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Health in Canton

Where Canton residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Canton

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

HNearest ERAscension St. Vincent SalemSalem · 4.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyNorton Scott Hospital★★★★★ · 14.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careLifespringSalem · 3.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.2 mi
Lifespring
4 sites · nearest in Salem
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
4.1 mi
Ascension St. Vincent Salem
Salem · not rated
ERRural critical access
14.5 mi
Norton Scott Hospital
Scottsburg · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
14.7 mi
Well Care Community Health
2 sites · nearest in Austin
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
22.7 mi
Physicians' Medical Center
New Albany · not rated
24.1 mi
Schneck Medical Center
Seymour · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careCanton is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careCanton is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthCanton 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 Canton; ≈ 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 Canton 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 Canton

Why doesn’t Canton have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Canton?

Ascension St. Vincent Salem in Salem, 4.1 miles in a straight line from Canton’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Where can I get low-cost care near Canton?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Salem Community Medical Services in Salem, 3.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.