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Darwin, CaliforniaPhoto: Stammberger1973 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Health in Darwin

Where Darwin residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Darwin

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

HNearest ERSouthern Inyo HospitalLone Pine · 35.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careOmni Family HealthRidgecrest · 43.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
35.1 mi
Southern Inyo Hospital
Lone Pine · not rated
ERRural critical access
43.5 mi
Omni Family Health
Ridgecrest · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
43.7 mi
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Ridgecrest · not rated
ERRural critical access
62.2 mi
Kern River Health Center
Wofford Heights · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
63.3 mi
Kern Valley Healthcare District
Lake Isabella · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
81.4 mi
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville · ★★★★★
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✓ Primary careDarwin is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careDarwin is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthDarwin is not a shortage area

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 Darwin; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Around town

Health next door

The California towns that border Darwin have CDC estimates of their own. California: 27.8% obesity, 11.7% diabetes, 10.9% smoking; U.S. 32.9%, 12%, 11.8%.

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Questions about health in Darwin

Why doesn’t Darwin have a Health Grade?

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

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Darwin.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health. The California 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.