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Health in Gillett Grove

Where Gillett Grove residents get care

CDC doesn’t publish health estimates for Gillett Grove, so there’s no Health Grade; here is what we do have.

Getting care

Care in and near Gillett Grove

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

HNearest ERSpencer Municipal HospitalSpencer · 10.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySpencer Municipal Hospital★★★★★ · 10.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Center of Fort DodgeSpencer · 10.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.5 mi
Community Health Center of Fort Dodge
3 sites · nearest in Spencer
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.7 mi
Spencer Municipal Hospital
Spencer · ★★★★★
ER
18.9 mi
Palo Alto County Hospital
Emmetsburg · not rated
ERRural critical access
26.1 mi
Pocahontas Community Hospital
Pocahontas · not rated
ERRural critical access
26.9 mi
United Community Health Center of Storm Lake - Replacement
Storm Lake · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
27.3 mi
Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
Storm Lake · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careGillett Grove is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Gillett Grove itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Gillett Grove 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 Gillett Grove; ≈ 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).

Around town

Health next door

The Iowa towns that border Gillett Grove have CDC estimates of their own. Iowa: 37.7% obesity, 11.2% diabetes, 14.5% smoking; U.S. 32.9%, 12%, 11.8%.

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Questions about health in Gillett Grove

Why doesn’t Gillett Grove have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Gillett Grove?

Spencer Municipal Hospital in Spencer, 10.7 miles in a straight line from Gillett Grove’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Gillett Grove.

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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.