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Health in Garfield Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Garfield Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57476, 57348. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Garfield Township

Garfield Township is short on primary care and mental health care

Garfield Township’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 ↓

Cancer and heart disease run high in Garfield Township

1 in 9 adults have had cancer (11.2%), vs 9.2% across South Dakota. 1 in 13 adults have heart disease (8%), 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 Garfield Township’s likely range; Garfield Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 57476, 57348, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Garfield Township

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

HNearest ERCommunity Memorial HospitalRedfield · 13.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCommunity Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 13.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareHuron · 27.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
13.5 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Redfield · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
25.4 mi
Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic
Miller · not rated
ERRural critical access
26.7 mi
Huron Regional Medical Center
Huron · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
27.2 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Huron
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
38.5 mi
Faulkton Area Medical Center
Faulkton · not rated
ERRural critical access
46.4 mi
Access Health - Highmore
Highmore · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Garfield Township itself
✓ Dental careGarfield Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Garfield Township 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 Garfield Township; ≈ 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 Garfield Township adults…

Garfield Township runs above SD on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Garfield Township adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 10.2–12.2%
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 24.3%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.5%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 17.4%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.6%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Garfield Township, betterGarfield Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Garfield Township gets moving

13 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

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

How Garfield Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Garfield Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.5% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Garfield Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.3% · 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

Garfield Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Belmont Township: 35.1%Buffalo Township: 34.9%Bonilla Township: 35.1%Tulare Township: 35.1%Cornwall Township: 35.1%Crandon Township: 35.9%Altoona Township: 35.1%Lake Township: 35.4%Burdette Township: 35%Nance Township: 34.6%Redfield Township: 36.3%Lodi Township: 36.3%Garfield Township: 35%Garfield TownshipBelmont TownshipBuffalo TownshipBonilla TownshipTulare TownshipCommunity Memorial Hospital · Redfield · 13.5 mi · 4★ MedicareH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Buffalo Township34.9%
Garfield Township35%
Belmont Township35.1%
Bonilla Township35.1%
Tulare Township35.1%
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
Belmont Township————
Tulare Township————
Bonilla Township————
Buffalo Township————

Belmont Township, Tulare Township, Bonilla Township and Buffalo 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.

30.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.9%
Thinking or memory12.8%
Hearing9.6%
Errands alone7.6%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Garfield Township

Why doesn’t Garfield Township have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Garfield Township?

Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield, 13.5 miles in a straight line from Garfield Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Garfield Township.

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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.