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Health in Hooversville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Hooversville residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Hooversville

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Hooversville adults…

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

36 of every 100 Hooversville adults have arthritis
Pennsylvania: 30 in 100 · worse · likely 32.4–40.2%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Hooversville

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

HNearest ERChan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at WindberWindber · 9.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Somerset★★★★★ · 13.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHyndman Area Health CenterJohnstown · 9.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.5 mi
Hyndman Area Health Center
5 sites · nearest in Johnstown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.7 mi
Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber
Windber · ★★★★★
ER
10.7 mi
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
Johnstown · ★★★★★
ER
12.2 mi
Johnstown Free Medical Clinic
2 sites · nearest in Johnstown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.2 mi
UPMC Somerset
Somerset · ★★★★★
ER
24.3 mi
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center
Meyersdale · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careHooversville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Hooversville itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Hooversville 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 Hooversville; ≈ 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 24.8%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.8%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.1%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.6%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Hooversville, betterHooversville, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Hooversville gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
66%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Hooversville 7.2% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Hooversville adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Hooversville adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Hooversville adults are in frequent mental distress
15.5% · 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

Hooversville and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Quemahoning Township: 37.1%Shade Township: 37.2%Stonycreek Township: 37.6%Jenner Township: 37.2%Lincoln Township: 37.7%Paint Township: 36.1%Conemaugh Township: 35.1%Benson: 34.8%Ogle Township: 36.1%Allegheny Township: 37.4%Juniata Township: 35.7%Napier Township: 35.4%Hooversville: 35.5%HooversvilleQuemahoning TownshipShade TownshipChan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber · Windber · 9.7 mi · 2★ MedicareHUPMC Somerset · Somerset · 13.2 mi · 4★ MedicareHHyndman Area Health Center (Richland Township) · Johnstown · 9.5 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#4 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Hooversville35.5%
Quemahoning Township37.1%
Shade Township37.2%
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
Quemahoning TownshipC+37.1%12.9%18.4%ZIP codes
Shade TownshipC37.2%12.9%18.4%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

32%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.3%
Thinking or memory13.4%
Hearing9%
Errands alone8.1%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Hooversville

Why doesn’t Hooversville have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Hooversville?

Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber in Windber, 9.7 miles in a straight line from Hooversville’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Hooversville?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Hyndman Area Health Center (Richland Township) in Johnstown, 9.5 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.