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Health in Chase · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Chase residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Chase

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Chase adults…

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

10 of every 100 Chase adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.2–11.4%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Chase

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

HNearest ERGeisinger Wyoming Valley Medical CenterWilkes Barre · 3.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGeisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center★★★★★ · 3.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health Corporation of Northeastern PennsylvaniaKingston · 3.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
≈3.6 mi
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Wilkes Barre · ★★★★★
ER
3.6 mi
Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern Pennsylvania
2 sites · nearest in Kingston
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
4.4 mi
The Children's Service Center of Wyoming Valley
4 sites · nearest in Wilkes Barre
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
≈5 mi
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
Wilkes-Barre · ★★★★★
ER
≈5 mi
Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center
Wilkes-Barre · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
≈17.9 mi
Regional Hospital of Scranton
Scranton · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careChase is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Chase itself
✓ Mental healthChase 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 Chase; ≈ 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 Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.2%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.4%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.1%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.6%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Chase, betterChase, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Chase gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
67%Dentist visitPA 64%
89%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 17
working-age adults has no health insurance
Chase 6% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Chase adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Chase adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.7% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Chase 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.

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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

Chase and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Larksville: 36.7%Jackson Township: 35.1%Edwardsville: 42.6%Plymouth Township: 38.5%Plymouth: 41.9%Wilkes-Barre: 41.1%Courtdale: 38.3%Hanover Township: 39.6%Lehman Township: 36%Dallas Township: 35.2%Kingston Township: 34.7%Chase: 36.1%ChaseLarksvilleJackson TownshipGeisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center · Wilkes Barre · 3.6 mi · 4★ MedicareHWilkes-Barre General Hospital · Wilkes-Barre · 5 mi · 2★ MedicareHWilkes Barre VA Medical Center · Wilkes-Barre · 5 mi · 5★ MedicareHValley Medical · Kingston · 3.6 mi+Sud Building-Suite 107 · Wilkes Barre · 4.4 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#5 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Jackson Township35.1%
Chase36.1%
Larksville36.7%
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
LarksvilleB−36.7%11.9%16.6%CDC place
Jackson TownshipB+35.1%10.8%14.8%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

31.8%

of Chase adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%
Thinking or memory13.9%
Hearing7.6%
Errands alone7.6%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Chase

Why doesn’t Chase have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Chase?

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes Barre, 3.6 miles in a straight line from Chase’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 Chase?

10 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Valley Medical in Kingston, 3.6 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.