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Health in Hillside Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Hillside Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57471, 57466. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Hillside Township

Hillside Township is short on every kind of care federal data tracks

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

Heart disease, COPD and stroke run high in Hillside Township

1 in 12 adults have heart disease (8.6%), vs 6.8% across South Dakota. 1 in 12 adults have COPD (8.2%), vs 6.7% across South Dakota. Stroke is also above the state: 4.2%, vs 3.5% across South Dakota. In all, Hillside Township runs above South Dakota on four of 11 chronic conditions. 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 Hillside Township’s likely range; Hillside Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 57471, 57466, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Hillside Township

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

HNearest ERBowdle Hospital - CahBowdle · 17.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareAberdeen · 46.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
17.1 mi
Bowdle Hospital - Cah
Bowdle · not rated
ERRural critical access
21.8 mi
Faulkton Area Medical Center
Faulkton · not rated
ERRural critical access
24.7 mi
Avera Missouri River Health Center
Gettysburg · not rated
ERRural critical access
34.9 mi
Eureka Community Health Services - Cah
Eureka · not rated
ERRural critical access
46.9 mi
Horizon Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Aberdeen
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
51.8 mi
Rural Health Care
3 sites · nearest in Onida
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Hillside Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Hillside Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Hillside 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 Hillside 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 Hillside Township adults…

Hillside Township runs above SD on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Hillside Township adults have heart disease
South Dakota: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 7.6–9.7%
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 24.9%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.5%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 17.3%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.9%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Hillside Township, betterHillside Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Hillside Township gets moving

3.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
65%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
66%Colon screeningSD 66%
79%MammogramSD 77%
79%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Hillside Township 8.5% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Hillside Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Hillside Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.5% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Hillside Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15% · 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

Hillside Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Vermont Township: 34.9%Glover Township: 34.9%Madison Township: 35.4%Clark Township: 34.9%Liberty Township: 34.7%Enterprise Township: 36%Montpelier Township: 34.9%Cloyd Valley Township: 34.9%Glen Township: 34.9%Sherman Township: 34.9%Hudson Township: 35.8%O'Neil Township: 35.6%Hillside Township: 34.9%Hillside TownshipVermont TownshipGlover TownshipMadison TownshipClark TownshipBowdle Hospital - Cah · Bowdle · 17.1 miH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#2 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Hillside Township34.9%
Vermont Township34.9%
Glover Township34.9%
Clark Township34.9%
Madison Township35.4%
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
Glover Township————
Vermont Township————
Madison Township————
Clark Township————

Glover Township, Vermont Township, Madison Township and Clark 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.

32.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.9%
Thinking or memory13.9%
Hearing10%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing4.1%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Hillside Township

Why doesn’t Hillside 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 Hillside Township.

What hospital is closest to Hillside Township?

Bowdle Hospital - Cah in Bowdle, 17.1 miles in a straight line from Hillside Township’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 Hillside 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.