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Great Bend, North Dakota 8-1-2009Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Health in Great Bend · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Great Bend residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Great Bend, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 58075. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
19.1%
Worse than ND (16.1%)
Obesity
38.2%
About the same as ND (36.5%)
No exercise
25.8%
About the same as ND (21.8%)
Uninsured
7.7%
About the same as ND (7.3%)
Feel lonely
30%
About the same as ND (29.6%)
Nearest ER
17.3 mi
St. Francis Medical Center
What stands out

What stands out about health in Great Bend

7.5%have COPD · ND 5.9%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Great Bend adults…

Great Bend runs above ND on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Great Bend adults have COPD
North Dakota: 6 in 100 · worse · likely 6.5–8.5%
Better than NDWorseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Great Bend

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

HNearest ERSt. Francis Medical CenterBreckenridge · 17.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Healthcare CenterMoorhead · 49 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
17.3 mi
St. Francis Medical Center
Breckenridge · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
27.9 mi
Sanford Wheaton Medical Center
Wheaton · not rated
Rural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
36.3 mi
Coteau Des Prairies Health Care System
Sisseton · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
41.1 mi
Prairie Ridge Hospital and Health Services
Elbow Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
49 mi
Family Healthcare Center
6 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
50.2 mi
Community Health Service
2 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careGreat Bend is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careGreat Bend is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthGreat Bend is not a shortage area

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 Great Bend; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with North Dakota

Share of adults, with the North Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 25.8%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 32.6%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 20.8%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.3%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Great Bend, betterGreat Bend, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where Great Bend gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Great Bend adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks North Dakota.

74%Yearly checkupND 74%
62%Dentist visitND 65%
81%Cholesterol checkND 83%
68%Colon screeningND 65%
79%MammogramND 78%
78%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Great Bend 7.7% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Great Bend adults are doing

About the same as North Dakota on each measure.

3 in 10Great Bend adults feel lonely
30% · ND 29.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Great Bend adults lack social or emotional support
21% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 4Great Bend adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.6% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 7Great Bend adults are in frequent mental distress
15.3% · ND 14.2% · About the same as ND
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Great Bend adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

Find a group →

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

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 8
Great Bend adults worry about having enough food
12.7% · ND 10.7%
About the same as ND
1 in 10
Great Bend adults worry about keeping their housing
10% · ND 8.9%
About the same as ND
1 in 15
Great Bend adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.8% · ND 5.8%
About the same as ND
1 in 13
Great Bend adults lack reliable transportation
7.6% · ND 6.5%
Worse than ND

8.7% of Great Bend adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Around town

Great Bend and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

31.8%

of Great Bend adults live with a disability (North Dakota 27.6%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14%
Thinking or memory14.3%
Hearing8.8%
Errands alone8.5%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
North Dakota

Questions about health in Great Bend

Why doesn’t Great 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 Great Bend.

What hospital is closest to Great Bend?

St. Francis Medical Center in Breckenridge, 17.3 miles in a straight line from Great Bend’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 Great Bend.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. 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.