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Fernville, Pennsylvania as seen from BloomsburgPhoto: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Health in Fernville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Fernville residents get care

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

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Fernville adults…

On every condition, Fernville is about the same as Pennsylvania. Tap one to see it as people.

35 of every 100 Fernville adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 30.7–39.7%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Fernville

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

HNearest ERGeisinger-Bloomsburg HospitalBloomsburg · 1.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGeisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital★★★★★ · 1.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkShamokin · 15 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.3 mi
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg · ★★★★★
ER
6.9 mi
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville · ★★★★★
ER
15 mi
Primary Health Network
3 sites · nearest in Shamokin
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.1 mi
Star Community Health-Ringtown
Ringtown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
21.1 mi
UPMC Muncy
Muncy · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
21.3 mi
Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
Lewisburg · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careFernville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Fernville itself
✓ Mental healthFernville 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 Fernville; ≈ 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 25.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.4%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.4%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.1%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Fernville, betterFernville, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Fernville gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
67%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
63%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 17
working-age adults has no health insurance
Fernville 5.9% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Fernville adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Fernville adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.2% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Fernville adults are in frequent mental distress
15.9% · 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

Fernville and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Hemlock Township: 34.3%Bloomsburg: 33.2%Montour Township: 34.3%Mount Pleasant Township: 34.7%Madison Township: 34.8%West Hemlock Township: 33.6%Rupert: 36.7%Catawissa Township: 36.3%Scott Township: 34.4%Cooper Township: 33.6%Catawissa: 35.6%Franklin Township: 36.3%Fernville: 36.2%FernvilleHemlock TownshipBloomsburgMontour TownshipGeisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital · Bloomsburg · 1.3 mi · 4★ MedicareHGeisinger Medical Center · Danville · 6.9 mi · 4★ MedicareH
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Bloomsburg33.2%
Hemlock Township34.3%
Montour Township34.3%
Fernville36.2%
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
Hemlock TownshipB34.3%9.9%14.8%ZIP codes
BloomsburgB33.2%7.3%14.4%CDC place
Montour TownshipB34.3%9.8%14.9%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

31.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15%
Thinking or memory13.3%
Hearing8.2%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Fernville

Why doesn’t Fernville have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Fernville?

Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital in Bloomsburg, 1.3 miles in a straight line from Fernville’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.