Monument Health Earns 15th Straight Platinum Heart Attack Care Award
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital has received the American College of Cardiology's NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2026 making 15 consecutive years receiving the honor. Rapid City Hospital is one of only 350 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor, with fewer maintaining Platinum-level performance for 15 consecutive years.
Monument Health Earns U.S. News High Performing Rating in Five Conditions
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital has been named among U.S. News & World Report's 2026-2027 Best Hospitals edition as a High Performing hospital for Heart Arrhythmia, Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Kidney Failure and Stroke. This is the highest distinction a hospital can earn as part of U.S. News' Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions ratings.
Monument Health Rapid City Earns Leapfrog Full Transparency Badge
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital has earned the Leapfrog Full Transparency Badge, recognizing the hospital's commitment to publicly reporting information about patient safety and quality through the annual Leapfrog Hospital Survey.
Monument Health Named Among Nation’s Top Hospitals for Heart Attack Care for 14 Consecutive Years
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2025, marking 14 consecutive years receiving the honor. Rapid City Hospital is one of only 323 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor.
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital Recognized Among Best Hospitals 2025–2026 as High Performing by U.S. News & World Report
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital has been named by U.S. News & World Report to its 2025-2026 Best Hospitals as a High Performing hospital for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, heart attack, pacemaker implantation, pneumonia and prostate cancer surgery. This is the highest distinction a hospital can earn for U.S. News’ Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions ratings.
Monument Health Nationally Honored for Delivering High-Quality Stroke Care
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke GoldPlus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability.
Team-Based Approach to Advanced Heart Failure Care Receives National Recognition for Monument Health Rapid City Hospital
Monument Health is proud to announce that Becker’s Hospital Review named Rapid City Hospital one of the top five hospitals in the U.S. with the lowest heart failure readmission rates, according to recent data released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This achievement reflects a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to heart failure care and a steadfast commitment to optimizing outcomes for patients at every stage of the disease.
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital Recognized For High-Quality AFib Care
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - AFib GOLD quality achievement award for its commitment to managing atrial fibrillation (AFib), ultimately helping to reduce patients’ stroke risk.
Monument Health Takes Steps To Protect Physicians And Caregivers From Radiation
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital installed a radiation protection system to protect their interventional staff from dangerous ionizing radiation.
National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program Recognizes Monument Health Rapid City Hospital
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital was recently recognized by the National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program as a “Bronze Level,” for their commitment to best practices and education on infant safe sleep.
Stephen Dick, M.D., FACEP Marks 30 Years Of Board Certification In Emergency Medicine
Stephen Dick, M.D., FACEP, has been recognized for 30 years of Emergency Medicine Board Certification by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM). He is an emergency medicine physician at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital Emergency Department and has previously served on the Monument Health Board of Directors and as the Director of the Emergency Department.
Two Hospitals, One EMS Agency In South Dakota Recognized For Efforts To Improve Outcomes For Americans With Heart Disease And Stroke
Two hospitals and one EMS agency in South Dakota are among the 2,600 nationwide that participate in the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® initiative to improve outcomes for Americans who experience heart disease or stroke.