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Fort Seneca, Ohio as viewed from Fremont-Tiffin RoadPhoto: Photo by and ©2008 Dustin M. Ramsey (Kralizec!) · CC BY-SA 2.5
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Health in Fort Seneca · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Fort Seneca residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Fort Seneca

★ What stands out · Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 10
Fort Seneca adults worry about having enough food
9.7% · OH 14.1%
Better than OH
1 in 12
Fort Seneca adults worry about keeping their housing
8.6% · OH 11.3%
Better than OH
1 in 16
Fort Seneca adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.2% · OH 8.3%
Better than OH
1 in 17
Fort Seneca adults lack reliable transportation
5.9% · OH 7.7%
Better than OH

7.6% of Fort Seneca adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Fort Seneca adults…

Fort Seneca runs below OH on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Fort Seneca adults have had a stroke
Ohio: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.6–3.6%
Better than OHWorseAbout the sameOhio
Getting care

Care in and near Fort Seneca

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

HNearest ERMercy Health - Tiffin HospitalTiffin · 7.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMercy Health - Tiffin Hospital★★★★★ · 7.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careTiffin Community Health CenterTiffin · 6.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.8 mi
Tiffin Community Health Center
Tiffin · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
7.3 mi
Mercy Health - Tiffin Hospital
Tiffin · ★★★★★
ER
9.5 mi
Memorial Hospital
Fremont · ★★★★★
9.5 mi
Community & Rural Health Services
5 sites · nearest in Fremont
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.6 mi
Fostoria Community Hospital
Fostoria · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
15.9 mi
Bellevue Hospital
Bellevue · ★★★★★
✓ Primary careFort Seneca is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Fort Seneca itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Fort Seneca 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 Fort Seneca; ≈ 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 Ohio

Share of adults, with the Ohio figure marked.

Get no exercise 25.2%OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.2%OH 37.9%
Binge drink 19.2%OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 15.1%OH 15.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Fort Seneca, betterFort Seneca, worseAbout the sameOhio
Where Fort Seneca gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Fort Seneca adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Ohio.

79%Yearly checkupOH 80%
65%Dentist visitOH 63%
87%Cholesterol checkOH 86%
68%Colon screeningOH 65%
74%MammogramOH 76%
79%Taking BP medsOH 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Fort Seneca 6.2% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Fort Seneca adults are doing

About the same as Ohio on each measure.

1 in 3Fort Seneca adults feel lonely
33% · OH 35% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Fort Seneca adults lack social or emotional support
20% · OH 21.3% · About the same as OH
1 in 4Fort Seneca adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.5% · OH 25.4% · About the same as OH
1 in 6Fort Seneca adults are in frequent mental distress
17.1% · OH 17.5% · About the same as OH
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Fort Seneca adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

Find a group →

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

Fort Seneca 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.

26%

of Fort Seneca adults live with a disability (Ohio 29.5%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.1%
Thinking or memory12.6%
Hearing6.1%
Errands alone6.9%
Vision3.7%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
Ohio

Questions about health in Fort Seneca

Why doesn’t Fort Seneca have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Fort Seneca?

Mercy Health - Tiffin Hospital in Tiffin, 7.3 miles in a straight line from Fort Seneca’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Fort Seneca?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Tiffin Community Health Center in Tiffin, 6.8 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Fort Seneca.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Ohio 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.