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Health in Pembrook Colony · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Pembrook Colony residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Pembrook Colony

Pembrook Colony is short on every kind of care federal data tracks

Pembrook Colony’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 ↓

The nearest ER is 25 miles from Pembrook Colony

The closest emergency room is Faulkton Area Medical Center in Faulkton, 24.6 miles away in a straight line. Getting care ↓

Diabetes and stroke are less common in Pembrook Colony

Pembrook Colony runs below South Dakota on eight chronic conditions, most of all diabetes (7% vs 11.7%), stroke (2.2% vs 3.5%) and heart disease (4.3% vs 6.8%). 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 Pembrook Colony’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Pembrook Colony

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

HNearest ERFaulkton Area Medical CenterFaulkton · 24.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareAberdeen · 26.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
24.6 mi
Faulkton Area Medical Center
Faulkton · not rated
ERRural critical access
25.7 mi
Avera St. Lukes
Aberdeen · ★★★★★
ER
≈26.2 mi
Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen
Aberdeen · ★★★★★
ER
26.4 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Aberdeen
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
32.7 mi
Bowdle Hospital - Cah
Bowdle · not rated
ERRural critical access
62.9 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Highmore
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Pembrook Colony itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Pembrook Colony itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Pembrook 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 Pembrook 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).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Pembrook Colony adults…

Pembrook Colony runs below SD on 8 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

7 of every 100 Pembrook Colony adults have diabetes
South Dakota: 12 in 100 · better · likely 5.7–8.4%
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 18.9%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 22%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 13.4%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Pembrook Colony, betterPembrook Colony, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Pembrook Colony gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

72%Yearly checkupSD 77%
68%Dentist visitSD 69%
81%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
59%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
68%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Pembrook Colony 7.6% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Pembrook Colony adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 4Pembrook Colony adults have been diagnosed with depression
25% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 5Pembrook Colony adults are in frequent mental distress
18.3% · 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.

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

Pembrook 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.

26.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs8.3%
Thinking or memory15.2%
Hearing5.6%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision3.4%
Dressing or bathing2.5%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Pembrook Colony

Why doesn’t Pembrook 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 Pembrook Colony.

What hospital is closest to Pembrook Colony?

Faulkton Area Medical Center in Faulkton, 24.6 miles in a straight line from Pembrook Colony’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 Pembrook 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.