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Health in Drexel Hill · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Drexel Hill residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
16.2%
Better than PA (18.7%)
Obesity
32.1%
About the same as PA (33.8%)
No exercise
21.4%
About the same as PA (23.8%)
Uninsured
6.2%
About the same as PA (5.8%)
Nearest ER
2.5 mi
Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald
What stands out

What stands out about health in Drexel Hill

6.1%have heart disease · PA 7.4%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Drexel Hill adults…

Drexel Hill runs below PA on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

6 of every 100 Drexel Hill adults have heart disease
Pennsylvania: 7 in 100 · better · likely 5.5–6.7%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Drexel Hill

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

HNearest ERMercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy FitzgeraldDarby · 2.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBryn Mawr Hospital★★★★★ · 4.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careChespenn Center for Family Health at Upper DarbyUpper Darby · 2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2 mi
Chespenn Center for Family Health at Upper Darby
Upper Darby · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
2.5 mi
Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald
Darby · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
3.2 mi
Delaware Valley Community Health
2 sites · nearest in Sharon Hill
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
3.7 mi
Main Line Hospital Lankenau
Wynnewood · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
4.9 mi
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
5.4 mi
Philadelphia VA Medical Center
Philadelphia · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careDrexel Hill is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careDrexel Hill is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthDrexel Hill 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 Drexel Hill; ≈ 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 21.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 41.5%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 14.4%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Drexel Hill, betterDrexel Hill, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Drexel Hill gets moving

3.2 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves

1Pilgrim Park1.3 mi of trails2Gillespie Park0.9 mi of trails3Dermond Field0.4 mi of trails
Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
67%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
69%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
76%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Drexel Hill 6.2% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Drexel Hill adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Drexel Hill adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.6% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Drexel Hill adults are in frequent mental distress
16.1% · 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

Drexel Hill and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Upper Darby Township: 33.9%Springfield Township: 27.6%Clifton Heights: 36.9%Haverford Township: 27.2%Lansdowne: 36.9%Philadelphia: 33.2%Aldan: 35.8%Yeadon: 41.7%Ridley Township: 31.5%Millbourne: 25.5%Darby: 46.1%Darby Township: 39.5%Nether Providence Township: 27.2%Swarthmore: 24%Marple Township: 27%Morton: 34.2%Woodlyn: 32.3%Folsom: 31%Upper Providence Township: 27.6%Broomall: 27.1%Lower Merion Township: 26.4%Radnor Township: 25%Penn Wynne: 26.7%Bryn Mawr: 26.5%Drexel Hill: 32.1%Drexel HillUpper Darby TownshipSpringfield TownshipClifton HeightsHaverford TownshipLansdowneMercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald · Darby · 2.5 mi · 2★ MedicareHMain Line Hospital Lankenau · Wynnewood · 3.7 mi · 4★ MedicareHBryn Mawr Hospital · Bryn Mawr · 4.9 mi · 5★ MedicareHPhiladelphia VA Medical Center · Philadelphia · 5.4 mi · 5★ MedicareHChespenn Center for Family Health at Upper Darby · Upper Darby · 2 mi+Fairmount Primary Care Center at Sharon Hill-Delaware County · Sharon Hill · 3.2 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#15 of 25 towns on this map, healthiest first
Haverford Township27.2%
Springfield Township27.6%
Drexel Hill32.1%
Upper Darby Township33.9%
Clifton Heights36.9%
Lansdowne36.9%
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
Upper Darby TownshipB33.9%12.3%16.2%ZIP codes
Springfield TownshipA27.6%9.7%11%ZIP codes
Clifton HeightsC−36.9%13.3%21.9%CDC place
Haverford TownshipA+27.2%9%9.8%ZIP codes
LansdowneB−36.9%13.8%14.8%CDC place

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

28.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.2%
Thinking or memory12.9%
Hearing6.1%
Errands alone7%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Drexel Hill

Why doesn’t Drexel Hill have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Drexel Hill?

Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald in Darby, 2.5 miles in a straight line from Drexel Hill’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Drexel Hill?

66 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Chespenn Center for Family Health at Upper Darby in Upper Darby, 2.0 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Drexel Hill.

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.