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Silver Lake, Oregon 2023-12-23Photo: Caseyjminnick · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Health in Silver Lake · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Silver Lake residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Silver Lake

The nearest ER is 66 miles from Silver Lake

The closest emergency room is St. Charles Medical Center - Bend in Bend, 65.9 miles away in a straight line. For everyday care, Lapine Community Health Center is closer (44.2 mi) and charges on a sliding scale. Getting care ↓

COPD, stroke and heart disease run high in Silver Lake

1 in 10 adults have COPD (10.4%), vs 6.8% across Oregon. 1 in 21 adults have had a stroke (4.7%), vs 3.3% across Oregon. Heart disease is also above the state: 9.2%, vs 6.5% across Oregon. In all, Silver Lake runs above Oregon on seven of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

More Silver Lake adults get no exercise

1 in 4 adults get no exercise outside work (26.7%), vs 20.1% across Oregon. Habits ↓

More high blood pressure in Silver Lake, and more people treating it

39.4% of adults have high blood pressure (Oregon 32.7%), but 75.8% of them take medicine for it, vs 71.4% statewide. Checkups ↓

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 Silver Lake’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Silver Lake

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

HNearest ERSt. Charles Medical Center - BendBend · 65.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careLapine Community Health CenterLa Pine · 44.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
44.2 mi
Lapine Community Health Center
La Pine · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
48.5 mi
Chiloquin Open Door Family Prac.
Chiloquin · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
65.9 mi
St. Charles Medical Center - Bend
Bend · ★★★★★
ER
71.1 mi
Sky Lakes Medical Center
Klamath Falls · ★★★★★
ER
74.3 mi
Lake District Hospital
Lakeview · not rated
ERRural critical access
81.8 mi
St. Charles Medical Center Prineville
Prineville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Silver Lake itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Silver Lake itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Silver Lake 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 Silver Lake; ≈ 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).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Silver Lake adults…

Silver Lake runs above OR on 7 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Silver Lake adults have COPD
Oregon: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 8.2–12.7%
Better than ORWorseAbout the sameOregon
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Oregon

Share of adults, with the Oregon figure marked.

Get no exercise 26.7%OR 20.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.1%OR 30.6%
Binge drink 13.6%OR 15.4%
Smoke cigarettes 16.3%OR 12%
0%10%20%30%40%
Silver Lake, betterSilver Lake, worseAbout the sameOregon
Where Silver Lake gets moving

1.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Silver Lake adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Oregon.

75%Yearly checkupOR 73%
57%Dentist visitOR 65%
83%Cholesterol checkOR 84%
62%Colon screeningOR 63%
73%MammogramOR 78%
76%Taking BP medsOR 71%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Silver Lake 9.3% · Oregon 1 in 12 (8.5%)
Mind & connection

How Silver Lake adults are doing

About the same as Oregon on each measure.

3 in 10Silver Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression
28.4% · OR 27.1% · About the same as OR
1 in 5Silver Lake adults are in frequent mental distress
19.2% · OR 17.5% · About the same as OR
The one neighbors can help with

A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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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

Silver Lake 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.

37.3%

of Silver Lake adults live with a disability (Oregon 30%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs18.5%
Thinking or memory17.4%
Hearing9.8%
Errands alone10.5%
Vision6.3%
Dressing or bathing4.9%
Oregon

Questions about health in Silver Lake

Why doesn’t Silver Lake have a Health Grade?

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

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Silver Lake.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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.