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Health in Commerce

Where Commerce residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Commerce

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

HNearest ERMercy Hospital SoutheastCape Girardeau · 11.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySaint Francis Medical Center★★★★★ · 12.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSoutheast Missouri Health NetworkBenton · 7.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.2 mi
Southeast Missouri Health Network
2 sites · nearest in Benton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.4 mi
Cross Trails Medical Center
Cape Girardeau · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
11.9 mi
Mercy Hospital Southeast
Cape Girardeau · ★★★★★
ER
12.1 mi
Saint Francis Medical Center
Cape Girardeau · ★★★★★
ER
20.1 mi
Missouri Delta Medical Center
Sikeston · ★★★★★
ER
23.3 mi
Deaconess Illinois Union County
Anna · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Commerce itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Commerce itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Commerce 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 Commerce; ≈ 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).

Around town

Health next door

The Missouri towns that border Commerce have CDC estimates of their own. Missouri: 36.6% obesity, 12.1% diabetes, 16% smoking; U.S. 32.9%, 12%, 11.8%.

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Questions about health in Commerce

Why doesn’t Commerce have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Commerce?

Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau, 11.9 miles in a straight line from Commerce’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Commerce?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Benton Medical Center in Benton, 7.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health. The Missouri 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.