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Health in Reservoir · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Reservoir residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Reservoir

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Reservoir adults…

Reservoir runs above PA on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

12 of every 100 Reservoir adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 10.1–12.9%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Reservoir

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

HNearest ERConemaugh Nason Medical CenterRoaring Spring · 4.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyConemaugh Nason Medical Center★★★★★ · 4.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkAltoona · 7.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.5 mi
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
Roaring Spring · ★★★★★
ER
6.1 mi
James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona)
Altoona · ★★★★★
For veterans
7.7 mi
Primary Health Network
3 sites · nearest in Altoona
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.2 mi
UPMC Altoona
Altoona · ★★★★★
ER
18 mi
The Broad Top Area Medical Center
5 sites · nearest in Huntingdon
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.1 mi
Penn Highlands Tyrone
Tyrone · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careReservoir is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Reservoir itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Reservoir 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 Reservoir; ≈ 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 20.1%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.8%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.3%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 14.6%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Reservoir, betterReservoir, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Reservoir gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%Yearly checkupPA 79%
71%Dentist visitPA 64%
90%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
70%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 18
working-age adults has no health insurance
Reservoir 5.6% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Reservoir adults are doing

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

1 in 4Reservoir adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.6% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Reservoir adults are in frequent mental distress
14.6% · 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.

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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

Reservoir 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.

29.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.4%
Thinking or memory12.3%
Hearing7.4%
Errands alone7.1%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing3.1%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Reservoir

Why doesn’t Reservoir have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Reservoir?

Conemaugh Nason Medical Center in Roaring Spring, 4.5 miles in a straight line from Reservoir’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Reservoir?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Altoona Community Health Center in Altoona, 7.7 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.