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Health in Brandt · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Brandt residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Brandt

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Brandt

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

HNearest ERSanford Clear Lake Medical CenterClear Lake · 9.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareBrookings · 25.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.4 mi
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center
Clear Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
15 mi
Hendricks Community Hospital
Hendricks · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.3 mi
Sanford Canby Medical Center
Canby · not rated
ERRural critical access
25.7 mi
Rural Health Care
3 sites · nearest in Brookings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
32.3 mi
Madison Hospital
Madison · not rated
ERRural critical access
42.3 mi
Horizon Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Lake Preston
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Brandt itself
✓ Dental careBrandt is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Brandt 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 Brandt; ≈ 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 Brandt adults…

On every condition, Brandt is about the same as South Dakota. Tap one to see it as people.

30 of every 100 Brandt adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 25.8–34.2%
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 21.7%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.1%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 20.8%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.5%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Brandt, betterBrandt, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Brandt gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%Yearly checkupSD 77%
71%Dentist visitSD 69%
85%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
80%MammogramSD 77%
74%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Brandt 7.2% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Brandt adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Brandt adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.3% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 6Brandt adults are in frequent mental distress
15.4% · 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.

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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

Brandt 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.

28%

of Brandt adults live with a disability (South Dakota 30.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.3%
Thinking or memory13.3%
Hearing7.2%
Errands alone7.1%
Vision3.8%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Brandt

Why doesn’t Brandt have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Brandt?

Hendricks Community Hospital in Hendricks, 15.0 miles in a straight line from Brandt’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 Brandt.

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.