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Health in Plover

Where Plover residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Plover

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

HNearest ERPocahontas Community HospitalPocahontas · 9.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Center of Fort DodgeSpencer · 32.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.6 mi
Pocahontas Community Hospital
Pocahontas · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.1 mi
Palo Alto County Hospital
Emmetsburg · not rated
ERRural critical access
22.2 mi
Humboldt County Memorial Hospital
Humboldt · not rated
ERRural critical access
24.5 mi
Kossuth Regional Health Center
Algona · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
32.4 mi
Community Health Center of Fort Dodge
5 sites · nearest in Spencer
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
33.7 mi
United Community Health Center of Storm Lake - Replacement
Storm Lake · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Plover itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Plover itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Plover 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 Plover; ≈ 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 Plover 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 Plover

Why doesn’t Plover have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Plover?

Pocahontas Community Hospital in Pocahontas, 9.6 miles in a straight line from Plover’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 Plover.

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Ask your neighbors

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.