Yankton South Dakota healthcare
Yankton healthcare starts with Avera Sacred Heart and a separate psychiatric facility
The catalog lists Avera Sacred Heart Hospital 1.4 miles away as a 99 bed general acute care facility with a TRH trauma designation. It separately lists the South Dakota Human Services Center 1.8 miles away as a 133 bed psychiatric facility. Avera describes 24 hour emergency care, a verified Level V Trauma Center, inpatient and outpatient care, surgery, imaging, cardiology, oncology, dialysis, rehabilitation, women’s services, and air ambulance access.
The catalog lists 7 pharmacies and 61 selected Medicare specialists, with primary care access 42, emergency care access 100, and hospital access 86. Avera lists additional clinic, therapy, oncology, dialysis, home health, hospice, and specialty locations across Yankton. Confirm network, referrals, appointment timing, pharmacy delivery, psychiatric pathways, trauma arrangements, transfers, and the route from the home.
Access to care
2 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.
2
Hospitals Within 12 km
- Healthcare Access
- Good
- Hospital Access
- Excellent
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 0
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 38.6 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
- 7
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 61
- 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
- 1
- Medicare Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 25
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 3
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.3%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 5
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 1.4 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 1.4 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 232
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 6
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 2
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 1.7 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
- 1
- CMS Listed Inpatient Rehab Facilities in City
- 1
- CMS Listed Long Term Care Hospitals in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities in City
- 1
- 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
- 33.7%
- 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
3 of 5 stars · 1.4 mi away
SD HUMAN SERVICES CENTER - GERIATRIC PROGRAM (43A067) · 1.7 mi away
Yankton in everyday life
Could Yankton work for you?
What may work well
- Avera Sacred Heart Hospital is listed 1.4 miles away with a 99 bed general acute care row and a TRH trauma designation.
- The catalog separately lists a 133 bed psychiatric facility, preserving a distinct behavioral health resource.
- Avera publishes 24 hour emergency care, Level V Trauma Center status, inpatient, outpatient, diagnostic, surgical, rehabilitation, cancer, dialysis, women’s, and specialty services.
What to think about
- Acute care, psychiatric care, pharmacy access, specialist access, and air transfer answer different needs.
- A nearby hospital does not guarantee a preferred clinician, specialist, plan, appointment, pharmacy, or transfer destination.
- Required car use and river and winter weather make the route from the exact home important.
Use Yankton’s hospital campus with a complete personal care map
Confirm the acute hospital
Ask about the 99 bed catalog row, TRH designation, 24 hour emergency care, Level V Trauma Center, current services, air transfer, rehabilitation, and specialists.
Confirm psychiatric pathways
Keep the 133 bed South Dakota Human Services Center row separate and ask about referral, eligibility, services, appointments, transport, and privacy.
Confirm prescriptions
Compare the 7 pharmacy row with hours, delivery, refill timing, parking, plan participation, controlled medicines, and backup access.
Practice the route
Drive or arrange the hospital, psychiatric care, pharmacy, specialist, home, parking, family, and regional care routes at realistic times.
Questions retirees ask
What hospital serves Yankton, South Dakota?
The catalog lists Avera Sacred Heart Hospital 1.4 miles away as a 99 bed general acute care facility with a TRH trauma designation. The South Dakota Human Services Center is a separate 133 bed psychiatric row 1.8 miles away. Avera publishes 24 hour emergency care and a verified Level V Trauma Center. Confirm current services and transfers directly.
Does Yankton have psychiatric care?
The catalog separately lists the South Dakota Human Services Center as a 133 bed psychiatric facility. Ask about referral, eligibility, services, appointment pathways, privacy, transport, and how it relates to Avera care.
How many pharmacies are in Yankton?
The catalog lists 7 nearby pharmacies. Confirm address, hours, delivery, plan participation, refill timing, parking, controlled medicines, and backup access.
How many specialists are in Yankton?
The catalog lists 61 selected Medicare specialists, not a complete provider census. Confirm the needed specialty, clinician, plan, referral, appointment, location, and travel route.
Yankton has a broad acute hospital campus and a separate psychiatric facility, but retirement care planning still needs direct confirmation of services, referrals, prescriptions, transfers, and the exact home route.
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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