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Health in Powder River

Where Powder River residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Powder River

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

HNearest ERBanner Wyoming Medical CenterCasper · 37.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFriends of the Community Action Partnership of Natrona CountCasper · 35.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
35.2 mi
Friends of the Community Action Partnership of Natrona Count
2 sites · nearest in Casper
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
37.2 mi
Banner Wyoming Medical Center
Casper · ★★★★★
ER
37.3 mi
University of Wyoming Family Medicine Residency Casper
Casper · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
41.1 mi
Summit Medical Center
Casper · not rated
72.1 mi
Sagewest Health Care
Riverton · ★★★★★
ER
73.5 mi
Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital
Thermopolis · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary carePowder River is not a shortage area
✓ Dental carePowder River is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Powder River 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 Powder River; ≈ 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 Wyoming towns that border Powder River have CDC estimates of their own. Wyoming: 33.7% obesity, 10.9% diabetes, 14% smoking; U.S. 32.9%, 12%, 11.8%.

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Questions about health in Powder River

Why doesn’t Powder River have a Health Grade?

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

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Powder River.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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