✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers River Bend 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 River Bend; ≈ 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 Missouri
Share of adults, with the Missouri figure marked.
Get no exercise29.9%MO 28.8%
Sleep under 7 hours34.4%MO 36.5%
Binge drink18.5%MO 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes17.3%MO 16%
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River Bend, betterRiver Bend, worseAbout the sameMissouri
Where River Bend gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of River Bend adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Missouri.
Yearly checkupMO 78%
Dentist visitMO 60%
Cholesterol checkMO 85%
Colon screeningMO 64%
MammogramMO 75%
Taking BP medsMO 77%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
River Bend 9.4% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)
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 7
River Bend adults worry about having enough food
13.7% · MO 13.7%
About the same as MO
1 in 8
River Bend adults worry about keeping their housing
12.9% · MO 12.1%
About the same as MO
1 in 11
River Bend adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.9% · MO 9%
About the same as MO
1 in 12
River Bend adults lack reliable transportation
8.4% · MO 8.4%
About the same as MO
9.5% of River Bend adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.
Around town
River Bend and the towns around it
How health changes across the town line.
Healthier than MONear MOLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
River Bend35.4%
Liberty35.8%
Kansas City38.5%
Sugar Creek38.6%
MO36.6%
Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.
Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.
Disability
Living with a disability
Shown without a better/worse judgment.
37%
of River Bend adults live with a disability (Missouri 36.2%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs16%
Thinking or memory18.2%
Hearing8.1%
Errands alone9.4%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Missouri
Questions about health in River Bend
Why doesn’t River Bend have a Health Grade?
Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for River Bend.
What hospital is closest to River Bend?
Liberty Hospital in Liberty, 7.0 miles in a straight line from River Bend’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 River Bend?
5 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is HCC Network - Independence in Independence, 4.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in River Bend.
Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. 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.