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Health in Shoshone

Where Shoshone residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Shoshone

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

HNearest ERDesert View HospitalPahrump · 24 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNevada Health CentersPahrump · 24.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
24 mi
Desert View Hospital
Pahrump · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
24.3 mi
Nevada Health Centers
2 sites · nearest in Pahrump
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
25.3 mi
Safe Harbor Medical
4 sites · nearest in Pahrump
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
52.3 mi
Weed Ach (Ft Irwin)
Fort Irwin · not rated
ER
57.1 mi
Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center
Las Vegas · ★★★★★
ER
57.2 mi
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careShoshone is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careShoshone is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthShoshone 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 Shoshone; ≈ 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 Shoshone 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 Shoshone

Why doesn’t Shoshone have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Shoshone?

Desert View Hospital in Pahrump, 24.0 miles in a straight line from Shoshone’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.