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Health in Whelen Springs

Where Whelen Springs residents get care

CDC doesn’t publish health estimates for Whelen Springs, so there’s no Health Grade; here is what we do have.

Getting care

Care in and near Whelen Springs

No hospital or community health center in Whelen Springs itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERBaptist Health Medical Center-ArkadelphiaArkadelphia · 20.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHealthy ConnectionsArkadelphia · 20 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
20 mi
Healthy Connections
3 sites · nearest in Arkadelphia
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.3 mi
Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia
Arkadelphia · not rated
ERRural critical access
23.5 mi
Cabun Rural Health Services
4 sites · nearest in Camden
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
24.4 mi
Ouachita County Medical Center
Camden · ★★★★★
ER
29.4 mi
Southwest Regional Medical Center
Hope · not rated
ER
29.4 mi
Southwest Regional Medical Center
Hope · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Whelen Springs itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Whelen Springs itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Whelen Springs itself

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Whelen Springs; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Around town

Health next door

The Arkansas towns that border Whelen Springs have CDC estimates of their own. Arkansas: 39.3% obesity, 13.3% diabetes, 15.8% smoking; U.S. 32.9%, 12%, 11.8%.

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Questions about health in Whelen Springs

Why doesn’t Whelen Springs have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Whelen Springs.

What hospital is closest to Whelen Springs?

Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia in Arkadelphia, 20.3 miles in a straight line from Whelen Springs’ center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Whelen Springs.

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Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health. The Arkansas figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.