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Health in Spencer

Where Spencer residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Spencer

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

HNearest ERMadison Memorial HospitalRexburg · 42.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careUpper Valley Community Health, ServicesDubois · 13.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
13.4 mi
Upper Valley Community Health, Services
6 sites · nearest in Dubois
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
42.1 mi
Madison Memorial Hospital
Rexburg · not rated
ER
49.3 mi
Community Family Clinic Rigby
Rigby · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
58.3 mi
Bozeman Health Big Sky Medical Center
Big Sky · not rated
ERRural critical access
69.4 mi
Teton Valley Hospital
Driggs · not rated
ERRural critical access
74.7 mi
Lost Rivers Medical Center
Arco · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Spencer itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Spencer itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Spencer 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 Spencer; ≈ 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 Idaho towns that border Spencer have CDC estimates of their own. Idaho: 32.1% obesity, 10.1% diabetes, 12% smoking; U.S. 32.9%, 12%, 11.8%.

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Questions about health in Spencer

Why doesn’t Spencer have a Health Grade?

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

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Spencer.

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Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health. The Idaho 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.