Photo: Carl Wycoff · CC BY 2.0Where Beaver residents get care
CDC doesn’t publish health estimates for Beaver, so there’s no Health Grade; here is what we do have.
Care in and near Beaver
No hospital or community health center in Beaver itself. These are the nearest.
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 Beaver; ≈ 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).
Health next door
The Iowa towns that border Beaver have CDC estimates of their own. Iowa: 37.7% obesity, 11.2% diabetes, 14.5% smoking; U.S. 32.9%, 12%, 11.8%.
| Town | Health | Obesity | Diabetes | Smoking | Figures from |
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Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.
Questions about health in Beaver
Why doesn’t Beaver have a Health Grade?
Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Beaver.
What hospital is closest to Beaver?
Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson, 12.8 miles in a straight line from Beaver’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 Beaver.
Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health. The Iowa 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.