Pierre healthcare
A 24-hour emergency department and transfer service anchor care in a remote capital
Avera St. Mary's Emergency is open 24 hours a day and describes community trauma hospital care, laboratory services, telemedicine, stabilization, and specialized Careflight and fixed-wing transport to higher-level care such as Avera McKennan in Sioux Falls. The catalog lists one mapped major hospital nearby, six pharmacies, and 37 selected Medicare specialists. This is meaningful local depth, but it does not answer every specialty or appointment question.
Call Avera, primary-care practices, pharmacies, and an insurer before moving. Ask about new-patient timing, networks, cardiology, cancer care, surgery, imaging, rehabilitation, behavioral health, prescriptions, home health, language, and emergency transfer. Then practice the road or airport route that a family member would use if care moved out of town.
Access to care
1 hospitals are listed within 12 km. A primary care visit, a pharmacy stop, and an urgent need may not all be equally close to the same home.
1
Hospitals Within 12 km
- Healthcare Access
- Moderate
- Hospital Access
- Very Good
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 1
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 2.7 mi
Everyday and urgent care
Primary care and pharmacy access shape frequent appointments. Specialist and emergency options matter when a need cannot wait.
Everyday care
- Primary Care Access
- Poor
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 6
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 37
- Emergency Care
- Excellent
Specialists and long term care
Specialist availability, emergency options, and longer term health can matter once you have chosen a neighborhood.
- Medicare Listed Rheumatology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 26
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.6%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 1
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 1.5 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 1.5 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 50
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 0
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 2
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 1.4 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 1
- CMS Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Inpatient Rehab Facilities in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Long Term Care Hospitals in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Rural Health Clinics in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- 1
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 21.7%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 1
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Moderate
2 of 5 stars · 1.5 mi away
AVERA MARYHOUSE LONG TERM CARE (435034) · 1.4 mi away
Pierre in everyday life
Could Pierre work for you?
What may work well
- Avera St. Mary's supplies 24-hour emergency services and a local stabilization role.
- Telemedicine, Careflight, fixed-wing transport, six pharmacies, and selected Medicare clinicians add practical support.
- Pierre's capital status helps maintain a broader service base than its population alone might suggest.
What to think about
- Local inventory does not confirm new-patient access, every specialty, or an individual provider fit.
- Advanced procedures can require air or road transfer, lodging, family coordination, and winter contingency planning.
- Snow, ice, wind, car dependence, and distance can make a medical route more demanding than the map suggests.
Confirm the local and regional care route
Confirm coverage
Ask a qualified adviser, insurer, and providers about Medicare or private coverage, networks, premiums, prescriptions, referrals, and out-of-area care.
Call Avera St. Mary's
Ask about emergency, imaging, inpatient, laboratory, specialist, rehabilitation, telemedicine, transfer, language, and new-patient pathways.
Map advanced care
Identify likely Sioux Falls or other referral destinations and price driving, air transport, lodging, family travel, and follow-up after a procedure.
Practice ordinary care
Drive from the possible home to Avera, pharmacy, primary care, groceries, library, and airport. Note snow, parking, wind, and the return trip.
Questions retirees ask
Does Pierre have a hospital?
Yes. Avera St. Mary's has a 24-hour emergency department and describes community trauma hospital services, telemedicine, laboratory care, stabilization, and specialized transport to higher-level care.
How many pharmacies are near Pierre?
The catalog lists six pharmacies. Confirm hours, delivery, medication stock, insurance acceptance, refill timing, and after-hours access for the exact home.
What should an international retiree ask about care?
Confirm lawful coverage, Medicare or private insurance eligibility, networks, prescriptions, language, referrals, emergency transfers, rehabilitation, and payment with qualified local advisers and providers.
Pierre has an important local emergency base for a small capital, but the retirement decision should include the real regional referral plan. Confirm coverage, access, transport, weather contingencies, and family logistics before relying on the hospital location alone.
Sources
Hospitals, primary care, pharmacies, specialists, and emergency care all affect how close and practical care may feel.
Confirm insurance acceptance, specialist availability, language needs, prescription access, and emergency care before making serious plans.
- CMS Provider Data Catalog + OpenStreetMap
Used for Healthcare Access, Primary Care Access
Checked 2026-07-03
- FEMA RAPT / HIFLD Hospitals
Used for Hospital Access, Hospitals Within 12 km, Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
Checked 2026-07-19
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for Medicare-Listed Selected Specialists in City, Medicare-Listed Rheumatology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Neurology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
Checked 2026-07-13
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services NPPES NPI Registry
Used for Registered Retail Pharmacies
Checked 2026-07-19
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Used for Emergency Care, Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles, Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital, Nearest CMS-Rated Hospital
Checked 2026-07-12
- U.S. Census Bureau
Used for Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- Health Resources and Services Administration
Used for HRSA Adult Primary-Care Sites Within 15 Miles, Nearest HRSA Adult Primary-Care Site
Checked 2026-07-18
- World Bank
Used for Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024), Life Expectancy
Checked 2026-07-03
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Used for Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles, Nearest CMS-Certified Nursing Home
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for Medicare-Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for Medicare-Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for Medicare-Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Inpatient Rehab Facilities in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Long-Term Care Hospitals in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Rural Health Clinics in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- U.S. Census Bureau
Used for Residents 65+ With a Disability
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City, CMS-Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Walkability Index
Used for Walkability for Health
Checked 2026-07-10
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