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Miner's family on porch of company home. H. C. Frick Coke Company, National #3 Mine, Muse, Washington County, Pennsylvania.Photo: Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. (09/18/1947 - ), Photographer (NARA record: 1105706) · Public domain
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Health in Muse · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Muse residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Muse

Muse is an active town

Only 18.5% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

COPD and stroke are less common in Muse

Muse runs below Pennsylvania on four chronic conditions, most of all COPD (5.8% vs 7.7%), stroke (2.8% vs 3.7%) and diabetes (8.9% vs 11.6%). Conditions ↓

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 Muse’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 18.5%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.6%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 21.1%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 12.2%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Muse, betterMuse, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Muse gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Muse adults…

Muse runs below PA on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

6 of every 100 Muse adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · better · likely 5.2–6.5%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Muse

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

HNearest ERCanonsburg General HospitalCanonsburg · 3.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyThe Washington Hospital★★★★★ · 7.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCornerstone CareBurgettstown · 8.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.1 mi
Canonsburg General Hospital
Canonsburg · ★★★★★
ER
7.9 mi
The Washington Hospital
Washington · ★★★★★
ER
8.3 mi
Cornerstone Care
3 sites · nearest in Burgettstown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.4 mi
Centerville Clinics, Incorporated
3 sites · nearest in Washington
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.5 mi
St. Clair Hospital
Pittsburgh · ★★★★★
ER
10.2 mi
Advanced Surgical Hospital
Washington · not rated
✓ Primary careMuse is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careMuse is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthMuse 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 Muse; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
74%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
69%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
78%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 21
working-age adults has no health insurance
Muse 4.7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Muse adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Muse does better than Pennsylvania.

1 in 4Muse adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.6% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Muse adults are in frequent mental distress
14.5% · PA 16.4% · Better 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.

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

Muse and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Chartiers Township: 37.5%Cecil Township: 33.8%Southpointe: no dataCanton Township: 38.9%North Strabane Township: 36.2%Houston: 41.2%South Strabane Township: 38.7%McGovern: 35%Canonsburg: 37.1%Meadowlands: 36.6%Mount Pleasant Township: 35%Midland: no dataWestland: 39.5%Peters Township: 34.4%Lawrence: 35.3%Thompsonville: 31.5%Robinson Township: 37%McDonald: 38.4%South Fayette Township: 30.6%Muse: 35.4%MuseChartiers TownshipCecil TownshipSouthpointeCanonsburg General Hospital · Canonsburg · 3.1 mi · 3★ MedicareHThe Washington Hospital · Washington · 7.9 mi · 4★ MedicareHSt. Clair Hospital · Pittsburgh · 9.5 mi · 4★ MedicareHAdvanced Surgical Hospital · Washington · 10.2 miHCornerstone Care Community Health Center of Burgettstown · Burgettstown · 8.3 mi+Washington Family Doctors · Washington · 8.4 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Cecil Township33.8%
Muse35.4%
Chartiers Township37.5%
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
Chartiers TownshipB37.5%11.1%15.7%ZIP codes
Cecil TownshipA−33.8%9.8%13.4%ZIP codes
Southpointe————

Southpointe: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

25.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.5%
Thinking or memory11%
Hearing6.3%
Errands alone5.8%
Vision3.4%
Dressing or bathing2.5%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Muse

Why doesn’t Muse have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Muse?

Canonsburg General Hospital in Canonsburg, 3.1 miles in a straight line from Muse’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 Muse?

5 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Cornerstone Care Community Health Center of Burgettstown in Burgettstown, 8.3 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.