Sanford Aberdeen receives emergency care timeliness award
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Jon Berg
Sanford Health Media Relations
605-366-2432 / Jon.Berg@sanfordhealth.org
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. —Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center has received the Best for Emergency Care and Best ER Wait Time & Efficacy awards on the Women’s Choice Award 2025 Best Hospitals Award Report.
“As one of the few Level IV trauma center’s in northeast South Dakota, Sanford Aberdeen is committed and prepared 24/7 to care for patients in our emergency department,” said Kila Legrand, administrator of Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center. “From motor vehicle and farming accidents to sudden health problems, having emergency care available in a rural area like northeast South Dakota is essential.”
The Emergency Timeliness award is given to emergency departments that outperform national average measures for time spent in the emergency department before leaving as well as the percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
The Women’s Choice Award for Best Hospitals™ is a credential that identifies the nation’s best hospitals based on robust criteria that includes relevant clinical performance, patient satisfaction and appropriate accreditations.
For more information about Sanford Health in Aberdeen, visit SanfordHealth.org keyword: Aberdeen.
About Sanford Health
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization serves 2.4 million patients and more than 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes 56 hospitals, more than 270 clinic locations, 144 senior care communities, 4,500 physicians and advanced practice providers, nearly 1,000 active clinical trials and studies, and nine world clinic locations around the globe. Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.
