Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Where Great Bend residents get care
CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Great Bend, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.
Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Great Bend. How CDC estimates town health
What stands out about health in Great Bend
COPD, heart disease and stroke run high in Great Bend
1 in 10 adults have COPD (10.3%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 11 adults have heart disease (9.5%), vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. Stroke is also above the state: 4.6%, vs 3.7% across Pennsylvania. In all, Great Bend runs above Pennsylvania on six of 11 chronic conditions. Age is part of it: 29% of residents are 65 or older (Pennsylvania 20%), and COPD, heart disease and stroke are more common later in life. Conditions ↓
More high blood pressure in Great Bend, and more people treating it
39.7% of adults have high blood pressure (Pennsylvania 32.8%), but 83% of them take medicine for it, vs 79.2% statewide. Checkups ↓
Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Pennsylvania figure falls outside Great Bend’s likely range.
Out of every 100 Great Bend adults…
Great Bend runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 6. Tap one to see it as people.
Great Bend is an older town: 29% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Great Bend as about how healthy they are.
Keeping up with care
Share of Great Bend adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.
Care in and near Great Bend
No hospital or community health center in Great Bend itself. These are the nearest.
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 Great Bend; ≈ 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).
Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania
Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.
0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve
How Great Bend adults are doing
About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.
A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.
Great Bend and the towns around it
How health changes across the town line.
Health next door
| Town | Health | Obesity | Diabetes | Smoking | Figures from |
|---|
Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.
Living with a disability
Shown without a better/worse judgment.
of Great Bend adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.
Questions about health in Great Bend
Why doesn’t Great Bend have a Health Grade?
Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Great Bend.
What hospital is closest to Great Bend?
Barnes-Kasson County Hospital in Susquehanna, 8.0 miles in a straight line from Great Bend’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 Great Bend?
1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Nepa Community Health Care-Hallstead in Hallstead, 0.6 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Great Bend.
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.