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Health in Petroleum

Where Petroleum residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Petroleum

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

HNearest ERBluffton Regional Medical CenterBluffton · 8.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyIndiana University Health Jay★★★★★ · 14.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careMeridian Health ServicesMontpelier · 7.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.7 mi
Meridian Health Services
8 sites · nearest in Montpelier
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.7 mi
Bluffton Regional Medical Center
Bluffton · ★★★★★
ER
14.9 mi
Indiana University Health Jay
Portland · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
19 mi
Adams Memorial Hospital
Decatur · not rated
ERRural critical access
26.2 mi
VA N. Indiana Healthcare System
Marion · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
✓ Primary carePetroleum is not a shortage area
✓ Dental carePetroleum is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthPetroleum 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 Petroleum; ≈ 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 Petroleum 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 Petroleum

Why doesn’t Petroleum have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Petroleum?

Bluffton Regional Medical Center in Bluffton, 8.7 miles in a straight line from Petroleum’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 Petroleum?

5 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Meridian Health Services in Montpelier, 7.7 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.