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Health in Wiscoy Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Wiscoy Township residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Wiscoy Township, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 55987, 55943, 55971. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Wiscoy Township

Wiscoy Township is short on primary care and mental health care

Wiscoy Township’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓

COPD and heart disease run high in Wiscoy Township

1 in 16 adults have COPD (6.4%), vs 5.4% across Minnesota. 1 in 15 adults have heart disease (6.8%), vs 5.9% across Minnesota. Conditions ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Minnesota figure falls outside Wiscoy Township’s likely range; Wiscoy Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 55987, 55943, 55971, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Wiscoy Township

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

HNearest ERWinona Health ServicesWinona · 10 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWinona Health Services★★★★★ · 10.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careScenic Bluffs Health CenterLa Crosse · 21.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10 mi
Winona Health Services
Winona · ★★★★★
ER
21.6 mi
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
La Crosse · ★★★★★
ER
21.6 mi
Scenic Bluffs Health Center
4 sites · nearest in La Crosse
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
21.8 mi
Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center
La Crosse · ★★★★★
ER
39 mi
Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics
Whitehall · not rated
ERRural critical access
41.1 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Rochester
Rochester · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Wiscoy Township itself
✓ Dental careWiscoy Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Wiscoy Township 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 Wiscoy Township; ≈ 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 Wiscoy Township adults…

Wiscoy Township runs above MN on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

6 of every 100 Wiscoy Township adults have COPD
Minnesota: 5 in 100 · worse · likely 5.6–7.2%
Better than MNWorseAbout the sameMinnesota
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Minnesota

Share of adults, with the Minnesota figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.5%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.2%MN 29.2%
Binge drink 18.3%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 13.9%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Wiscoy Township, betterWiscoy Township, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Where Wiscoy Township gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Wiscoy Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Minnesota.

75%Yearly checkupMN 75%
65%Dentist visitMN 68%
84%Cholesterol checkMN 85%
70%Colon screeningMN 69%
77%MammogramMN 79%
78%Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Wiscoy Township 7.1% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Wiscoy Township adults are doing

About the same as Minnesota on each measure.

3 in 10Wiscoy Township adults feel lonely
30.4% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Wiscoy Township adults lack social or emotional support
19.7% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Wiscoy Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.7% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 6Wiscoy Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.1% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Wiscoy Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

Find a group →

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 9
Wiscoy Township adults worry about having enough food
11.5% · MN 11.4%
About the same as MN
1 in 12
Wiscoy Township adults worry about keeping their housing
8.6% · MN 9.3%
About the same as MN
1 in 17
Wiscoy Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.8% · MN 5.7%
About the same as MN
1 in 13
Wiscoy Township adults lack reliable transportation
7.5% · MN 7.1%
About the same as MN

8.8% of Wiscoy Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Around town

Wiscoy Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Wilson Township: 34.5%Hart Township: 37.6%Money Creek Township: 35.3%Pleasant Hill Township: 35.1%Winona: 34.4%Warren Township: 35.5%Homer Township: 34.5%Hillsdale Township: 34.7%Fremont Township: 36.1%Rushford Village: 40.7%Houston Township: 35.1%Yucatan Township: 36.3%New Hartford Township: 33.9%Wiscoy Township: 35.4%Wiscoy TownshipWilson TownshipHart TownshipMoney Creek TownshipPleasant Hill TownshipWinona Health Services · Winona · 10 mi · 2★ MedicareH
Healthier than MNNear MNLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#9 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Wilson Township34.5%
Pleasant Hill Township35.1%
Money Creek Township35.3%
Wiscoy Township35.4%
Hart Township37.6%
MN33.5%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Hart Township————
Wilson TownshipB+34.5%9.7%13.5%ZIP 55987
Money Creek Township————
Pleasant Hill Township————

Hart Township, Money Creek Township and Pleasant Hill Township: 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.

30.2%

of Wiscoy Township adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.9%
Thinking or memory14%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
Minnesota

Questions about health in Wiscoy Township

Why doesn’t Wiscoy Township have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Wiscoy Township?

Winona Health Services in Winona, 10.0 miles in a straight line from Wiscoy Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Wiscoy Township.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Minnesota 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.