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Health in Wiley · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Wiley residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Wiley

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Wiley adults…

Wiley runs above CO on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

6 of every 100 Wiley adults have heart disease
Colorado: 5 in 100 · worse · likely 5.2–6.9%
Better than COWorseAbout the sameColorado
Getting care

Care in and near Wiley

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

HNearest ERProwers Medical CenterLamar · 8.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHigh Plains Community Health CenterLamar · 7.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.8 mi
High Plains Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Lamar
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.4 mi
Prowers Medical Center
Lamar · not rated
ERRural critical access
8.4 mi
Valley-Wide Health Systems
4 sites · nearest in Lamar
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
22.8 mi
Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital
Eads · not rated
ERRural critical access
46.7 mi
Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center
Lajuna · not rated
ERRural critical access
49.2 mi
Hamilton County Hospital
Syracuse · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Wiley itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Wiley itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Wiley 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 Wiley; ≈ 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 19.4%CO 17.7%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.1%CO 30.7%
Binge drink 17.7%CO 19%
Smoke cigarettes 12.4%CO 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Wiley, betterWiley, worseAbout the sameColorado
Where Wiley gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

72%Yearly checkupCO 71%
67%Dentist visitCO 65%
88%Cholesterol checkCO 85%
66%Colon screeningCO 62%
71%MammogramCO 72%
72%Taking BP medsCO 70%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Wiley 10.2% · Colorado 1 in 9 (11.1%)
Mind & connection

How Wiley adults are doing

About the same as Colorado on each measure.

1 in 4Wiley adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.6% · CO 22.7% · About the same as CO
1 in 6Wiley adults are in frequent mental distress
16.1% · 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.

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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

Wiley 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.

28%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.9%
Thinking or memory13.8%
Hearing7.1%
Errands alone6.9%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
Colorado

Questions about health in Wiley

Why doesn’t Wiley have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Wiley?

Prowers Medical Center in Lamar, 8.4 miles in a straight line from Wiley’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Where can I get low-cost care near Wiley?

5 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is High Plains Adult Community Health Center in Lamar, 7.8 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.