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Health in Madera

Where Madera residents get care

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

Getting care

Care in and near Madera

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

HNearest ERPenn Highlands TyroneTyrone · 14.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careGlendale Area Medical CenterCoalport · 7.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.8 mi
Glendale Area Medical Center
Coalport · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
14.2 mi
Penn Highlands Tyrone
Tyrone · not rated
ERRural critical access
18.2 mi
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center
Hastings · not rated
ERRural critical access
20.8 mi
Primary Health Network
3 sites · nearest in Cherry Tree
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
21.3 mi
UPMC Altoona
Altoona · ★★★★★
ER
23.5 mi
James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona)
Altoona · ★★★★★
For veterans
✓ Primary careMadera is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careMadera is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthMadera 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 Madera; ≈ 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 Madera 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

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

Questions about health in Madera

Why doesn’t Madera have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Madera?

Penn Highlands Tyrone in Tyrone, 14.2 miles in a straight line from Madera’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 Madera?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Glendale Area Medical Center in Coalport, 7.8 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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.