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Health in Vernon

Where Vernon residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Vernon

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

HNearest ERHillcrest Hospital HenryettaHenryetta · 15.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMcalester Regional Health Center★★★★★ · 18.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careEast Central Oklahoma FamHenryetta · 15.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
15.1 mi
East Central Oklahoma Fam
3 sites · nearest in Henryetta
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.3 mi
Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta
Henryetta · not rated
ER
18.8 mi
Mcalester Regional Health Center
Mcalester · ★★★★★
ER
20.4 mi
Stigler Health and Wellness Center
3 sites · nearest in Eufaula
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
23.7 mi
Creek Nation Community Hospital
Okemah · not rated
ERRural critical access
26.7 mi
Holdenville General Hospital
Holdenville · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careVernon is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careVernon is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthVernon is not a shortage area

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 Vernon; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Around town

Health next door

The Oklahoma towns that border Vernon have CDC estimates of their own. Oklahoma: 38.9% obesity, 12.8% diabetes, 16.3% smoking; U.S. 32.9%, 12%, 11.8%.

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Questions about health in Vernon

Why doesn’t Vernon have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Vernon?

Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta in Henryetta, 15.3 miles in a straight line from Vernon’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 Vernon.

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