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Health in Summerville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Summerville residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
19.4%
About the same as OR (19%)
Obesity
34.8%
About the same as OR (33.6%)
No exercise
20.5%
About the same as OR (20.1%)
Uninsured
7.2%
About the same as OR (8.5%)
Nearest ER
12.7 mi
Grande Ronde Hospital
What stands out

What stands out about health in Summerville

8.1%have heart disease · OR 6.5%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Summerville adults…

Summerville runs above OR on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Summerville adults have heart disease
Oregon: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 7–9.4%
Better than ORWorseAbout the sameOregon
Getting care

Care in and near Summerville

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

HNearest ERGrande Ronde HospitalLa Grande · 12.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGrande Ronde Hospital★★★★★ · 12.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careWinding Waters Medical ClinicWallowa · 23.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.7 mi
Grande Ronde Hospital
La Grande · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
23.4 mi
Winding Waters Medical Clinic
6 sites · nearest in Wallowa
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
35.2 mi
Wallowa Memorial Hospital
Enterprise · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
41.6 mi
St. Anthony Hospital
Pendleton · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
43 mi
Family Medical Center
Walla Walla · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
44.8 mi
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Walla Walla · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Summerville itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Summerville itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Summerville 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 Summerville; ≈ 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 Oregon

Share of adults, with the Oregon figure marked.

Get no exercise 20.5%OR 20.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.2%OR 30.6%
Binge drink 16.1%OR 15.4%
Smoke cigarettes 13.2%OR 12%
0%10%20%30%40%
Summerville, betterSummerville, worseAbout the sameOregon
Where Summerville gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Summerville adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Oregon.

74%Yearly checkupOR 73%
66%Dentist visitOR 65%
85%Cholesterol checkOR 84%
69%Colon screeningOR 63%
77%MammogramOR 78%
75%Taking BP medsOR 71%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Summerville 7.2% · Oregon 1 in 12 (8.5%)
Mind & connection

How Summerville adults are doing

About the same as Oregon on each measure.

1 in 4Summerville adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.7% · OR 27.1% · About the same as OR
1 in 6Summerville adults are in frequent mental distress
17.7% · OR 17.5% · About the same as OR
The one neighbors can help with

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

Summerville 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.

33.1%

of Summerville adults live with a disability (Oregon 30%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.1%
Thinking or memory15%
Hearing9.1%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Oregon

Questions about health in Summerville

Why doesn’t Summerville have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Summerville?

Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande, 12.7 miles in a straight line from Summerville’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Summerville.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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