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Union Pacific Railroad station in Willow Island, Nebraska (1867)Photo: Arundel C. Hull · Public domain
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Health in Willow Island

Where Willow Island residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Willow Island

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

HNearest ERCozad Community HospitalCozad · 4.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHeartland Health CenterRavenna · 61.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.9 mi
Cozad Community Hospital
Cozad · not rated
ERRural critical access
5.5 mi
Gothenburg Health
Gothenburg · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.9 mi
Lexington Regional Health Center
Lexington · not rated
ERRural critical access
28.7 mi
Callaway District Hospital
Callaway · not rated
ERRural critical access
61.1 mi
Heartland Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Ravenna
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
96.7 mi
Sheridan County Hospital
4 sites · nearest in Selden
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Willow Island itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Willow Island itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Willow Island 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 Willow Island; ≈ 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 Willow Island 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 Willow Island

Why doesn’t Willow Island have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Willow Island?

Cozad Community Hospital in Cozad, 4.9 miles in a straight line from Willow Island’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 Willow Island.

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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.