Avera Sacred Heart Hospital

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Avera Sacred Heart Hospital

  • 144-bed facility
  • Widely recognized regional healthcare facility and teaching hospital serving more than 120,000 residents in a 15-county area in southeastern South Dakota and northeastern Nebraska.
  • Recognized for excellence in emergency medicine, cancer care, cardiopulmonary, surgical services, obstetrics, pediatrics, home health and hospice programs, medical education and research, rehabilitation services and a full range of wellness services
  • Supports the Avera Sacred Heart School of Radiologic Technology
  • Affiliated with the Sanford School of Medicine of The University of South Dakota and Mount Marty College nursing and other allied health programs
  • Located in the Southeast corner of South Dakota
  • Adjacent to the Missouri River and home to Lewis and Clark Lake

The Yankton Community

  • Abundance of recreational activities available such as camping, boating, swimming, canoeing, kayaking, horseback riding, fishing, archery, arts in the park and theatre
  • Safe, friendly, family community thriving with music, arts and theatre
  • Excellent public and private schools, home to Mount Marty College, and just a short drive to The University of South Dakota