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Health in Rutledge · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Rutledge residents get care

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

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Rutledge adults…

Rutledge runs below PA on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Rutledge adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.9–3.6%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Rutledge

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

HNearest ERMercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy FitzgeraldDarby · 3.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyHospital of Univ of Pennsylvania★★★★★ · 7.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careDelaware Valley Community HealthSharon Hill · 3.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.1 mi
Delaware Valley Community Health
2 sites · nearest in Sharon Hill
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
3.6 mi
Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald
Darby · ★★★★★
ER
3.7 mi
Crozer Chester Medical Center
Upland · ★★★★★
ER
3.7 mi
Chespenn Health Services
2 sites · nearest in Chester
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
5.5 mi
Riddle Memorial Hospital
Media · ★★★★★
ER
7.2 mi
Main Line Hospital Lankenau
Wynnewood · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careRutledge is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careRutledge is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthRutledge 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 Rutledge; ≈ 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 20.3%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.7%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 14.7%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Rutledge, betterRutledge, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Rutledge gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
71%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
69%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
78%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 19
working-age adults has no health insurance
Rutledge 5.2% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Rutledge adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Rutledge adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.2% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Rutledge adults are in frequent mental distress
15.6% · 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.

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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

Rutledge and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Ridley Township: 31.5%Folsom: 31%Woodlyn: 32.3%Ridley Park: 30.8%Eddystone: 36.1%Prospect Park: 32.7%Nether Providence Township: 27.2%Chester: 44%Darby Township: 39.5%Swarthmore: 24%Springfield Township: 27.6%Tinicum Township: 36.4%Rutledge: 30.9%RutledgeRidley TownshipFolsomMercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald · Darby · 3.6 mi · 2★ MedicareHCrozer Chester Medical Center · Upland · 3.7 mi · 1★ MedicareHFairmount Primary Care Center at Sharon Hill-Delaware County · Sharon Hill · 3.1 mi+Chespenn Center for Family Health at Eastside · Chester · 3.7 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#5 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Rutledge30.9%
Folsom31%
Ridley Township31.5%
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
Ridley TownshipB+31.5%10.6%15.9%ZIP codes
Folsom————

Folsom: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

28.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.7%
Thinking or memory12.2%
Hearing6.9%
Errands alone6.6%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing3%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Rutledge

Why doesn’t Rutledge have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Rutledge?

Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald in Darby, 3.6 miles in a straight line from Rutledge’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 Rutledge?

35 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Fairmount Primary Care Center at Sharon Hill-Delaware County in Sharon Hill, 3.1 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.