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Health in Penfield

Where Penfield residents get care

CDC doesn’t publish health estimates for Penfield, so there’s no Health Grade; here is what we do have.

Getting care

Care in and near Penfield

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

HNearest ERPenn Highlands DuboisDubois · 12.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPenn Highlands Elk★★★★★ · 14.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careKeystone Rural Health ConsortiaKersey · 9.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.8 mi
Keystone Rural Health Consortia
5 sites · nearest in Kersey
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.6 mi
Penn Highlands Dubois
Dubois · ★★★★★
ER
14.6 mi
Penn Highlands Elk
Saint Marys · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
27.3 mi
Penn Highlands Brookville
Brookville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
27.4 mi
Primary Health Network
2 sites · nearest in Punxsutawney
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
28.4 mi
Punxsutawney Area Hospital
Punxsutawney · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary carePenfield is not a shortage area
✓ Dental carePenfield is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthPenfield 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 Penfield; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Around town

Health next door

The Pennsylvania towns that border Penfield have CDC estimates of their own. Pennsylvania: 33.8% obesity, 11.6% diabetes, 15.8% smoking; U.S. 32.9%, 12%, 11.8%.

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Questions about health in Penfield

Why doesn’t Penfield have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Penfield?

Penn Highlands Dubois in Dubois, 12.6 miles in a straight line from Penfield’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 Penfield?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Fox Township Dental Clinic in Kersey, 9.8 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health. 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.