✓ Primary careWest Harrison is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careWest Harrison is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers West Harrison 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 West Harrison; ≈ 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).
Habits
Everyday habits, side by side with Indiana
Share of adults, with the Indiana figure marked.
Get no exercise25.2%IN 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours38.5%IN 37.1%
Binge drink18.1%IN 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes18.8%IN 15.7%
0%10%20%30%40%
West Harrison, betterWest Harrison, worseAbout the sameIndiana
Where West Harrison gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of West Harrison 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 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
West Harrison 8.2% · Indiana 1 in 11 (8.9%)
Mind & connection
How West Harrison adults are doing
About the same as Indiana on each measure.
1 in 3West Harrison adults feel lonely
32% · IN 32.8% · About the same as IN
1 in 4West Harrison adults lack social or emotional support
23.7% · IN 23.2% · About the same as IN
1 in 4West Harrison adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.6% · IN 25.1% · About the same as IN
1 in 5West Harrison adults are in frequent mental distress
18.8% · IN 17.6% · About the same as IN
The one neighbors can help with
1 in 3 West Harrison 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 West Harrison adults live with a disability (Indiana 31.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs14.3%
Thinking or memory16.3%
Hearing7.5%
Errands alone8.6%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
Indiana
Questions about health in West Harrison
Why doesn’t West Harrison have a Health Grade?
Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for West Harrison.
What hospital is closest to West Harrison?
Mercy Health - West Hospital in Cincinnati, 12.9 miles in a straight line from West Harrison’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 West Harrison?
1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Crossroad Health Center Harrison in Harrison, 1.7 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in West Harrison.
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