✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Swan Lake itself
✓ Dental careSwan Lake is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Swan Lake 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 Swan Lake; ≈ 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 New York
Share of adults, with the New York figure marked.
Get no exercise27%NY 25.9%
Sleep under 7 hours41.9%NY 37.9%
Binge drink16.3%NY 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes13%NY 11.3%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Swan Lake, betterSwan Lake, worseAbout the sameNew York
Where Swan Lake gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Swan Lake adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks New York.
Yearly checkupNY 81%
Dentist visitNY 64%
Cholesterol checkNY 89%
Colon screeningNY 67%
MammogramNY 79%
Taking BP medsNY 77%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Swan Lake 7.9% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)
Mind & connection
How Swan Lake adults are doing
About the same as New York on each measure.
1 in 3Swan Lake adults feel lonely
31.7% · NY 34.2% · About the same as NY
1 in 4Swan Lake adults lack social or emotional support
25.2% · NY 26.4% · About the same as NY
1 in 5Swan Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.1% · NY 17.5% · About the same as NY
1 in 6Swan Lake adults are in frequent mental distress
15.5% · NY 15% · About the same as NY
The one neighbors can help with
1 in 3 Swan Lake adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.
Disability
Living with a disability
Shown without a better/worse judgment.
27.9%
of Swan Lake adults live with a disability (New York 27.2%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs13.9%
Thinking or memory12.6%
Hearing6%
Errands alone7.7%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing4%
New York
Questions about health in Swan Lake
Why doesn’t Swan Lake have a Health Grade?
Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Swan Lake.
What hospital is closest to Swan Lake?
Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills in Harris, 4.0 miles in a straight line from Swan Lake’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.
Where can I get low-cost care near Swan Lake?
6 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Liberty in Liberty, 3.7 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Swan Lake.
Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The New York 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.