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Health in Prospect

Where Prospect residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Prospect

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

HNearest ERIndiana University Health Paoli HospitalPaoli · 7.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyIndiana University Health Bedford Hospital★★★★★ · 19.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSouthern Indiana Community Health CareWest Baden Springs · 1.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.4 mi
Southern Indiana Community Health Care
4 sites · nearest in West Baden Springs
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
7.6 mi
Indiana University Health Paoli Hospital
Paoli · not rated
ERRural critical access
10.2 mi
Orleans Family Health
Orleans · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
19.8 mi
Indiana University Health Bedford Hospital
Bedford · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
22.1 mi
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center
Jasper · ★★★★★
ER
27.5 mi
Ascension St. Vincent Salem
Salem · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careProspect is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careProspect is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthProspect 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 Prospect; ≈ 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 Prospect have CDC estimates of their own. Indiana: 38.4% obesity, 13% diabetes, 15.7% smoking; U.S. 32.9%, 12%, 11.8%.

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
West Baden Springs————

West Baden Springs: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Questions about health in Prospect

Why doesn’t Prospect have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Prospect?

Indiana University Health Paoli Hospital in Paoli, 7.6 miles in a straight line from Prospect’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 Prospect?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Sichc West Baden in West Baden Springs, 1.4 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.