✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Midway itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Midway itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Midway 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 Midway; ≈ 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 Midway adults…
Midway runs below LA on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.
44 of every 100 Midway adults have high blood pressure
Louisiana: 43 in 100 · about the same · likely 39.7–48.7%
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Habits
Everyday habits, side by side with Louisiana
Share of adults, with the Louisiana figure marked.
Get no exercise30.1%LA 30.3%
Sleep under 7 hours42.6%LA 40.1%
Binge drink15.9%LA 16.9%
Smoke cigarettes16.8%LA 17.3%
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Where Midway gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Midway adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Louisiana.
Yearly checkupLA 82%
Dentist visitLA 57%
Cholesterol checkLA 86%
Colon screeningLA 66%
MammogramLA 79%
Taking BP medsLA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Midway 8% · Louisiana 1 in 11 (8.9%)
Mind & connection
How Midway adults are doing
About the same as Louisiana on each measure.
2 in 5Midway adults feel lonely
38.2% · LA 36.6% · About the same as LA
1 in 3Midway adults lack social or emotional support
30.9% · LA 28.6% · About the same as LA
1 in 4Midway adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.1% · LA 26.6% · About the same as LA
1 in 5Midway adults are in frequent mental distress
18.8% · LA 19.3% · About the same as LA
The one neighbors can help with
2 in 5 Midway adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Good Pine: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.
Disability
Living with a disability
Shown without a better/worse judgment.
37.8%
of Midway adults live with a disability (Louisiana 38%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs18.2%
Thinking or memory17.5%
Hearing7.1%
Errands alone9.9%
Vision6.3%
Dressing or bathing4.9%
Louisiana
Questions about health in Midway
Why doesn’t Midway have a Health Grade?
Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Midway.
What hospital is closest to Midway?
Hardtner Medical Center in Olla, 14.7 miles in a straight line from Midway’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Midway.
Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Louisiana 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.
Good Pine Lumber Company Building · Photo: Jonathan Fricker · Public domain