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Dahlen, North DakotaPhoto: afiler from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Health in Dahlen

Where Dahlen residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Dahlen

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

HNearest ERFirst Care Health CenterPark River · 18.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSpectra HealthLarimore · 22.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
18.7 mi
First Care Health Center
Park River · not rated
ERRural critical access
22.4 mi
Spectra Health
3 sites · nearest in Larimore
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
29.1 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Grafton
Grafton · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
29.4 mi
Nelson County Health System
Mcville · not rated
ERRural critical access
29.5 mi
Unity Medical Center
Grafton · not rated
ERRural critical access
31.3 mi
Northwood Deaconess Health Center
Northwood · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careDahlen is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careDahlen is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Dahlen 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 Dahlen; ≈ 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 Dakota towns that border Dahlen have CDC estimates of their own. North Dakota: 36.5% obesity, 9.8% diabetes, 13.1% smoking; U.S. 32.9%, 12%, 11.8%.

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Questions about health in Dahlen

Why doesn’t Dahlen have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Dahlen?

First Care Health Center in Park River, 18.7 miles in a straight line from Dahlen’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 Dahlen.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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