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Health in Sanatoga · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Sanatoga residents get care

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

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Sanatoga adults…

Sanatoga runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

34 of every 100 Sanatoga adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 30.5–37.8%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Sanatoga

1 hospital and 1 community health center in Sanatoga, plus the nearest just outside it.

HNearest ERPottstown HospitalPottstown · 1.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPaoli Hospital★★★★★ · 15.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health and Dental CarePottstown · 0.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
0.7 mi
Community Health and Dental Care
5 sites · nearest in Pottstown
Sliding-scale feesIn Sanatoga
Directions to nearest
1.3 mi
Pottstown Hospital
Pottstown · ★★★★★
ERIn Sanatoga
3 mi
Physicians Care Surgical Hospital
Royersford · not rated
9.6 mi
Phoenixville Hospital
Phoenixville · ★★★★★
ER
13.3 mi
Eagleville Hospital
Eagleville · not rated
16.1 mi
Norristown Regional Health Center
Norristown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careSanatoga is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSanatoga is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSanatoga 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 Sanatoga; ≈ 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 22%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.7%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.6%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.8%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Sanatoga, betterSanatoga, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Sanatoga gets moving

0.5 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
66%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
78%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Sanatoga 7.1% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Sanatoga adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 5Sanatoga adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.1% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Sanatoga adults are in frequent mental distress
16.5% · 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

Sanatoga and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Pottsgrove: 32.5%Lower Pottsgrove Township: 35.8%East Coventry Township: 32.3%Limerick Township: 32.6%Pottstown: 38.3%Upper Pottsgrove Township: 35.8%New Hanover Township: 32.6%South Coventry Township: 32.1%North Coventry Township: 32%East Vincent Township: 32.6%Kenilworth: 33.2%Royersford: 34.7%Upper Providence Township: 30.7%Perkiomen Township: 31.3%Sanatoga: 34.4%SanatogaPottsgroveLower Pottsgrove TownshipEast Coventry TownshipLimerick TownshipPottstown Hospital · Pottstown · 1.3 mi · 2★ MedicareHPhysicians Care Surgical Hospital · Royersford · 3 miHPhoenixville Hospital · Phoenixville · 9.6 mi · 3★ MedicareHCommunity Health & Dental Care Heritage Dr. Ste 802 · Pottstown · 0.7 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#11 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
East Coventry Township32.3%
Pottsgrove32.5%
Limerick Township32.6%
Sanatoga34.4%
Lower Pottsgrove Township35.8%
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
Pottsgrove————
Lower Pottsgrove TownshipB35.8%10.9%16.7%ZIP 19464
East Coventry TownshipA−32.3%10.2%14.5%ZIP codes
Limerick TownshipA−32.6%9.5%13.8%ZIP codes

Pottsgrove: 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.

29.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14%
Thinking or memory13.7%
Hearing7.4%
Errands alone8.1%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Sanatoga

Why doesn’t Sanatoga have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Sanatoga?

Pottstown Hospital in Pottstown, 1.3 miles in a straight line from Sanatoga’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 Sanatoga?

5 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Community Health & Dental Care Heritage Dr. Ste 802 in Pottstown, 0.7 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.