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Health in Hassell

Where Hassell residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Hassell

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

HNearest ERVidant Edgecombe HospitalTarboro · 15.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyVidant Edgecombe Hospital★★★★★ · 15.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careMetropolitan Community Health ServicesWilliamston · 12.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.6 mi
Metropolitan Community Health Services
2 sites · nearest in Williamston
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.1 mi
Freedom Hill Community Health Center
Tarboro · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
15.7 mi
Vidant Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro · ★★★★★
ER
20.3 mi
Ecu Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
22 mi
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville · ★★★★★
ER
30.4 mi
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Hassell itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Hassell itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Hassell 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 Hassell; ≈ 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 North Carolina towns that border Hassell have CDC estimates of their own. North Carolina: 35.1% obesity, 12% diabetes, 13.5% smoking; U.S. 32.9%, 12%, 11.8%.

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Questions about health in Hassell

Why doesn’t Hassell have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Hassell?

Vidant Edgecombe Hospital in Tarboro, 15.7 miles in a straight line from Hassell’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health. The North Carolina 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.