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Falls on the Santiam at Waterloo, Ogn.Alternate Title: J. G. Crawford's Oregon scenery.Photo: Crawford, J. G. -- Photographer · Public domain
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Health in Waterloo · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Waterloo residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Waterloo

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Waterloo adults…

Waterloo runs above OR on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

35 of every 100 Waterloo adults have arthritis
Oregon: 27 in 100 · worse · likely 31.3–38.2%
Better than ORWorseAbout the sameOregon
Getting care

Care in and near Waterloo

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

HNearest ERSamaritan Lebanon Community HospitalLebanon · 5.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySamaritan Albany General Hospital★★★★★ · 17.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careBenton CountyLebanon · 5.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.6 mi
Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital
Lebanon · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
5.6 mi
Benton County
6 sites · nearest in Lebanon
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.2 mi
Samaritan Albany General Hospital
Albany · ★★★★★
ER
21.5 mi
Santiam Hospital & Clinics
Stayton · not rated
ER
≈23 mi
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center
Corvallis · ★★★★★
ER
30.9 mi
Delta Oaks Clinic
Eugene · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Waterloo itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Waterloo itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Waterloo 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 Waterloo; ≈ 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).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Oregon

Share of adults, with the Oregon figure marked.

Get no exercise 22.2%OR 20.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.7%OR 30.6%
Binge drink 16.1%OR 15.4%
Smoke cigarettes 14.5%OR 12%
0%10%20%30%40%
Waterloo, betterWaterloo, worseAbout the sameOregon
Where Waterloo gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%Yearly checkupOR 73%
64%Dentist visitOR 65%
85%Cholesterol checkOR 84%
66%Colon screeningOR 63%
78%MammogramOR 78%
75%Taking BP medsOR 71%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Waterloo 7.7% · Oregon 1 in 12 (8.5%)
Mind & connection

How Waterloo adults are doing

About the same as Oregon on each measure.

3 in 10Waterloo adults have been diagnosed with depression
30.1% · OR 27.1% · About the same as OR
1 in 6Waterloo adults are in frequent mental distress
18.1% · 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

Waterloo 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.

32.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.7%
Thinking or memory15%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Oregon

Questions about health in Waterloo

Why doesn’t Waterloo have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Waterloo?

Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital in Lebanon, 5.6 miles in a straight line from Waterloo’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Waterloo?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is East Linn Health Center in Lebanon, 5.6 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.