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Stafford UMC, Main and 145Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
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Health in Stafford

Where Stafford residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Stafford

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

HNearest ERSistersville General HospitalSistersville · 18 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSoutheast, Inc. - Woodsfield Health CenterWoodsfield · 8.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.5 mi
Southeast, Inc. - Woodsfield Health Center
Woodsfield · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
8.7 mi
Ohio Hills Health Services
5 sites · nearest in Woodsfield
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18 mi
Sistersville General Hospital
Sistersville · not rated
ERRural critical access
19.9 mi
Barnesville Hospital Association
Barnesville · not rated
ERRural critical access
20.9 mi
Selby General Hospital
Marietta · not rated
ERRural critical access
21.9 mi
Marietta Memorial Hospital
Marietta · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Stafford itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Stafford itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Stafford 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 Stafford; ≈ 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 Ohio towns that border Stafford have CDC estimates of their own. Ohio: 37.1% obesity, 13.2% diabetes, 15.4% smoking; U.S. 32.9%, 12%, 11.8%.

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Questions about health in Stafford

Why doesn’t Stafford have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Stafford?

Sistersville General Hospital in Sistersville, 18.0 miles in a straight line from Stafford’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 Stafford?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Southeast, Inc. - Woodsfield Health Center in Woodsfield, 8.5 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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Ask your neighbors

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