Photo: Awkwafaba · CC BY-SA 3.0Where Vernon residents get care
CDC doesn’t publish health estimates for Vernon, so there’s no Health Grade; here is what we do have.
Care in and near Vernon
No hospital or community health center in Vernon itself. These are the nearest.
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 Vernon; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.
Health next door
The Wisconsin towns that border Vernon have CDC estimates of their own. Wisconsin: 37.7% obesity, 11.4% diabetes, 13.6% smoking; U.S. 32.9%, 12%, 11.8%.
| Town | Health | Obesity | Diabetes | Smoking | Figures from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bend | A | 34.3% | 9.3% | 11.4% | CDC place |
| Mukwonago | A− | 34.5% | 9.8% | 11.8% | CDC place |
| Muskego | A | 33.8% | 10.5% | 10.6% | CDC place |
| Waterford | — | — | — | — | |
| Mukwonago | — | — | — | — | |
| New Berlin | A | 33% | 10.7% | 10.2% | CDC place |
| Tichigan | — | — | — | — | |
| Waukesha | — | — | — | — |
Waterford: not graded. Mukwonago: the same community as Mukwonago, graded once. Tichigan: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Waukesha: no CDC estimate of its own. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.
Questions about health in Vernon
Why doesn’t Vernon have a Health Grade?
Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Vernon.
What hospital is closest to Vernon?
Waukesha Memorial Hospital in Waukesha, 9.3 miles in a straight line from Vernon’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.
Where can I get low-cost care near Vernon?
1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers-Waukesha in Waukesha, 9.5 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Vernon.
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.