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Health in Vining

Where Vining residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Vining

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

HNearest ERCompass Memorial HealthcareMarengo · 20.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePeoples Community Health ClinicTraer · 14.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.6 mi
Peoples Community Health Clinic
2 sites · nearest in Traer
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.8 mi
Compass Memorial Healthcare
Marengo · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
22.9 mi
Virginia Gay Hospital
Vinton · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
23 mi
Eastern Iowa Health Center
4 sites · nearest in Vinton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
24.7 mi
Grinnell Regional Medical Center
Grinnell · ★★★★★
ER
26.7 mi
Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown
Marshalltown · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Vining itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Vining itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Vining 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 Vining; ≈ 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 Vining 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 Vining

Why doesn’t Vining have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Vining?

Compass Memorial Healthcare in Marengo, 20.8 miles in a straight line from Vining’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 Vining.

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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.