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Health in Big Falls

Where Big Falls residents get care

CDC doesn’t publish health estimates for Big Falls, so there’s no Health Grade; here is what we do have.

Getting care

Care in and near Big Falls

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

HNearest ERThedacare Medical Center-WaupacaWaupaca · 18.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyThedacare Medical Center-Waupaca★★★★★ · 18.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePartnership Community Health CenterWaupaca · 18.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
18.4 mi
Partnership Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Waupaca
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.9 mi
Thedacare Medical Center-Waupaca
Waupaca · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
21.5 mi
Thedacare Medical Center - New London
New London · not rated
ERRural critical access
22.6 mi
Thedacare Medical Center - Shawano
Shawano · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
27.4 mi
Noble Community Clinics - Stevens Point
Stevens Point · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
27.6 mi
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics
Stevens Point · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careBig Falls is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBig Falls is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Big Falls 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 Big Falls; ≈ 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).

Around town

Health next door

The Wisconsin towns that border Big Falls have CDC estimates of their own. Wisconsin: 37.7% obesity, 11.4% diabetes, 13.6% smoking; U.S. 32.9%, 12%, 11.8%.

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Questions about health in Big Falls

Why doesn’t Big Falls have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Big Falls?

Thedacare Medical Center-Waupaca in Waupaca, 18.9 miles in a straight line from Big Falls’ center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Big Falls.

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Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health. The Wisconsin 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.