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Health in Fair Oaks

Where Fair Oaks residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Fair Oaks

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

HNearest ERFranciscan Health RensselaerRensselaer · 9.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthshore Health CentersDemotte · 9.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.3 mi
Northshore Health Centers
2 sites · nearest in Demotte
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.7 mi
Franciscan Health Rensselaer
Rensselaer · not rated
ERRural critical access
11.9 mi
Valley Oaks Health Rensselaer
Rensselaer · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
23 mi
Franciscan Health Crown Point
Crown Point · ★★★★★
ER
23 mi
Pinnacle Hospital
Crown Point · not rated
23 mi
Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana
Crown Point · not rated
ER
✓ Primary careFair Oaks is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFair Oaks is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthFair Oaks 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 Fair Oaks; ≈ 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 Fair Oaks 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 Fair Oaks

Why doesn’t Fair Oaks have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Fair Oaks?

Franciscan Health Rensselaer in Rensselaer, 9.7 miles in a straight line from Fair Oaks’ 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 Fair Oaks?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Northshore Demotte Health Center in Demotte, 9.3 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Fair Oaks.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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.