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Black bear weighing 252 lbs. shot by Jim O'Brine 5-12-10 at Saltese, Mont. LCCN2012646791Photo: English, H. Wallace, copyright claimant · Public domain
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Health in Saltese

Where Saltese residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Saltese

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

HNearest ERClark Fork Valley HospitalPlains · 29.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careDirne Health CentersKellogg · 30.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
29.4 mi
Clark Fork Valley Hospital
Plains · not rated
ERRural critical access
30.2 mi
Dirne Health Centers
8 sites · nearest in Kellogg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
30.4 mi
Shoshone Medical Center
Kellogg · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
33.6 mi
Mineral Community Hospital
Superior · not rated
ERRural critical access
49.8 mi
Benewah Community Hospital
Saint Maries · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Saltese itself
✓ Dental careSaltese is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Saltese 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 Saltese; ≈ 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 Montana towns that border Saltese have CDC estimates of their own. Montana: 31.4% obesity, 9.9% diabetes, 13.6% smoking; U.S. 32.9%, 12%, 11.8%.

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Questions about health in Saltese

Why doesn’t Saltese have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Saltese?

Clark Fork Valley Hospital in Plains, 29.4 miles in a straight line from Saltese’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 Saltese.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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