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Health in Hawthorn · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Hawthorn residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Hawthorn

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Hawthorn adults…

Hawthorn runs above PA on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Hawthorn adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.2–10.3%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Hawthorn

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

HNearest ERIndependence Health System Clarion HospitalClarion · 13.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPenn Highlands Brookville★★★★★ · 13.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkClarion · 12.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.6 mi
Primary Health Network
7 sites · nearest in Clarion
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.3 mi
Independence Health System Clarion Hospital
Clarion · ★★★★★
ER
13.7 mi
Penn Highlands Brookville
Brookville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
15.3 mi
Punxsutawney Area Hospital
Punxsutawney · ★★★★★
ER
20.5 mi
Acmh Hospital
Kittanning · ★★★★★
ER
32.3 mi
Community Health Clinic, Inc. - Vandergrift Location 1
Vandergrift · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careHawthorn is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Hawthorn itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Hawthorn itself

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 Hawthorn; ≈ 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 25.7%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.4%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.7%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.3%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Hawthorn, betterHawthorn, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Hawthorn gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
63%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
64%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Hawthorn 7.6% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Hawthorn adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Hawthorn adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.8% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Hawthorn adults are in frequent mental distress
17.4% · 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

Hawthorn and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Redbank Township: 37%Redbank Township: 36.3%Wayne Township: 38.4%Mahoning Township: 37.4%Porter Township: 37%Beaver Township: 36.3%Ringgold Township: 36.5%Limestone Township: 35.7%New Bethlehem: 35.2%Porter Township: 37.1%Clover Township: 35.2%Hawthorn: 35.5%HawthornRedbank TownshipRedbank Township
Healthier than PANear PALess healthy
Obesity
#3 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Hawthorn35.5%
Redbank Township36.3%
Redbank Township37%
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
Redbank Township————
Redbank TownshipC36.3%13.1%20.4%ZIP codes

Redbank Township: 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.

33.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.4%
Thinking or memory15.3%
Hearing9.1%
Errands alone8.9%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Hawthorn

Why doesn’t Hawthorn have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Hawthorn?

Independence Health System Clarion Hospital in Clarion, 13.3 miles in a straight line from Hawthorn’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.