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Health in Storla · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Storla residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 57359. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Storla adults…

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

34 of every 100 Storla adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 30.4–37.8%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Storla

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

HNearest ERAvera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - CahWessington Springs · 18.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CarePlankinton · 12.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.2 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Plankinton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.4 mi
Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - Cah
Wessington Springs · not rated
ERRural critical access
20 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
20.3 mi
Access Health - Mitchell
Mitchell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
35.2 mi
Huron Regional Medical Center
Huron · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
36.8 mi
Avera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah
Parkston · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
✓ Primary careStorla is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careStorla is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Storla 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 Storla; ≈ 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 24.4%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.7%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 19%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16.7%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Storla, betterStorla, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Storla gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%Yearly checkupSD 77%
67%Dentist visitSD 69%
85%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
65%Colon screeningSD 66%
77%MammogramSD 77%
76%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Storla 9% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Storla adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Storla adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.8% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 6Storla adults are in frequent mental distress
15.4% · 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

Storla 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.

30.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13%
Thinking or memory13.9%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone7.7%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Storla

Why doesn’t Storla have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Storla?

Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - Cah in Wessington Springs, 18.4 miles in a straight line from Storla’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 Storla.

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.