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Health in Bennetts Switch

Where Bennetts Switch residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Bennetts Switch

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

HNearest ERAscension St. Vincent KokomoKokomo · ≈8.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAscension St. Vincent Kokomo★★★★★ · 8.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careJane Pauley Community Health CenterKokomo · 6.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.4 mi
Jane Pauley Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Kokomo
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
7.4 mi
Indiana Health Centers Incorporated
2 sites · nearest in Kokomo
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
≈8.5 mi
Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo
Kokomo · ★★★★★
ER
9.8 mi
Community Howard Regional Health
Kokomo · ★★★★★
ER
11.8 mi
Dukes Memorial Hospital
Peru · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
17.9 mi
Memorial Hospital
Logansport · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careBennetts Switch is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBennetts Switch is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthBennetts Switch 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 Bennetts Switch; ≈ 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 Bennetts Switch 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 Bennetts Switch

Why doesn’t Bennetts Switch have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Bennetts Switch?

Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo in Kokomo, 8.5 miles in a straight line from Bennetts Switch’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Bennetts Switch?

7 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Jane Pauley Community Health Center at Turning Point in Kokomo, 6.4 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Bennetts Switch.

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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.