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Health in Peetz · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Peetz residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
17.4%
About the same as CO (15.5%)
Obesity
27.2%
About the same as CO (26.1%)
No exercise
19.2%
About the same as CO (17.7%)
Uninsured
8.4%
Better than CO (11.1%)
Nearest ER
12.6 mi
Sidney Regional Medical Center
What stands out

What stands out about health in Peetz

7.5%have COPD · CO 5.3%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Peetz adults…

Peetz runs above CO on 7 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Peetz adults have COPD
Colorado: 5 in 100 · worse · likely 6–9.3%
Better than COWorseAbout the sameColorado
Getting care

Care in and near Peetz

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

HNearest ERSidney Regional Medical CenterSidney · 12.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSalud Family HealthSterling · 24.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.6 mi
Sidney Regional Medical Center
Sidney · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
24.7 mi
Sterling Regional Medcenter
Sterling · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
24.8 mi
Salud Family Health
2 sites · nearest in Sterling
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
33.6 mi
Haxtun Hospital District
Haxtun · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
34.3 mi
Kimball Health Services
Kimball · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
67.1 mi
Capwn Health Center
Gering · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Peetz itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Peetz itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Peetz 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 Peetz; ≈ 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 19.2%CO 17.7%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.8%CO 30.7%
Binge drink 16.6%CO 19%
Smoke cigarettes 13.5%CO 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Peetz, betterPeetz, worseAbout the sameColorado
Where Peetz gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

73%Yearly checkupCO 71%
65%Dentist visitCO 65%
86%Cholesterol checkCO 85%
64%Colon screeningCO 62%
68%MammogramCO 72%
73%Taking BP medsCO 70%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Peetz 8.4% · Colorado 1 in 9 (11.1%)
Mind & connection

How Peetz adults are doing

About the same as Colorado on each measure.

1 in 4Peetz adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.2% · CO 22.7% · About the same as CO
1 in 6Peetz 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

Peetz 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.

30.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%
Thinking or memory14.8%
Hearing8.3%
Errands alone8.1%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Colorado

Questions about health in Peetz

Why doesn’t Peetz have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Peetz?

Sidney Regional Medical Center in Sidney, 12.6 miles in a straight line from Peetz’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 Peetz.

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.