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Osmond, Nebraska E side State Street S from 4thPhoto: Ammodramus · Public domain
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Health in Osmond · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Osmond residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Osmond. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Osmond

Heart disease, stroke and COPD run high in Osmond

1 in 12 adults have heart disease (8.4%), vs 6.1% across Nebraska. 1 in 24 adults have had a stroke (4.2%), vs 3.1% across Nebraska. COPD is also above the state: 8%, vs 6.1% across Nebraska. In all, Osmond runs above Nebraska on five of 11 chronic conditions. Age is part of it: 29% of residents are 65 or older (Nebraska 17%), and heart disease, stroke and COPD are more common later in life. Conditions ↓

More Osmond adults get no exercise

3 in 10 adults get no exercise outside work (30%), vs 24.3% across Nebraska. Habits ↓

Osmond is short on primary care and mental health care

Osmond’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓

More high blood pressure in Osmond, and more people treating it

37.3% of adults have high blood pressure (Nebraska 32.6%), but 81.8% of them take medicine for it, vs 77.5% statewide. Checkups ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Nebraska figure falls outside Osmond’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Osmond adults…

Osmond runs above NE on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Osmond adults have heart disease
Nebraska: 6 in 100 · worse · likely 7.2–9.6%
Better than NEWorseAbout the sameNebraska
Why age matters here

Osmond is an older town: 29% of residents are 65 or older, vs 17% across Nebraska. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Osmond as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Osmond29%
Nebraska17%
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Nebraska

Share of adults, with the Nebraska figure marked.

Get no exercise 30%NE 24.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 29%NE 31.3%
Binge drink 18%NE 19.7%
Smoke cigarettes 14.6%NE 13.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Osmond, betterOsmond, worseAbout the sameNebraska
Where Osmond gets moving

0.2 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Osmond

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

HNearest EROsmond General HospitalOsmond · 1.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careMidtown Health CenterNorfolk · 23.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.3 mi
Osmond General Hospital
Osmond · not rated
ERRural critical access
9.5 mi
CHI Health Plainview Hospital
Plainview · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.8 mi
Avera Creighton Hospital
Creighton · not rated
ERRural critical access
23.7 mi
Faith Health
Norfolk · ★★★★★
ER
23.9 mi
Midtown Health Center
8 sites · nearest in Norfolk
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Osmond itself
✓ Dental careOsmond is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Osmond 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 Osmond; ≈ 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Osmond adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Nebraska.

77%Yearly checkupNE 76%
63%Dentist visitNE 64%
85%Cholesterol checkNE 84%
62%Colon screeningNE 62%
74%MammogramNE 75%
82%Taking BP medsNE 78%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Osmond 8.5% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Osmond adults are doing

About the same as Nebraska on each measure.

3 in 10Osmond adults feel lonely
29.5% · NE 29.3% · About the same as NE
1 in 5Osmond adults lack social or emotional support
20.3% · NE 20.5% · About the same as NE
1 in 6Osmond adults have been diagnosed with depression
17.1% · NE 18.3% · About the same as NE
1 in 7Osmond adults are in frequent mental distress
14% · NE 14.1% · About the same as NE
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Osmond 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 9
Osmond adults worry about having enough food
11.5% · NE 12.3%
About the same as NE
1 in 12
Osmond adults worry about keeping their housing
8.3% · NE 9.5%
About the same as NE
1 in 17
Osmond adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.8% · NE 6.4%
About the same as NE
1 in 16
Osmond adults lack reliable transportation
6.3% · NE 6.7%
About the same as NE

8.4% of Osmond adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Around town

Osmond 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.

31.3%

of Osmond adults live with a disability (Nebraska 27.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.5%
Thinking or memory12.5%
Hearing10.3%
Errands alone8.1%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Nebraska

Questions about health in Osmond

Why doesn’t Osmond have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Osmond?

Osmond General Hospital in Osmond, 1.3 miles in a straight line from Osmond’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 Osmond.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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