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Health in Sandy Lake · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Sandy Lake residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
16.8%
About the same as PA (18.7%)
Obesity
33%
About the same as PA (33.8%)
No exercise
21.5%
About the same as PA (23.8%)
Uninsured
6.5%
About the same as PA (5.8%)
Nearest ER
12.3 mi
Grove City Medical Center
What stands out

What stands out about health in Sandy Lake

In townlow-cost health center
★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Sandy Lake

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

HNearest ERGrove City Medical CenterGrove City · 12.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGrove City Medical Center★★★★★ · 12.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkSandy Lake · 0.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
0.3 mi
Primary Health Network
8 sites · nearest in Sandy Lake
Sliding-scale feesIn Sandy Lake
Directions to nearest
12.3 mi
Grove City Medical Center
Grove City · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
15.5 mi
UPMC Horizon
Greenville · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
17.5 mi
Edgewood Surgical Hospital
Transfer · not rated
DirectionsMedicare profile
19.8 mi
UPMC Northwest
Seneca · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careSandy Lake is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSandy Lake is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSandy Lake 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 Sandy Lake; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Sandy Lake adults…

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

10 of every 100 Sandy Lake adults have diabetes
Pennsylvania: 12 in 100 · better · likely 8.3–11.1%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 21.5%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.3%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.1%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Sandy Lake, betterSandy Lake, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Sandy Lake gets moving

0.4 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

1McKeever Center at Clear Creek State Forest1 acres
Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Sandy Lake 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%
81%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Sandy Lake 6.5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Sandy Lake adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Sandy Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.1% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Sandy Lake 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.

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

Sandy Lake 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.

30%

of Sandy Lake adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.4%
Thinking or memory13.8%
Hearing8.1%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Sandy Lake

Why doesn’t Sandy Lake have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Sandy Lake?

Grove City Medical Center in Grove City, 12.3 miles in a straight line from Sandy Lake’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 Sandy Lake?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Sandy Lake Community Health Center in Sandy Lake, 0.3 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Sandy Lake.

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.