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Eau Claire, Pennsylvania (15398981643)Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Health in Eau Claire · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Eau Claire residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Eau Claire

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 25.8%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 41.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 20.4%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 19.7%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Eau Claire, betterEau Claire, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Eau Claire gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Eau Claire adults…

Eau Claire runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

32 of every 100 Eau Claire adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 27.7–37.2%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Eau Claire

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

HNearest ERGrove City Medical CenterGrove City · 14.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGrove City Medical Center★★★★★ · 14.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkEmlenton · 5.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.4 mi
Primary Health Network
8 sites · nearest in Emlenton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.5 mi
Grove City Medical Center
Grove City · ★★★★★
ER
16.2 mi
UPMC Northwest
Seneca · ★★★★★
ER
17.4 mi
Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita
Butler · ★★★★★
ER
23.2 mi
Independence Health System Clarion Hospital
Clarion · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careEau Claire is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careEau Claire is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthEau Claire 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 Eau Claire; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
61%Dentist visitPA 64%
84%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
64%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
78%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Eau Claire 7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Eau Claire adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Eau Claire adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.5% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 5Eau Claire adults are in frequent mental distress
18.2% · 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

Eau Claire and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Venango Township: 36.6%Cherry Valley: 36.2%Marion Township: 36.6%Washington Township: 36.5%Scrubgrass Township: 35.7%Allegheny Township: 36.5%Eau Claire: 36.9%Eau ClaireVenango TownshipCherry ValleyEmlenton Health Center · Emlenton · 5.4 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 7 towns on this map, healthiest first
Cherry Valley36.2%
Venango Township36.6%
Eau Claire36.9%
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
Venango Township————
Cherry Valley————

Venango Township and Cherry Valley: 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.

33.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.1%
Thinking or memory15.4%
Hearing8.2%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Eau Claire

Why doesn’t Eau Claire have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Eau Claire?

Grove City Medical Center in Grove City, 14.5 miles in a straight line from Eau Claire’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 Eau Claire?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Emlenton Health Center in Emlenton, 5.4 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Eau Claire.

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.