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Main Street of Ringtown, PennsylvaniaPhoto: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Health in Ringtown · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Ringtown residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Ringtown

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Ringtown

1 community health center in Ringtown, plus the nearest just outside it.

HNearest ERSchuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson StreetPottsville · 12.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySchuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street★★★★★ · 12.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careStar Community HealthRingtown · 0.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
0.2 mi
Star Community Health
2 sites · nearest in Ringtown
Sliding-scale feesIn Ringtown
Directions to nearest
3 mi
Primary Health Network
3 sites · nearest in Shenandoah
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.2 mi
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street
Pottsville · ★★★★★
ER
15.5 mi
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg · ★★★★★
ER
15.6 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton
Hazleton · ★★★★★
ER
16.9 mi
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
Orwigsburg · ★★★★★
✓ Primary careRingtown is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Ringtown itself
✓ Mental healthRingtown 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 Ringtown; ≈ 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).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Ringtown adults…

Ringtown runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 2. Tap one to see it as people.

35 of every 100 Ringtown adults have arthritis
Pennsylvania: 30 in 100 · worse · likely 30.6–38.9%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 23.1%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.9%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.2%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Ringtown, betterRingtown, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Ringtown gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
66%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Ringtown 7.1% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Ringtown adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Ringtown adults have been diagnosed with depression
25% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Ringtown adults are in frequent mental distress
16.6% · 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

Ringtown 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.

32.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.4%
Thinking or memory13.9%
Hearing8.6%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Ringtown

Why doesn’t Ringtown have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Ringtown?

Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street in Pottsville, 12.2 miles in a straight line from Ringtown’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Ringtown?

3 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Star Community Health-Ringtown in Ringtown, 0.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.