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Health in Adams

Where Adams residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Adams

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

HNearest ERDecatur County Memorial HospitalGreensburg · 5.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMajor Hospital★★★★★ · 17.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careWindrose Health NetworkHope · 12.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.1 mi
Decatur County Memorial Hospital
Greensburg · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
12.9 mi
Windrose Health Network
2 sites · nearest in Hope
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.9 mi
Jane Pauley Community Health Center at Shelbyville
Shelbyville · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
17 mi
Major Hospital
Shelbyville · ★★★★★
ER
17.6 mi
Rush Memorial Hospital
Rushville · not rated
ERRural critical access
18.8 mi
Margaret Mary Community Hospital
Batesville · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careAdams is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careAdams is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthAdams is not a shortage area

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 Adams; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Around town

Health next door

The Indiana towns that border Adams have CDC estimates of their own. Indiana: 38.4% obesity, 13% diabetes, 15.7% smoking; U.S. 32.9%, 12%, 11.8%.

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Questions about health in Adams

Why doesn’t Adams have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Adams?

Decatur County Memorial Hospital in Greensburg, 5.1 miles in a straight line from Adams’ center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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