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Health in Saltsburg · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Saltsburg residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Saltsburg

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Saltsburg adults…

Saltsburg runs above PA on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Saltsburg adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.3–11.5%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Saltsburg

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

HNearest ERExcela Health Westmoreland Regional HospitalGreensburg · 13.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyExcela Health Latrobe Hospital★★★★★ · 14.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkClarksburg · 8.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.7 mi
Primary Health Network
3 sites · nearest in Clarksburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.3 mi
Community Health Clinic
4 sites · nearest in Vandergrift
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.9 mi
Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital
Greensburg · ★★★★★
ER
14.5 mi
Ahn Emerus Westmoreland
Greensburg · not rated
ER
14.6 mi
Excela Health Latrobe Hospital
Latrobe · ★★★★★
ER
16.4 mi
Forbes Hospital
Monroeville · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Saltsburg itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Saltsburg itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Saltsburg 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 Saltsburg; ≈ 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 24.1%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.5%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.1%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Saltsburg, betterSaltsburg, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Saltsburg gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
65%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
72%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Saltsburg 7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Saltsburg adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Saltsburg adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.9% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Saltsburg 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

Saltsburg and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Conemaugh Township: 37.7%Loyalhanna Township: 35.5%Black Lick Township: 39.3%Derry Township: 35.9%Avonmore: 32.9%Young Township: 38%Bell Township: 35.3%Salem Township: 32.5%Slickville: 34%Saltsburg: 38.1%SaltsburgConemaugh TownshipLoyalhanna TownshipExcela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital · Greensburg · 13.9 mi · 3★ MedicareHJacksonville Family Medicine Center · Clarksburg · 8.7 mi+Community Health Clinic, Inc. - Vandergrift Location 1 · Vandergrift · 10.3 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#9 of 10 towns on this map, healthiest first
Loyalhanna Township35.5%
Conemaugh Township37.7%
Saltsburg38.1%
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
Loyalhanna TownshipB−35.5%12.1%18%ZIP codes
Conemaugh TownshipB−37.7%12%17.7%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

32.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.3%
Thinking or memory14.6%
Hearing8.6%
Errands alone8.6%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Saltsburg

Why doesn’t Saltsburg have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Saltsburg?

Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital in Greensburg, 13.9 miles in a straight line from Saltsburg’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Saltsburg?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Jacksonville Family Medicine Center in Clarksburg, 8.7 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.