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Health in Blue Ridge Summit · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Blue Ridge Summit residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Blue Ridge Summit

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Blue Ridge Summit adults…

Blue Ridge Summit runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 2. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Blue Ridge Summit adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.2–10.2%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Blue Ridge Summit

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

HNearest ERWellspan Waynesboro HospitalWaynesboro · 5.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWellspan Waynesboro Hospital★★★★★ · 5.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careKeystone Rural Health CenterWaynesboro · 2.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.8 mi
Keystone Rural Health Center
6 sites · nearest in Waynesboro
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
5.7 mi
Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital
Waynesboro · ★★★★★
ER
13.4 mi
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown · ★★★★★
ER
14.2 mi
Gettysburg Hospital
Gettysburg · ★★★★★
ER
14.3 mi
Walnut Street Community Health Center, Inc. D/B/A Family Healthcare of Hagerstown
Hagerstown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
17.3 mi
Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital
Chambersburg · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careBlue Ridge Summit is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBlue Ridge Summit is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthBlue Ridge Summit is not a shortage area

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 Blue Ridge Summit; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 23.2%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.5%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.1%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.3%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Blue Ridge Summit, betterBlue Ridge Summit, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Blue Ridge Summit gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
67%Dentist visitPA 64%
88%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
71%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Blue Ridge Summit 6.9% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Blue Ridge Summit adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Blue Ridge Summit adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.1% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Blue Ridge Summit adults are in frequent mental distress
16.2% · PA 16.4% · About the same as PA
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

Blue Ridge Summit and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Washington Township: 38.4%Liberty Township: 36.1%Antrim Township: 37.2%Highfield-Cascade: 36.8%Pen Mar: 38.3%Quincy Township: 37.9%Carroll Valley: 35.5%Hamiltonban Township: 36.5%Freedom Township: 35.5%Highland Township: 35.9%Blue Ridge Summit: 38%Blue Ridge SummitWashington TownshipLiberty TownshipWellspan Waynesboro Hospital · Waynesboro · 5.7 mi · 4★ MedicareHKeystone Medical Associates Waynesboro · Waynesboro · 2.8 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#9 of 11 towns on this map, healthiest first
Liberty Township36.1%
Blue Ridge Summit38%
Washington Township38.4%
PA33.8%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Washington TownshipC+38.4%11.8%18.1%ZIP codes
Liberty TownshipB+36.1%11.1%15%ZIP 17320

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

31%

of Blue Ridge Summit adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.1%
Thinking or memory13.8%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Blue Ridge Summit

Why doesn’t Blue Ridge 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 Blue Ridge Summit.

What hospital is closest to Blue Ridge Summit?

Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital in Waynesboro, 5.7 miles in a straight line from Blue Ridge Summit’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Blue Ridge Summit?

4 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Keystone Medical Associates Waynesboro in Waynesboro, 2.8 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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