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Health in Midway · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Midway residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Midway

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Midway adults…

Midway runs above PA on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

35 of every 100 Midway adults have arthritis
Pennsylvania: 30 in 100 · worse · likely 31.7–39.3%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Midway is an older town: 30% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Midway as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Midway30%
Pennsylvania20%
Getting care

Care in and near Midway

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

HNearest ERCanonsburg General HospitalCanonsburg · 9.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Clair Hospital★★★★★ · 11.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCornerstone CareBurgettstown · 4.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.7 mi
Cornerstone Care
4 sites · nearest in Burgettstown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.8 mi
Canonsburg General Hospital
Canonsburg · ★★★★★
ER
11 mi
Centerville Clinics, Incorporated
3 sites · nearest in Avella
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.9 mi
St. Clair Hospital
Pittsburgh · ★★★★★
ER
12.6 mi
Weirton Medical Center
Weirton · ★★★★★
ER
13.1 mi
The Washington Hospital
Washington · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careMidway is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careMidway is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthMidway 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 Midway; ≈ 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 24.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.8%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.6%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Midway, betterMidway, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Midway gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Midway 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%
66%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Midway 7.2% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Midway adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Midway adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.1% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Midway adults are in frequent mental distress
16.7% · 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

Midway and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Robinson Township: 37%Smith Township: 39.7%Hanover Township: 39.9%Mount Pleasant Township: 35%Cecil Township: 33.8%McDonald: 38.4%Bulger: 38.6%Findlay Township: 31.4%Hanover Township: 37.4%Cross Creek Township: 38.6%Jefferson Township: 39.3%Midway: 38.3%MidwayRobinson TownshipSmith TownshipCanonsburg General Hospital · Canonsburg · 9.8 mi · 3★ MedicareHCornerstone Care Community Health Center of Burgettstown · Burgettstown · 4.7 mi+Avella Family Medicine · Avella · 11 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#6 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Robinson Township37%
Midway38.3%
Smith Township39.7%
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
Robinson TownshipB−37%11.8%17.2%ZIP codes
Smith TownshipC39.7%13%19.4%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

33.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.1%
Thinking or memory14.5%
Hearing8.6%
Errands alone8.2%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Midway

Why doesn’t Midway have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Midway?

Canonsburg General Hospital in Canonsburg, 9.8 miles in a straight line from Midway’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Midway?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Cornerstone Care Community Health Center of Burgettstown in Burgettstown, 4.7 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.