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Health in Yale · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Yale residents get care

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

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Yale adults…

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

32 of every 100 Yale adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 27.5–35.8%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Yale

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

HNearest ERHuron Regional Medical CenterHuron · 12.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyHuron Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 12.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareHuron · 13.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.1 mi
Huron Regional Medical Center
Huron · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
13.5 mi
Horizon Health Care
8 sites · nearest in Huron
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
21.3 mi
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah
De Smet · not rated
ERRural critical access
37.5 mi
Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - Cah
Wessington Springs · not rated
ERRural critical access
40 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Redfield · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Yale itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Yale itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Yale 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 Yale; ≈ 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 22.5%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.2%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 19.2%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 13.8%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Yale, betterYale, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Yale gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%Yearly checkupSD 77%
70%Dentist visitSD 69%
85%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
71%Colon screeningSD 66%
80%MammogramSD 77%
76%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Yale 8.8% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Yale adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Yale adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.9% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Yale adults are in frequent mental distress
14.8% · 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

Yale 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.

28.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.4%
Thinking or memory13%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone6.9%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing3%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Yale

Why doesn’t Yale have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Yale?

Huron Regional Medical Center in Huron, 12.1 miles in a straight line from Yale’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Yale.

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.