Sauk Prairie Hospital in Prairie du Sac, WI
Also known as Sauk Prairie Healthcare
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About Sauk Prairie Hospital
Sauk Prairie Hospital is an acute care hospital in Prairie du Sac, Sauk County, Wisconsin. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 5 out of 5. It has 36 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is SSM Health St Clare Hospital - Baraboo, about 13 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.00
76% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend89%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1088%
- Completed surveys374
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
43.28920, -89.75400
Nearby hospitals
- SSM Health St Clare Hospital - Baraboo707 14th St, Baraboo, WI · Level III traumaAcute care hospital13 mi
- Miramont Behavioral Health3169 Deming Way, Middleton, WIPsychiatric hospital17 mi
- Mendota Mental Health Institute301 Troy Dr, Madison, WIPsychiatric hospital21 mi
- Reedsburg Area Medical Center2000 N Dewey Ave, Reedsburg, WI · Level III traumaCritical access hospital22 mi
- American Family Children's Hospital1675 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI · Emergency roomChildren's hospital22 mi
- University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI · Emergency roomAcute care hospital22 mi
- Madison VA Medical Center2500 Overlook Terrace, Madison, WI · Emergency roomVA medical center22 mi
- St. Clare HospitalWisconsin Dells, WIHospital23 mi
- Select Specialty Hospital Madison801 Braxton Place, Madison, WILong-term care hospital24 mi
- Unitypoint Health - Meriter202 S Park St, Madison, WI · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital24 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Sauk Prairie Hospital located?
Sauk Prairie Hospital is at 260 26th Street, Prairie du Sac, WI 53578 in Sauk County.
Does Sauk Prairie Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Sauk Prairie Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 152 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Sauk Prairie Hospital?
Sauk Prairie Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 5 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Sauk Prairie Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level III trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Wisconsin EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Sauk Prairie Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (608) 643-3311.
Would patients recommend Sauk Prairie Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (374 completed surveys), 89% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 88% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.