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Health in Varina

Where Varina residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Varina

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

HNearest ERPocahontas Community HospitalPocahontas · 12.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBuena Vista Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 16.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careUnited Community Health Center of Storm Lake - ReplacementStorm Lake · 15.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.6 mi
Pocahontas Community Hospital
Pocahontas · not rated
ERRural critical access
15.9 mi
United Community Health Center of Storm Lake - Replacement
Storm Lake · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
16.5 mi
Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
Storm Lake · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
17 mi
Loring Hospital
Sac City · not rated
ERRural critical access
28.1 mi
Stewart Memorial Community Hospital
Lake City · not rated
ERRural critical access
35.9 mi
Community Health Center of Fort Dodge
5 sites · nearest in Spencer
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Varina itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Varina itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Varina 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 Varina; ≈ 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 Varina 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 Varina

Why doesn’t Varina have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Varina?

Pocahontas Community Hospital in Pocahontas, 12.6 miles in a straight line from Varina’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 Varina.

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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.