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Health in Summit · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Summit residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Summit

Binge drinking is the habit Summit doesn’t win on

19.9% of adults binge drink, vs 15.4% across Oregon, even though fewer of them smoke and more of them exercise. Habits ↓

Summit is an active town

Only 12.1% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 20.1% across Oregon. Habits ↓

COPD and diabetes are less common in Summit

Summit runs below Oregon on six chronic conditions, most of all COPD (4.4% vs 6.8%), diabetes (7.4% vs 11.2%) and obesity (22.6% vs 33.6%). Conditions ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Oregon figure falls outside Summit’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Oregon

Share of adults, with the Oregon figure marked.

Get no exercise 12.1%OR 20.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 23.8%OR 30.6%
Binge drink 19.9%OR 15.4%
Smoke cigarettes 7.4%OR 12%
0%10%20%30%40%
Summit, betterSummit, worseAbout the sameOregon
Where Summit gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Summit adults…

Summit runs below OR on 8 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

4 of every 100 Summit adults have COPD
Oregon: 7 in 100 · better · likely 3.3–5.9%
Better than ORWorseAbout the sameOregon
Getting care

Care in and near Summit

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

HNearest ERGood Samaritan Regional Medical CenterCorvallis · ≈15.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGood Samaritan Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 15.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careBenton CountyCorvallis · 14.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.9 mi
Benton County
4 sites · nearest in Corvallis
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
≈15.4 mi
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center
Corvallis · ★★★★★
ER
22.6 mi
Samaritan Albany General Hospital
Albany · ★★★★★
ER
22.7 mi
Total Health Community Clinic
Monmouth · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
23.5 mi
Salem Health West Valley
Dallas · not rated
ERRural critical access
23.7 mi
Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital
Newport · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Summit itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Summit itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Summit 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 Summit; ≈ 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

71%Yearly checkupOR 73%
73%Dentist visitOR 65%
83%Cholesterol checkOR 84%
82%Colon screeningOR 63%
76%MammogramOR 78%
70%Taking BP medsOR 71%
1 in 19
working-age adults has no health insurance
Summit 5.3% · Oregon 1 in 12 (8.5%)
Mind & connection

How Summit adults are doing

About the same as Oregon on each measure.

1 in 4Summit adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.1% · OR 27.1% · About the same as OR
1 in 6Summit adults are in frequent mental distress
15.5% · 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

Summit 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.

24.4%

of Summit adults live with a disability (Oregon 30%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs8.6%
Thinking or memory12.2%
Hearing6%
Errands alone5.5%
Vision2.9%
Dressing or bathing2.2%
Oregon

Questions about health in Summit

Why doesn’t Summit have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Summit?

Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis, 15.4 miles in a straight line from Summit’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.