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Mount Aetna, Pennsylvania (6293119257)Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Health in Mount Aetna · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Mount Aetna residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Mount Aetna

1 in 9 working-age adults in Mount Aetna has no health insurance

11.3% of adults 18–64 have no health insurance, vs 5.8% across Pennsylvania. Checkups ↓

Smoking is more common in Mount Aetna

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (19.3%), vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Pennsylvania figure falls outside Mount Aetna’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupPA 79%
61%Dentist visitPA 64%
82%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
59%Colon screeningPA 68%
74%MammogramPA 78%
78%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 9
working-age adults has no health insurance
Mount Aetna 11.3% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 26.1%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 41.3%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.3%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 19.3%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Mount Aetna, betterMount Aetna, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Mount Aetna gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Mount Aetna adults…

Mount Aetna runs above PA on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

32 of every 100 Mount Aetna adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 27.7–35.4%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Mount Aetna

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

HNearest ERWellspan Good Samaritan HospitalLebanon · 8.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWellspan Good Samaritan Hospital★★★★★ · 8.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careLebanon CenterLebanon · 8.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.4 mi
Lebanon Center
Lebanon · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
8.6 mi
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital
Lebanon · ★★★★★
ER
8.7 mi
Union Community Care
6 sites · nearest in Lebanon
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.4 mi
Lebanon VA Medical Center
Lebanon · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
16.8 mi
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing · not rated
16.9 mi
Penn State Health St. Joseph
Reading · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careMount Aetna is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careMount Aetna is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthMount Aetna 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 Mount Aetna; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Mind & connection

How Mount Aetna adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Mount Aetna runs above Pennsylvania.

1 in 4Mount Aetna adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 5Mount Aetna adults are in frequent mental distress
19% · PA 16.4% · Worse than 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

Mount Aetna and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

33.4%

of Mount Aetna adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.1%
Thinking or memory17%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone9.3%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Mount Aetna

Why doesn’t Mount Aetna have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Mount Aetna?

Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon, 8.6 miles in a straight line from Mount Aetna’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Mount Aetna?

5 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Lebanon Center in Lebanon, 8.4 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Mount Aetna.

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.