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Health in Schaefer Lake

Where Schaefer Lake residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Schaefer Lake

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

HNearest ERColumbus Regional HospitalColumbus · 9.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyColumbus Regional Hospital★★★★★ · 9.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careWindrose Health NetworkHope · 1.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.2 mi
Windrose Health Network
2 sites · nearest in Hope
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9 mi
Centerstone Health Services
3 sites · nearest in Columbus
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.1 mi
Columbus Regional Hospital
Columbus · ★★★★★
ER
15.1 mi
Decatur County Memorial Hospital
Greensburg · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
19.3 mi
Major Hospital
Shelbyville · ★★★★★
ER
19.6 mi
Ascension St. Vincent Jennings
North Vernon · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careSchaefer Lake is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSchaefer Lake is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSchaefer Lake 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 Schaefer Lake; ≈ 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 Schaefer Lake 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 Schaefer Lake

Why doesn’t Schaefer Lake have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Schaefer Lake?

Columbus Regional Hospital in Columbus, 9.1 miles in a straight line from Schaefer Lake’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 Schaefer Lake?

4 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Windrose Health Network - Hope in Hope, 1.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Schaefer Lake.

Town Square →
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.