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Health in Bijou Hills · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Bijou Hills residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 57369. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Bijou Hills

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Bijou Hills adults…

Bijou Hills runs above SD on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Bijou Hills adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 10.1–12.2%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Bijou Hills

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

HNearest ERAvera Gregory HospitalGregory · 17.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareChamberlain · 20.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
17.5 mi
Avera Gregory Hospital
Gregory · not rated
ERRural critical access
18.4 mi
Platte Health Center
Platte · not rated
ERRural critical access
20 mi
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center
Chamberlain · not rated
ERRural critical access
20.9 mi
Rural Health Care
3 sites · nearest in Chamberlain
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
25.1 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Burke · not rated
ERRural critical access
35.4 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Plankinton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Bijou Hills itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Bijou Hills itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Bijou Hills 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 Bijou Hills; ≈ 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 South Dakota

Share of adults, with the South Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.9%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 28.8%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 17.7%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.9%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Bijou Hills, betterBijou Hills, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Bijou Hills gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bijou Hills adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks South Dakota.

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
70%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
66%Colon screeningSD 66%
76%MammogramSD 77%
79%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Bijou Hills 7.6% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Bijou Hills adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Bijou Hills adults have been diagnosed with depression
20% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Bijou Hills adults are in frequent mental distress
14.2% · SD 15.3% · About the same as SD
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.

Find a group →

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

Bijou Hills and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Eagle Township: 36.7%America Township: 38.3%Pleasant Grove Township: 37%Richland Township: 39%La Roche Township: 36.7%Lake George Township: 36.7%Iona Township: 35.4%Ola Township: 40.4%Ola: 38.6%Bijou Hills: 36.7%Bijou HillsEagle TownshipAmerica TownshipAvera Gregory Hospital · Gregory · 17.5 miH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#2 of 10 towns on this map, healthiest first
Bijou Hills36.7%
Eagle Township36.7%
America Township38.3%
SD35.9%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
America Township————
Eagle Township————

America Township and Eagle Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

30.9%

of Bijou Hills adults live with a disability (South Dakota 30.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.5%
Thinking or memory12.7%
Hearing9.7%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Bijou Hills

Why doesn’t Bijou Hills have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Bijou Hills?

Avera Gregory Hospital in Gregory, 17.5 miles in a straight line from Bijou Hills’ 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 Bijou Hills.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The South Dakota 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.