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Health in Turley · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Turley residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Turley

The nearest ER is 24 miles from Turley

The closest emergency room is San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, 23.5 miles away in a straight line. Getting care ↓

Turley keeps up with checkups

It beats New Mexico on three of five routine checkups and screenings, including dentist visits (71.8% vs 61.4%) and cholesterol checks (85.8% vs 83.4%). Checkups ↓

Turley is short on primary care and mental health care

Turley’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 ↓

Turley is an active town

Only 20% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 25.6% across New Mexico. Habits ↓

Fewer Turley adults struggle to make ends meet

Worries about food, housing, utility bills and getting around all run below New Mexico. 1 in 8 adults worry about having enough food, vs 1 in 5 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 New Mexico figure falls outside Turley’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Turley

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

HNearest ERSan Juan Regional Medical CenterFarmington · 23.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePresbyterian Medical ServicesFarmington · 23.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
23.5 mi
San Juan Regional Medical Center
Farmington · ★★★★★
ER
23.8 mi
Presbyterian Medical Services
4 sites · nearest in Farmington
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
35 mi
Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center
4 sites · nearest in Durango
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
35.7 mi
Animas Surgical Hospital
Durango · not rated
ER
49.2 mi
Mercy Regional Medical Center
Durango · ★★★★★
ER
53.2 mi
Pagosa Springs Medical Center
Pagosa Springs · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Turley itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Turley itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Turley 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 Turley; ≈ 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 Turley adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks New Mexico.

71%Yearly checkupNM 69%
72%Dentist visitNM 61%
86%Cholesterol checkNM 83%
67%Colon screeningNM 58%
68%MammogramNM 70%
75%Taking BP medsNM 73%
1 in 8
working-age adults has no health insurance
Turley 11.9% · New Mexico 1 in 6 (15.6%)
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with New Mexico

Share of adults, with the New Mexico figure marked.

Get no exercise 20%NM 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.2%NM 32.7%
Binge drink 14%NM 13.7%
Smoke cigarettes 10.7%NM 13.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Turley, betterTurley, worseAbout the sameNew Mexico
Where Turley gets moving

6.5 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
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
Turley adults worry about having enough food
12.6% · NM 20.9%
Better than NM
1 in 9
Turley adults worry about keeping their housing
11.2% · NM 16.5%
Better than NM
1 in 13
Turley adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.8% · NM 11.2%
Better than NM
1 in 14
Turley adults lack reliable transportation
7.3% · NM 11%
Better than NM

9.3% of Turley adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 16.9% across New Mexico.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Turley adults…

Turley runs below NM on 2 of 12 conditions and above it on 1. Tap one to see it as people.

19 of every 100 Turley adults have been diagnosed with depression
New Mexico: 23 in 100 · better · likely 16.4–22.2%
Better than NMWorseAbout the sameNew Mexico
Mind & connection

How Turley adults are doing

On 2 of 4 measures, Turley does better than New Mexico.

1 in 3Turley adults feel lonely
32.8% · NM 34.1% · About the same as NM
1 in 4Turley adults lack social or emotional support
22.9% · NM 24.5% · About the same as NM
1 in 5Turley adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.2% · NM 23.2% · Better than NM
1 in 7Turley adults are in frequent mental distress
13.9% · NM 16.1% · Better than NM
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Turley 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

Turley and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Blanco: 35.9%Sullivan: no dataAngustura: 36%Navajo Dam: 32.4%Bloomfield: 36.7%Turley: 29.8%TurleyBlancoSullivan
Healthier than NMNear NMLess healthy
Obesity
#1 of 5 towns on this map, healthiest first
Turley29.8%
Blanco35.9%
NM34.1%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Blanco————
Sullivan————

Blanco and Sullivan: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

30.5%

of Turley adults live with a disability (New Mexico 34%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.6%
Thinking or memory13.1%
Hearing8.2%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
New Mexico

Questions about health in Turley

Why doesn’t Turley have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Turley?

San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, 23.5 miles in a straight line from Turley’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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