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New Florence Pennsylvania 2012Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Health in New Florence · CDC PLACES 2025

Where New Florence residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in New Florence

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 New Florence adults…

New Florence runs above PA on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 New Florence adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.2–10.3%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near New Florence

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

HNearest ERConemaugh Memorial Medical CenterJohnstown · 9.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyExcela Health Latrobe Hospital★★★★★ · 18.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHighlands Health JohnstownJohnstown · 8.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.9 mi
Highlands Health Johnstown
Johnstown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
9.1 mi
Hyndman Area Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Johnstown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.7 mi
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
Johnstown · ★★★★★
ER
16.4 mi
Indiana Regional Medical Center
Indiana · ★★★★★
ER
18.2 mi
Excela Health Latrobe Hospital
Latrobe · ★★★★★
ER
19.7 mi
Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber
Windber · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNew Florence is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNew Florence is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNew Florence 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 New Florence; ≈ 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 26.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.4%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.2%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
New Florence, betterNew Florence, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where New Florence gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
New Florence 6.9% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How New Florence adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4New Florence adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.5% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6New Florence adults are in frequent mental distress
16.8% · 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.

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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

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.8%
Thinking or memory14.7%
Hearing8.6%
Errands alone8.9%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in New Florence

Why doesn’t New Florence 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 Florence.

What hospital is closest to New Florence?

Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown, 9.7 miles in a straight line from New Florence’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near New Florence?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Highlands Health Johnstown in Johnstown, 8.9 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.