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Health in Riverside Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Riverside Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57014, 57073. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Riverside Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Riverside Township adults…

Riverside Township runs below SD on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 3. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Riverside Township adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.9–11.8%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Riverside Township

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

HNearest ERPioneer Memorial Hospital - CahViborg · 10.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareAlcester · 17.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.6 mi
Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah
Viborg · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.8 mi
Horizon Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Alcester
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.3 mi
Sanford Vermillion Medical Center
Vermillion · not rated
ERRural critical access
24.4 mi
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital
Yankton · ★★★★★
ER
28.2 mi
Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center - Cah
Canton · not rated
ERRural critical access
37.7 mi
Falls Community Health
Sioux Falls · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Riverside Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Riverside Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Riverside 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 Riverside 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).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with South Dakota

Share of adults, with the South Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.6%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 27.7%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 17.3%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Riverside Township, betterRiverside Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Riverside Township gets moving

2.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
71%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
69%Colon screeningSD 66%
79%MammogramSD 77%
79%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Riverside Township 8.1% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Riverside Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Riverside Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.6% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Riverside Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.4% · 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

Riverside Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Pleasant Valley Township: 36.2%Glenwood Township: 34.1%Centerville Township: 35.2%Star Township: 37.4%Bethel Township: 38.1%Garfield Township: 34.7%Spirit Mound Township: 34.2%Meckling Township: 35.4%Prairie Township: 33.5%Brooklyn Township: 34.7%Turner Township: 34.5%Daneville Township: 35.6%Irene: 35.6%Marindahl Township: 38.1%Riverside Township: 35.4%Riverside TownshipPleasant Valley TownshipGlenwood TownshipCenterville TownshipStar TownshipPioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah · Viborg · 10.6 miH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Glenwood Township34.1%
Centerville Township35.2%
Riverside Township35.4%
Pleasant Valley Township36.2%
Star Township37.4%
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
Pleasant Valley Township————
Glenwood Township————
Centerville Township————
Star Township————

Pleasant Valley Township, Glenwood Township, Centerville Township and Star 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.

30.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14%
Thinking or memory12.9%
Hearing9.2%
Errands alone7.7%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Riverside Township

Why doesn’t Riverside 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 Riverside Township.

What hospital is closest to Riverside Township?

Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah in Viborg, 10.6 miles in a straight line from Riverside 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 Riverside Township.

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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.