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Health in Elbert · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Elbert residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Elbert, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Elbert. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
14.7%
About the same as CO (15.5%)
Obesity
25.3%
About the same as CO (26.1%)
No exercise
16.3%
About the same as CO (17.7%)
Uninsured
9.3%
About the same as CO (11.1%)
Nearest ER
21.9 mi
Children's Hospital Colorado - Colorado Springs
What stands out

What stands out about health in Elbert

22 mito the nearest ER
★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Elbert

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

HNearest ERChildren's Hospital Colorado - Colorado SpringsColorado Springs · 21.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePeak Vista Community Health CentersColorado Springs · 26.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
21.9 mi
Children's Hospital Colorado - Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs · not rated
ERChildren’s
DirectionsMedicare profile
22.3 mi
Adventhealth Castle Rock
Castle Rock · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
24.3 mi
St. Francis Hospital - Interquest
Colorado Springs · not rated
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
24.9 mi
Uchealth Grandview Hospital
Colorado Springs · not rated
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
26.2 mi
Peak Vista Community Health Centers
8 sites · nearest in Colorado Springs
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careElbert is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careElbert is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Elbert 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 Elbert; ≈ 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).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Elbert adults…

On every condition, Elbert is about the same as Colorado. Tap one to see it as people.

28 of every 100 Elbert adults have high blood pressure
Colorado: 27 in 100 · about the same · likely 24.3–31.9%
Better than COWorseAbout the sameColorado
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Colorado

Share of adults, with the Colorado figure marked.

Get no exercise 16.3%CO 17.7%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.6%CO 30.7%
Binge drink 19%CO 19%
Smoke cigarettes 11.9%CO 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Elbert, betterElbert, worseAbout the sameColorado
Where Elbert gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Elbert adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Colorado.

71%Yearly checkupCO 71%
65%Dentist visitCO 65%
85%Cholesterol checkCO 85%
62%Colon screeningCO 62%
74%MammogramCO 72%
71%Taking BP medsCO 70%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Elbert 9.3% · Colorado 1 in 9 (11.1%)
Mind & connection

How Elbert adults are doing

About the same as Colorado on each measure.

1 in 4Elbert adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.6% · CO 22.7% · About the same as CO
1 in 6Elbert adults are in frequent mental distress
16.7% · CO 16% · About the same as CO
The one neighbors can help with

A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

Find a group →

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Around town

Elbert and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

26%

of Elbert adults live with a disability (Colorado 27.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs9.9%
Thinking or memory14%
Hearing6.5%
Errands alone6.5%
Vision3.7%
Dressing or bathing2.8%
Colorado

Questions about health in Elbert

Why doesn’t Elbert have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Elbert?

Adventhealth Castle Rock in Castle Rock, 22.3 miles in a straight line from Elbert’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Colorado 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.