-1) | 14%National average: 66% |
|---|---|
| Not reported to Medicare | Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency room before leaving (OP-18b); Patients who left the emergency room before being seen (OP-22) |
Source: Timely and Effective Care - Hospital — CMS, released October 19, 2026; data from January 2025 to December 2025.
Not reported to Medicare: infections caught in the hospital. For these topics Medicare shows no result for this hospital (not reported, or too few cases).
Medicare payment programs
Medicare (CMS) uses these federal programs to adjust what it pays hospitals, based on quality, safety and cost results. This is a payment to the hospital for Medicare patients, not a price you pay, and not a prediction for any one person. Results for Pine Ridge IHS Hospital, fiscal year 2026 (October 2025 to September 2026).
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Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program
What this means: Medicare gives each hospital a Total HAC Score built from patient-safety complications and from infections caught in the hospital. The quarter of hospitals with the highest (worst) scores gets a reduction in its Medicare payments. A lower score is better.
CMS says: Hospitals with a Total HAC Score above the 75th percentile of the Total HAC Score distribution will be subject to a 1-percent payment reduction.
| Medicare payment reduction, fiscal year 2026 | NoCMS lists no payment reduction for this hospital. |
|---|---|
| Total HAC Score | -1.4622Lower is better. Hospitals above the 75th percentile of all scores get the reduction. |
Source: Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program — CMS, released January 26, 2026; patient-safety data from July 2022 to June 2024 and infection data from January 2023 to December 2024.
Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program
What this means: For six conditions, Medicare compares how often this hospital’s patients had to go back into a hospital within 30 days with how often that happens at an average hospital with similar patients. The ratio is that comparison: 1 means as many readmissions as expected, above 1 means more than expected (CMS calls these “excess readmissions”), below 1 means fewer.
CMS says: In October 2012, CMS began reducing Medicare payments for subsection(d) hospitals with excess readmissions under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP).
| Pneumonia | 1.0205More readmissions than expected |
|---|---|
| COPD (chronic lung disease) | 0.9723Fewer readmissions than expected |
| No result published | Heart attack; Heart failure; Hip or knee replacement; Coronary bypass surgery (CABG) (not reported, or too few cases) |
Source: Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program — CMS, released January 26, 2026; patients discharged July 2021 to June 2024.
Medicare spending per patient (MSPB)
What this means: This compares what Medicare spent on a hospital stay, counting the 3 days before it and the 30 days after, with the national median hospital, after adjusting for the patient’s age and health and for local prices. A ratio of 1.00 is the national median hospital; below 1.00 means Medicare spent less, above 1.00 means more. It measures the cost to Medicare, not the quality of care.
CMS says: The Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary (MSPB) Measure shows whether Medicare spends more, less, or about the same for an episode of care (episode) at a specific hospital compared to all hospitals nationally.
| Medicare spending per patient, ratio | 0.73Below the national median hospital (1.00): Medicare spent less |
|---|
Source: Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary - Hospital — CMS, released October 19, 2026; data from January 2024 to December 2024.
No result for this hospital: Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program. This is normal when a hospital is paid under another Medicare system (for example critical access, children’s or psychiatric hospitals), is not in the program that year, or has too few cases.
ER wait times and Medicare ratings nearby
How this hospital compares with others in the area, ranked only by official Medicare (CMS) numbers.
Prices
We have not been able to read a price file for Pine Ridge IHS Hospital yet. Every US hospital must publish its standard charges online (federal price transparency rule): look for “price transparency” or “standard charges” on the hospital’s website, or call the hospital and ask for an estimate. In a medical emergency, call 911.
Hospital information
| Hospital type | Acute Care Hospital |
|---|---|
| Address | East Highway 18, Pine Ridge, SD 57770 |
| County | Oglala Lakota County |
| State | South Dakota |
| Phone | (605) 867‑5131 |
| Emergency services | Yes |
| Ownership | Government - Federal |
| Medicare overall rating | Not rated by CMS |
| Birthing-friendly designation | Yes (meets CMS criteria) |
| CMS Certification Number | 430098 |
| Name in Medicare records | PINE RIDGE IHS HOSPITAL |
| Profile level | Medicare data + hospital website |
| Name on the hospital’s website | Pine Ridge Hospital (Pine Ridge Service Unit) |
| Official website | ihs.gov |
| Corrections | Report an error or suggest an update → |
Sources
- Hospital General Information — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data updated 2026-10-26, retrieved 2026-11-13
- Medicare Care Compare — official Medicare profile of this hospital
- U.S. Census Bureau ZIP code areas (Gazetteer) — approximate position (center of the ZIP code area) used for distances
From the hospital’s website
Numbers match the citations above. Checked 2026-10-31.