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Health in Hidewood Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Hidewood Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57234, 57226, 57223. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Hidewood Township

Hidewood Township is short on primary care and mental health care

Hidewood 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 runs high in Hidewood Township

1 in 9 adults have had cancer (11%), vs 9.2% 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 Hidewood Township’s likely range; Hidewood Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 57234, 57226, 57223, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Hidewood Township

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

HNearest ERSanford Clear Lake Medical CenterClear Lake · 9.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareBrookings · 25.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.6 mi
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center
Clear Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
21.9 mi
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
Watertown · ★★★★★
ER
23.1 mi
Hendricks Community Hospital
Hendricks · not rated
ERRural critical access
25.4 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Brookings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
25.5 mi
Brookings Health System
Brookings · ★★★★★
ER
34.5 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Lake Preston
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Hidewood Township itself
✓ Dental careHidewood Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Hidewood 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 Hidewood 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 Hidewood Township adults…

Hidewood Township runs above SD on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Hidewood Township adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.9–12%
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 29.4%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 17.3%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.3%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Hidewood Township, betterHidewood Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Hidewood Township gets moving

5.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Hidewood Township 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%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
79%MammogramSD 77%
79%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Hidewood Township 8.3% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Hidewood Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Hidewood Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.6% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Hidewood Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14% · 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

Hidewood Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Dempster Township: 35.3%Grange Township: 34.5%Brandt Township: 33.5%Havana Township: 33.9%Florence Township: 35.1%Hamlin Township: 34.9%Blom Township: 33.8%Estelline Township: 34.7%Eureka Township: 37.6%Clear Lake Township: 33.9%Norden Township: 32.9%Goodwin Township: 33.6%Hidewood Township: 34.4%Hidewood TownshipDempster TownshipGrange TownshipBrandt TownshipHavana TownshipSanford Clear Lake Medical Center · Clear Lake · 9.6 miH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Brandt Township33.5%
Havana Township33.9%
Hidewood Township34.4%
Grange Township34.5%
Dempster Township35.3%
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
Dempster Township————
Grange Township————
Brandt Township————
Havana Township————

Dempster Township, Grange Township, Brandt Township and Havana 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.

30.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.8%
Thinking or memory12.5%
Hearing9.3%
Errands alone7.5%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Hidewood Township

Why doesn’t Hidewood 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 Hidewood Township.

What hospital is closest to Hidewood Township?

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System in Watertown, 21.9 miles in a straight line from Hidewood Township’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 Hidewood 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.