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Health in New Albany · CDC PLACES 2025

Where New Albany residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in New Albany

The nearest ER is 22 miles from New Albany

The closest emergency room is Troy Community Hospital in Troy, 22.3 miles away in a straight line. For everyday care, North Penn Comprehensive Health Services is closer (11.2 mi) and charges on a sliding scale. Getting care ↓

Smoking is more common in New Albany

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (19.7%), 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 New Albany’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near New Albany

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

HNearest ERTroy Community HospitalTroy · 22.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorth Penn Comprehensive Health ServicesTowanda · 11.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.2 mi
North Penn Comprehensive Health Services
5 sites · nearest in Towanda
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
22.3 mi
Troy Community Hospital
Troy · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
24.7 mi
The Wright Center Medical Group
2 sites · nearest in Tunkhannock
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
26 mi
Robert Packer Hospital
Sayre · ★★★★★
ER
30.4 mi
Endless Mountains Health Systems
Montrose · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
32.1 mi
UPMC Muncy
Muncy · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNew Albany is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers New Albany itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers New Albany 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 New Albany; ≈ 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%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.6%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.8%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 19.7%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
New Albany, betterNew Albany, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where New Albany gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 New Albany adults…

On every condition, New Albany is about the same as Pennsylvania. Tap one to see it as people.

36 of every 100 New Albany adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 31.9–40.6%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of New Albany 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%
65%Colon screeningPA 68%
75%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
New Albany 7.9% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How New Albany adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, New Albany runs above Pennsylvania.

1 in 4New Albany adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.2% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 5New Albany adults are in frequent mental distress
18.4% · 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.

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

New Albany 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.

33.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.2%
Thinking or memory16%
Hearing8.4%
Errands alone8.7%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in New Albany

Why doesn’t New Albany have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to New Albany?

Troy Community Hospital in Troy, 22.3 miles in a straight line from New Albany’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in New Albany.

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.