Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Hillrose

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Hillrose, ColoradoPhoto: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 4.0
–Not graded
Health in Hillrose · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Hillrose residents get care

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

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Hillrose adults…

Hillrose runs above CO on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

30 of every 100 Hillrose adults have high blood pressure
Colorado: 27 in 100 · about the same · likely 25.7–33.7%
Better than COWorseAbout the sameColorado
Getting care

Care in and near Hillrose

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

HNearest EREast Morgan County HospitalBrush · 9.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Elizabeth Hospital★★★★★ · 15.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSalud Family HealthFort Morgan · 15 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.1 mi
East Morgan County Hospital
Brush · not rated
ERRural critical access
15 mi
Salud Family Health
2 sites · nearest in Fort Morgan
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.1 mi
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Fort Morgan · ★★★★★
ER
25.5 mi
Sterling Regional Medcenter
Sterling · ★★★★★
ER
43.8 mi
Yuma District Hospital
Yuma · not rated
ERRural critical access
58.9 mi
Health Center at Strasburg
Strasburg · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Hillrose itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Hillrose itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Hillrose 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 Hillrose; ≈ 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).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Colorado

Share of adults, with the Colorado figure marked.

Get no exercise 17.7%CO 17.7%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.2%CO 30.7%
Binge drink 17.9%CO 19%
Smoke cigarettes 12.2%CO 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Hillrose, betterHillrose, worseAbout the sameColorado
Where Hillrose gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

71%Yearly checkupCO 71%
64%Dentist visitCO 65%
86%Cholesterol checkCO 85%
64%Colon screeningCO 62%
71%MammogramCO 72%
70%Taking BP medsCO 70%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Hillrose 10.4% · Colorado 1 in 9 (11.1%)
Mind & connection

How Hillrose adults are doing

About the same as Colorado on each measure.

1 in 4Hillrose adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.7% · CO 22.7% · About the same as CO
1 in 6Hillrose 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

Hillrose 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.

27.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.9%
Thinking or memory14.1%
Hearing7.2%
Errands alone6.8%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing3%
Colorado

Questions about health in Hillrose

Why doesn’t Hillrose have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Hillrose?

East Morgan County Hospital in Brush, 9.1 miles in a straight line from Hillrose’s 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 Hillrose.

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.