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Gilead, Nebraska downtownPhoto: Ammodramus · Public domain
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Health in Gilead

Where Gilead residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Gilead

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

HNearest ERThayer County Health ServicesHebron · 9.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careBluestem HealthLincoln · 58.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.5 mi
Thayer County Health Services
Hebron · not rated
ERRural critical access
12.6 mi
Jefferson Community Health & Life
Fairbury · not rated
ERRural critical access
25.5 mi
Republic County Hospital
Belleville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
29.9 mi
Washington County Hospital
Washington · not rated
ERRural critical access
58.3 mi
Bluestem Health
4 sites · nearest in Lincoln
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
59.7 mi
Heartland Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Hastings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Gilead itself
✓ Dental careGilead is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Gilead 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 Gilead; ≈ 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 Nebraska towns that border Gilead have CDC estimates of their own. Nebraska: 37.7% obesity, 10.7% diabetes, 13.2% smoking; U.S. 32.9%, 12%, 11.8%.

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Questions about health in Gilead

Why doesn’t Gilead have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Gilead?

Thayer County Health Services in Hebron, 9.5 miles in a straight line from Gilead’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 Gilead.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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