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Health in McKee · CDC PLACES 2025

Where McKee residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in McKee

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 McKee adults…

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

10 of every 100 McKee adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.6–10.7%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near McKee

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

HNearest ERConemaugh Nason Medical CenterRoaring Spring · 2.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyConemaugh Nason Medical Center★★★★★ · 2.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkAltoona · 10.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.3 mi
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
Roaring Spring · ★★★★★
ER
9.1 mi
James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona)
Altoona · ★★★★★
For veterans
10.5 mi
Primary Health Network
3 sites · nearest in Altoona
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.2 mi
UPMC Altoona
Altoona · ★★★★★
ER
18.7 mi
The Broad Top Area Medical Center
4 sites · nearest in Broad Top
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20 mi
Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber
Windber · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careMcKee is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers McKee itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers McKee 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 McKee; ≈ 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 24.2%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.8%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
McKee, betterMcKee, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where McKee gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
67%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
70%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
McKee 6.2% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How McKee adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4McKee adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.5% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6McKee adults are in frequent mental distress
16.5% · 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.

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

McKee and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
East Freedom————

East Freedom: 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.

33.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.1%
Thinking or memory14.1%
Hearing8.6%
Errands alone8.5%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in McKee

Why doesn’t McKee have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to McKee?

Conemaugh Nason Medical Center in Roaring Spring, 2.3 miles in a straight line from McKee’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.