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Health in Hazel · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Hazel residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
16.4%
About the same as SD (17.3%)
Obesity
34.8%
About the same as SD (35.9%)
No exercise
24.2%
About the same as SD (24.1%)
Uninsured
10.2%
About the same as SD (8.8%)
Nearest ER
16.6 mi
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
What stands out

What stands out about health in Hazel

9%have diabetes · SD 11.7%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Hazel adults…

Hazel runs below SD on 5 of 12 conditions and above it on 1. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Hazel adults have diabetes
South Dakota: 12 in 100 · better · likely 7.6–10.7%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Hazel

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

HNearest ERPrairie Lakes Healthcare SystemWatertown · 16.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPrairie Lakes Healthcare System★★★★★ · 16.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareDe Smet · 27.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
16.6 mi
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
Watertown · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
27.2 mi
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah
De Smet · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
27.2 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in De Smet
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
32.8 mi
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center
Clear Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
40.7 mi
Sanford Hospital Webster - Cah
Webster · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
43.3 mi
Access Health - Brookings
Brookings · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
✓ Primary careHazel is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careHazel is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Hazel 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 Hazel; ≈ 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 24.2%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.5%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 20.1%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.6%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Hazel, betterHazel, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Hazel gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

72%Yearly checkupSD 77%
70%Dentist visitSD 69%
81%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
72%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Hazel 10.2% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Hazel adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Hazel adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.5% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 6Hazel adults are in frequent mental distress
16.9% · 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

Hazel 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.

29.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.3%
Thinking or memory15.1%
Hearing7.3%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Hazel

Why doesn’t Hazel have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Hazel?

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System in Watertown, 16.6 miles in a straight line from Hazel’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.