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Health in Silver City

Where Silver City residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Silver City

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

HNearest ERSouthern Inyo HospitalLone Pine · 34.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Healthcare NetworkThree Rivers · 14.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.4 mi
Family Healthcare Network
3 sites · nearest in Three Rivers
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
30.4 mi
Aria Community Health Center
4 sites · nearest in Lindsay
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
34.3 mi
Southern Inyo Hospital
Lone Pine · not rated
ERRural critical access
34.6 mi
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville · ★★★★★
ER
37.2 mi
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia · ★★★★★
ER
39.9 mi
Porterville Developmental Center
Porterville · not rated
✓ Primary careSilver City is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSilver City is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Silver City 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 Silver City; ≈ 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 California towns that border Silver City 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 Silver City

Why doesn’t Silver City have a Health Grade?

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

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Silver City.

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.