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Health in Bradley · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Bradley residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Bradley

Bradley is short on primary care and mental health care

Bradley’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓

Heart disease runs high in Bradley

1 in 11 adults have heart disease (8.7%), vs 6.8% across South Dakota. 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 South Dakota figure falls outside Bradley’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Bradley

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

HNearest ERSanford Hospital Webster - CahWebster · 18.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareAberdeen · 47.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
18.2 mi
Sanford Hospital Webster - Cah
Webster · not rated
ERRural critical access
28.4 mi
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
Watertown · ★★★★★
ER
45.5 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Redfield · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
47.4 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Aberdeen
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
≈47.8 mi
Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen
Aberdeen · ★★★★★
ER
69 mi
Access Health - Brookings
Brookings · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Bradley itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Bradley itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Bradley 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 Bradley; ≈ 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 Bradley adults…

Bradley runs above SD on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Bradley adults have heart disease
South Dakota: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 7.1–10.3%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with South Dakota

Share of adults, with the South Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 27%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.1%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 17.7%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 18.5%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Bradley, betterBradley, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Bradley gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
65%Dentist visitSD 69%
88%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
77%MammogramSD 77%
79%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Bradley 8% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Bradley adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Bradley adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.3% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 6Bradley adults are in frequent mental distress
15.5% · 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

Bradley 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.

32.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.5%
Thinking or memory14.2%
Hearing10.2%
Errands alone8.6%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing4.4%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Bradley

Why doesn’t Bradley have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Bradley?

Sanford Hospital Webster - Cah in Webster, 18.2 miles in a straight line from Bradley’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 Bradley.

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.