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Health in West Rondell Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where West Rondell Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57479, 57474, 57461, 57460. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in West Rondell Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 West Rondell Township adults…

West Rondell Township runs below SD on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 West Rondell Township adults have had a stroke
South Dakota: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.6–3.3%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near West Rondell Township

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

HNearest ERAvera St. LukesAberdeen · 12.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAvera St. Lukes★★★★★ · 12.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareAberdeen · 12.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.5 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Aberdeen
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.8 mi
Avera St. Lukes
Aberdeen · ★★★★★
ER
≈12.8 mi
Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen
Aberdeen · ★★★★★
ER
28.9 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Redfield · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
39.3 mi
Faulkton Area Medical Center
Faulkton · not rated
ERRural critical access
73 mi
Access Health - Highmore
Highmore · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers West Rondell Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers West Rondell Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers West Rondell 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 West Rondell 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 22.3%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.1%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.8%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.1%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
West Rondell Township, betterWest Rondell Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where West Rondell Township gets moving

3.8 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
71%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
79%MammogramSD 77%
76%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
West Rondell Township 7.9% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How West Rondell Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5West Rondell Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.3% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7West Rondell Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.6% · 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

West Rondell Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

East Rondell Township: 35.8%Warner Township: 35.7%Garden Prairie Township: 35.4%Aberdeen Township: 35%New Hope Township: 36.4%Highland Township: 34.6%Gem Township: 35.1%West Rondell Township: 35.9%West Rondell TownshipEast Rondell TownshipWarner TownshipAvera St. Lukes · Aberdeen · 12.8 mi · 4★ MedicareHSanford Medical Center Aberdeen · Aberdeen · 12.8 mi · 4★ MedicareHHorizon Health - Aberdeen · Aberdeen · 12.5 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 8 towns on this map, healthiest first
Warner Township35.7%
East Rondell Township35.8%
West Rondell Township35.9%
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
East Rondell Township————
Warner Township————

East Rondell Township and Warner 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.

27.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.1%
Thinking or memory12.2%
Hearing7.3%
Errands alone6.3%
Vision3.6%
Dressing or bathing3%
South Dakota

Questions about health in West Rondell Township

Why doesn’t West Rondell 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 West Rondell Township.

What hospital is closest to West Rondell Township?

Avera St. Lukes in Aberdeen, 12.8 miles in a straight line from West Rondell Township’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 West Rondell 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.