✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Saginaw itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Saginaw itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Saginaw 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 Saginaw; ≈ 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 exercise28.3%MO 28.8%
Sleep under 7 hours37.4%MO 36.5%
Binge drink14.6%MO 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes16.2%MO 16%
0%10%20%30%40%
Saginaw, betterSaginaw, worseAbout the sameMissouri
Where Saginaw gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Saginaw 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 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Saginaw 7.6% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)
Mind & connection
How Saginaw adults are doing
About the same as Missouri on each measure.
1 in 4Saginaw adults feel lonely
27.5% · MO 31.7% · About the same as MO
1 in 5Saginaw adults lack social or emotional support
18.4% · MO 20.1% · About the same as MO
1 in 4Saginaw adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.5% · MO 24.3% · About the same as MO
1 in 6Saginaw adults are in frequent mental distress
16.2% · MO 17.5% · About the same as MO
The one neighbors can help with
1 in 4 Saginaw 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.
35.7%
of Saginaw adults live with a disability (Missouri 36.2%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs17%
Thinking or memory15.9%
Hearing10.2%
Errands alone8.8%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing4.1%
Missouri
Questions about health in Saginaw
Why doesn’t Saginaw have a Health Grade?
Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Saginaw.
What hospital is closest to Saginaw?
Mercy Hospital Joplin in Joplin, 2.0 miles in a straight line from Saginaw’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 1 of 5 stars.
Where can I get low-cost care near Saginaw?
2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Lafayette House in Joplin, 4.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Saginaw.
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.