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Health in Helmer

Where Helmer residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Helmer

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

HNearest ERParkview Noble HospitalKendallville · 8.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyParkview Lagrange Hospital★★★★★ · 15.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careBowen HealthAngola · 12.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.7 mi
Parkview Noble Hospital
Kendallville · ★★★★★
ER
11.5 mi
Cameron Health
Angola · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
12.6 mi
Bowen Health
6 sites · nearest in Angola
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.3 mi
Alliance Health Centers
2 sites · nearest in Auburn
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.4 mi
Parkview Dekalb Hospital
Auburn · ★★★★★
ER
15.2 mi
Parkview Lagrange Hospital
Lagrange · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careHelmer is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careHelmer is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthHelmer 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 Helmer; ≈ 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 Helmer 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 Helmer

Why doesn’t Helmer have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Helmer?

Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville, 8.7 miles in a straight line from Helmer’s 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 Helmer.

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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.