✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Patoka itself
✓ Dental carePatoka is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Patoka itself
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 Patoka; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).
Chronic conditions
Out of every 100 Patoka adults…
Patoka runs above IN on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.
38 of every 100 Patoka adults have high blood pressure
Indiana: 38 in 100 · about the same · likely 33.9–42.6%
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Habits
Everyday habits, side by side with Indiana
Share of adults, with the Indiana figure marked.
Get no exercise24.4%IN 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours37.9%IN 37.1%
Binge drink16.3%IN 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes16.8%IN 15.7%
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Where Patoka gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Patoka adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Indiana.
Yearly checkupIN 80%
Dentist visitIN 61%
Cholesterol checkIN 86%
Colon screeningIN 66%
MammogramIN 76%
Taking BP medsIN 77%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Patoka 7.1% · Indiana 1 in 11 (8.9%)
Mind & connection
How Patoka adults are doing
About the same as Indiana on each measure.
1 in 3Patoka adults feel lonely
31.6% · IN 32.8% · About the same as IN
1 in 4Patoka adults lack social or emotional support
22.3% · IN 23.2% · About the same as IN
1 in 4Patoka adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.4% · IN 25.1% · About the same as IN
1 in 6Patoka adults are in frequent mental distress
17.8% · IN 17.6% · About the same as IN
The one neighbors can help with
1 in 3 Patoka adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.
Disability
Living with a disability
Shown without a better/worse judgment.
31.8%
of Patoka adults live with a disability (Indiana 31.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs14.3%
Thinking or memory14.9%
Hearing7.3%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
Indiana
Questions about health in Patoka
Why doesn’t Patoka have a Health Grade?
Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Patoka.
What hospital is closest to Patoka?
Gibson General Hospital in Princeton, 2.5 miles in a straight line from Patoka’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 Patoka?
2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Tulip Tree Family Health Care Princeton in Princeton, 3.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Patoka.
Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. 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.
Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0