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Health in Newbern

Where Newbern residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Newbern

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

HNearest ERColumbus Regional HospitalColumbus · 8.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyColumbus Regional Hospital★★★★★ · 8.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careWindrose Health NetworkHope · 3.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.8 mi
Windrose Health Network
2 sites · nearest in Hope
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
7.9 mi
Centerstone Health Services
3 sites · nearest in Columbus
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.2 mi
Columbus Regional Hospital
Columbus · ★★★★★
ER
16 mi
Decatur County Memorial Hospital
Greensburg · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
16.5 mi
Ascension St. Vincent Jennings
North Vernon · not rated
ERRural critical access
20.9 mi
Schneck Medical Center
Seymour · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNewbern is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNewbern is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNewbern 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 Newbern; ≈ 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 Newbern 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 Newbern

Why doesn’t Newbern have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Newbern?

Columbus Regional Hospital in Columbus, 8.2 miles in a straight line from Newbern’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 Newbern?

4 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Windrose Health Network - Hope in Hope, 3.8 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.