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Health in Spring Creek Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Spring Creek Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57028, 57026. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
18.1%
About the same as SD (17.3%)
Obesity
36.5%
About the same as SD (35.9%)
No exercise
24.7%
About the same as SD (24.1%)
Uninsured
9.3%
About the same as SD (8.8%)
Nearest ER
7 mi
Avera Flandreau Hospital - Cah
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Spring Creek Township adults…

On every condition, Spring Creek Township is about the same as South Dakota. Tap one to see it as people.

34 of every 100 Spring Creek Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 30.9–38%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Spring Creek Township

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

HNearest ERAvera Flandreau Hospital - CahFlandreau · 7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBrookings Health System★★★★★ · 13.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareBrookings · 13.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7 mi
Avera Flandreau Hospital - Cah
Flandreau · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
13.9 mi
Brookings Health System
Brookings · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
13.9 mi
Rural Health Care
3 sites · nearest in Brookings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.3 mi
Pipestone County Medical Center
Pipestone · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
23.2 mi
Avera Dells Area Hospital - Cah
Dell Rapids · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
40.9 mi
Horizon Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Lake Preston
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Spring Creek Township itself
✓ Dental careSpring Creek Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Spring Creek 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 Spring Creek 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 24.7%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.2%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 17.5%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.2%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Spring Creek Township, betterSpring Creek Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Spring Creek Township gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
67%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
79%MammogramSD 77%
78%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Spring Creek Township 9.3% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Spring Creek Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Spring Creek Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.2% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Spring Creek Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.5% · 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

Spring Creek Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Flandreau Township: 35%Ward Township: 38.6%Parnell Township: 39.1%Riverview Township: 35.9%Grovena Township: 34.9%Union Township: 35.4%Clare Township: 35%Altona Township: 39.1%Elkton Township: 39%Trenton Township: 38.4%Alton Township: 39.3%Fremont Township: 34.2%Spring Creek Township: 36.5%Spring Creek TownshipFlandreau TownshipWard TownshipParnell TownshipRiverview TownshipAvera Flandreau Hospital - Cah · Flandreau · 7 miHBrookings Health System · Brookings · 13.9 mi · 4★ MedicareHPipestone County Medical Center · Pipestone · 17.3 miHAccess Health - Brookings · Brookings · 13.9 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Flandreau Township35%
Riverview Township35.9%
Spring Creek Township36.5%
Ward Township38.6%
Parnell Township39.1%
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
Flandreau Township————
Ward Township————
Parnell Township————
Riverview Township————

Flandreau Township, Ward Township, Parnell Township and Riverview 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.

30.3%

of Spring Creek 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 memory13.3%
Hearing8.9%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Spring Creek Township

Why doesn’t Spring Creek 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 Spring Creek Township.

What hospital is closest to Spring Creek Township?

Avera Flandreau Hospital - Cah in Flandreau, 7.0 miles in a straight line from Spring Creek 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 Spring Creek Township.

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.