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16640 areaPhoto: U.S. Census Bureau · Public domain
–Not graded
Health in Flinton

Where Flinton residents get care

CDC doesn’t publish health estimates for Flinton, so there’s no Health Grade; here is what we do have.

Getting care

Care in and near Flinton

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

HNearest ERConemaugh Miners Medical CenterHastings · 11.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Altoona★★★★★ · 14.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careGlendale Area Medical CenterCoalport · 2.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.4 mi
Glendale Area Medical Center
Coalport · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
11.1 mi
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center
Hastings · not rated
ERRural critical access
14.2 mi
Penn Highlands Tyrone
Tyrone · not rated
ERRural critical access
14.7 mi
Primary Health Network
5 sites · nearest in Cherry Tree
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.8 mi
UPMC Altoona
Altoona · ★★★★★
ER
16.8 mi
James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona)
Altoona · ★★★★★
For veterans
✓ Primary careFlinton is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFlinton is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthFlinton 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 Flinton; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Around town

Health next door

The Pennsylvania towns that border Flinton have CDC estimates of their own. Pennsylvania: 33.8% obesity, 11.6% diabetes, 15.8% smoking; U.S. 32.9%, 12%, 11.8%.

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Reade TownshipC−38.6%13.9%22.8%ZIP codes
White Township————

White Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Questions about health in Flinton

Why doesn’t Flinton have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Flinton?

Conemaugh Miners Medical Center in Hastings, 11.1 miles in a straight line from Flinton’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 Flinton?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Glendale Area Medical Center in Coalport, 2.4 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health. 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.