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Health in Oswayo · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Oswayo residents get care

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

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Oswayo adults…

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

35 of every 100 Oswayo adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 30.4–39.3%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Oswayo

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

HNearest ERUPMC ColeCoudersport · 10.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Cole★★★★★ · 10.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSouthern Tier Community Health Center NetworkOlean · 23.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.7 mi
UPMC Cole
Coudersport · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
14.4 mi
Jones Memorial Hospital
Wellsville · ★★★★★
ER
23.7 mi
Southern Tier Community Health Center Network
3 sites · nearest in Olean
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
23.9 mi
Olean General Hospital
Olean · ★★★★★
ER
24.4 mi
Cuba Memorial Hospital
Cuba · not rated
Rural critical access
24.9 mi
Westfield Laurel Health Center
Westfield · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careOswayo is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Oswayo itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Oswayo 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 Oswayo; ≈ 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 23.9%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.2%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Oswayo, betterOswayo, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Oswayo gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
63%Dentist visitPA 64%
84%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
64%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Oswayo 7.4% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Oswayo adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Oswayo adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.5% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Oswayo adults are in frequent mental distress
17.7% · 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

Oswayo and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Oswayo Township: 37.8%Genesee Township: 37.3%Sharon Township: 38%Hebron Township: 37.6%Oswayo: 38.7%OswayoOswayo Township
Healthier than PANear PALess healthy
Obesity
#5 of 5 towns on this map, healthiest first
Oswayo Township37.8%
Oswayo38.7%
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
Oswayo Township————

Oswayo Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

32.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.9%
Thinking or memory14.9%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Oswayo

Why doesn’t Oswayo have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Oswayo?

UPMC Cole in Coudersport, 10.7 miles in a straight line from Oswayo’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 Oswayo.

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.