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Health in Mather · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Mather residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Mather

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Mather adults…

Mather runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 1. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Mather adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.3–11.4%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Mather

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

HNearest ERUPMC GreeneWaynesburg · 5.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyThe Washington Hospital★★★★★ · 19.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCornerstone CareWaynesburg · 4.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.8 mi
Cornerstone Care
3 sites · nearest in Waynesburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
5.8 mi
UPMC Greene
Waynesburg · not rated
ER
5.8 mi
Centerville Clinics, Incorporated
5 sites · nearest in Carmichaels
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.6 mi
Uniontown Hospital
Uniontown · ★★★★★
ER
18.8 mi
Advanced Surgical Hospital
Washington · not rated
18.9 mi
Penn Highlands Mon Valley
Monongahela · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careMather is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careMather is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthMather 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 Mather; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 21.9%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.3%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.4%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Mather, betterMather, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Mather gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
68%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Mather 6.6% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Mather adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Mather adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.7% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Mather adults are in frequent mental distress
15.3% · 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

Mather and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Jefferson Township: 34.8%Morgan Township: 35.5%Cumberland Township: 36.1%East Bethlehem Township: 39.2%Dry Tavern: 34.8%Rices Landing: 33%Franklin Township: 34.5%Greene Township: 36.3%Luzerne Township: 36%Clarksville: 35.8%Whiteley Township: 34.5%Millsboro: 42.2%Deemston: 38.5%West Bethlehem Township: 38%Washington Township: 36%Mather: 34.4%MatherJefferson TownshipMorgan TownshipUPMC Greene · Waynesburg · 5.8 miHCornerstone Care Pediatric and Family Medicine Center of Waynesburg · Waynesburg · 4.8 mi+Carmichaels Clinic · Carmichaels · 5.8 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#2 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Mather34.4%
Jefferson Township34.8%
Morgan Township35.5%
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
Morgan TownshipB−35.5%11.5%17.2%ZIP codes
Jefferson TownshipB34.8%11.5%16.7%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

30%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.5%
Thinking or memory12.7%
Hearing8.2%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Mather

Why doesn’t Mather have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Mather?

UPMC Greene in Waynesburg, 5.8 miles in a straight line from Mather’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 Mather?

6 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Cornerstone Care Pediatric and Family Medicine Center of Waynesburg in Waynesburg, 4.8 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.