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Health in Old Elm Spring Colony · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Old Elm Spring Colony residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Old Elm Spring Colony. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Old Elm Spring Colony

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Old Elm Spring Colony adults…

Old Elm Spring Colony runs below SD on 7 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

5 of every 100 Old Elm Spring Colony adults have heart disease
South Dakota: 7 in 100 · better · likely 4.4–6%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Old Elm Spring Colony

No hospital or community health center in Old Elm Spring Colony itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERAvera Queen of PeaceMitchell · 18.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAvera Queen of Peace★★★★★ · 18.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAccess Health - MitchellMitchell · 17.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.3 mi
Avera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah
Parkston · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
17.6 mi
Access Health - Mitchell
Mitchell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
18.4 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
21.2 mi
Freeman Medical Center - Cah
Freeman · not rated
ERRural critical access
24 mi
Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation
Scotland · not rated
ER
37.4 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Plankinton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careOld Elm Spring Colony is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careOld Elm Spring Colony is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Old Elm Spring Colony 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 Old Elm Spring Colony; ≈ 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 22.2%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.3%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 21%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16.6%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Old Elm Spring Colony, betterOld Elm Spring Colony, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Old Elm Spring Colony gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

73%Yearly checkupSD 77%
60%Dentist visitSD 69%
84%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
63%Colon screeningSD 66%
79%MammogramSD 77%
71%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Old Elm Spring Colony 8% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Old Elm Spring Colony adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 4Old Elm Spring Colony adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.9% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 6Old Elm Spring Colony adults are in frequent mental distress
17.1% · 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

Old Elm Spring Colony 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.

27%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.4%
Thinking or memory14.2%
Hearing6.9%
Errands alone7.5%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing3.1%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Old Elm Spring Colony

Why doesn’t Old Elm Spring Colony have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Old Elm Spring Colony?

Avera Queen of Peace in Mitchell, 18.4 miles in a straight line from Old Elm Spring Colony’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 Old Elm Spring Colony.

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.