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Health in Winside · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Winside residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Winside

Winside is short on primary care and mental health care

Winside’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 ↓

Fewer Winside adults struggle to make ends meet

Worries about food, utility bills and getting around all run below Nebraska. 1 in 11 adults worry about having enough food, vs 1 in 8 adults statewide. Everyday needs ↓

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 Winside’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Winside

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

HNearest ERProvidence Medical CenterWayne · 9.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyFaith Health★★★★★ · 17.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careMidtown Health CenterWayne · 9.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.6 mi
Providence Medical Center
Wayne · not rated
ERRural critical access
9.6 mi
Midtown Health Center
8 sites · nearest in Wayne
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.3 mi
Faith Health
Norfolk · ★★★★★
ER
23.1 mi
Pender Community Hospital
Pender · not rated
ERRural critical access
25.1 mi
Osmond General Hospital
Osmond · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Winside itself
✓ Dental careWinside is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Winside 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 Winside; ≈ 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).

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 11
Winside adults worry about having enough food
9.2% · NE 12.3%
Better than NE
1 in 13
Winside adults worry about keeping their housing
7.8% · NE 9.5%
About the same as NE
1 in 19
Winside adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.2% · NE 6.4%
Better than NE
1 in 19
Winside adults lack reliable transportation
5.4% · NE 6.7%
Better than NE

6.2% of Winside adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Winside adults…

On every condition, Winside is about the same as Nebraska. Tap one to see it as people.

31 of every 100 Winside adults have high blood pressure
Nebraska: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 26.9–34.3%
Better than NEWorseAbout the sameNebraska
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Nebraska

Share of adults, with the Nebraska figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.3%NE 24.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.6%NE 31.3%
Binge drink 23.2%NE 19.7%
Smoke cigarettes 12.7%NE 13.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Winside, betterWinside, worseAbout the sameNebraska
Where Winside gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupNE 76%
72%Dentist visitNE 64%
84%Cholesterol checkNE 84%
57%Colon screeningNE 62%
77%MammogramNE 75%
78%Taking BP medsNE 78%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Winside 7.5% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Winside adults are doing

About the same as Nebraska on each measure.

3 in 10Winside adults feel lonely
30.4% · NE 29.3% · About the same as NE
1 in 5Winside adults lack social or emotional support
19.8% · NE 20.5% · About the same as NE
1 in 6Winside adults have been diagnosed with depression
17.5% · NE 18.3% · About the same as NE
1 in 7Winside adults are in frequent mental distress
14.1% · NE 14.1% · About the same as NE
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Winside 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.

Around town

Winside 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.

25.5%

of Winside adults live with a disability (Nebraska 27.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs10.6%
Thinking or memory11.6%
Hearing7%
Errands alone6.4%
Vision3.6%
Dressing or bathing2.8%
Nebraska

Questions about health in Winside

Why doesn’t Winside have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Winside?

Providence Medical Center in Wayne, 9.6 miles in a straight line from Winside’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Where can I get low-cost care near Winside?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Midtown Health Center - Wayne State College in Wayne, 9.6 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Winside.

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.