Photo: Ian Poellet (User:Werewombat) · CC BY-SA 4.0Where Nehalem residents get care
CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Nehalem, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.
Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Nehalem. How CDC estimates town health
What stands out about health in Nehalem
Nehalem is short on every kind of care federal data tracks
Nehalem’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care, dental care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓
Cancer and stroke run high in Nehalem
1 in 9 adults have had cancer (10.6%), vs 8.9% across Oregon. 1 in 26 adults have had a stroke (3.8%), vs 3.3% across Oregon. Conditions ↓
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 Oregon figure falls outside Nehalem’s likely range.
Care in and near Nehalem
No hospital or community health center in Nehalem itself. These are the nearest.
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 Nehalem; ≈ 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).
Out of every 100 Nehalem adults…
Nehalem runs below OR on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 3. Tap one to see it as people.
Everyday habits, side by side with Oregon
Share of adults, with the Oregon figure marked.
0.2 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve
Keeping up with care
Share of Nehalem adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Oregon.
How Nehalem adults are doing
About the same as Oregon on each measure.
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Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
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Nehalem and the towns around it
How health changes across the town line.
Health next door
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Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.
Living with a disability
Shown without a better/worse judgment.
of Nehalem adults live with a disability (Oregon 30%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.
Questions about health in Nehalem
Why doesn’t Nehalem have a Health Grade?
Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Nehalem.
What hospital is closest to Nehalem?
Adventist Health Tillamook in Tillamook, 18.3 miles in a straight line from Nehalem’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.
Where can I get low-cost care near Nehalem?
1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Nehalem Bay Health Center & Pharmacy in Wheeler, 2.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Nehalem.
Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Oregon 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.