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Health in Deemston · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Deemston residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Deemston

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Deemston adults…

Deemston runs above PA on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

36 of every 100 Deemston adults have arthritis
Pennsylvania: 30 in 100 · worse · likely 32.2–40%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Deemston

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

HNearest ERUPMC GreeneWaynesburg · 11.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyThe Washington Hospital★★★★★ · 15.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCenterville Clinics, IncorporatedFredericktown · 3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3 mi
Centerville Clinics, Incorporated
7 sites · nearest in Fredericktown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.9 mi
Cornerstone Care Pediatric and Family Medicine Center of Waynesburg
Waynesburg · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
11.5 mi
UPMC Greene
Waynesburg · not rated
ER
12.3 mi
Penn Highlands Mon Valley
Monongahela · ★★★★★
ER
15.6 mi
The Washington Hospital
Washington · ★★★★★
ER
15.9 mi
Advanced Surgical Hospital
Washington · not rated
✓ Primary careDeemston is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careDeemston is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthDeemston 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 Deemston; ≈ 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 24.1%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.4%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.2%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.8%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Deemston, betterDeemston, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Deemston gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
67%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Deemston 6.5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Deemston adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Deemston adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.9% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Deemston adults are in frequent mental distress
16.5% · 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

Deemston and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Morgan Township: 35.5%Centerville: 38%Beallsville: 37.9%West Bethlehem Township: 38%East Bethlehem Township: 39.2%Aaronsburg: 43.1%Fredericktown: 43.7%North Bethlehem Township: 37.8%Jefferson Township: 34.8%Mather: 34.4%Franklin Township: 34.5%Clarksville: 35.8%Washington Township: 36%West Pike Run Township: 38.9%California: 36%Luzerne Township: 36%West Brownsville: 38.9%Brownsville: 38.2%Hiller: 36%Amwell Township: 38.4%Millsboro: 42.2%South Strabane Township: 38.7%Cokeburg: 37.1%Somerset Township: 38.1%Deemston: 38.5%DeemstonMorgan TownshipCentervilleBeallsvilleWest Bethlehem TownshipEast Bethlehem TownshipAaronsburgFredericktownNorth Bethlehem TownshipUPMC Greene · Waynesburg · 11.5 miHPenn Highlands Mon Valley · Monongahela · 12.3 mi · 1★ MedicareHThe Washington Hospital · Washington · 15.6 mi · 4★ MedicareHCenterville Clinics, Inc.; Joseph Yablonski Memorial Clinic · Fredericktown · 3 mi+Cornerstone Care Pediatric and Family Medicine Center of Waynesburg · Waynesburg · 10.9 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#18 of 25 towns on this map, healthiest first
Morgan Township35.5%
North Bethlehem Township37.8%
Beallsville37.9%
Centerville38%
West Bethlehem Township38%
Deemston38.5%
East Bethlehem Township39.2%
Aaronsburg43.1%
Fredericktown43.7%
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
Morgan TownshipB−35.5%11.5%17.2%ZIP codes
CentervilleB−38%11.9%16.3%CDC place
Beallsville————
West Bethlehem TownshipB−38%11.7%16.7%ZIP codes
East Bethlehem TownshipC39.2%13%19.4%ZIP codes
North Bethlehem TownshipB37.8%11.4%15.5%ZIP codes
Fredericktown————
Aaronsburg————

Beallsville, Fredericktown and Aaronsburg: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

32.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.9%
Thinking or memory14.1%
Hearing8.4%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Deemston

Why doesn’t Deemston have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Deemston?

UPMC Greene in Waynesburg, 11.5 miles in a straight line from Deemston’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Where can I get low-cost care near Deemston?

5 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Centerville Clinics, Inc.; Joseph Yablonski Memorial Clinic in Fredericktown, 3.0 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.