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Health in Schubert · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Schubert residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
18%
About the same as PA (18.7%)
Obesity
33.9%
About the same as PA (33.8%)
No exercise
22.6%
About the same as PA (23.8%)
Uninsured
7.6%
About the same as PA (5.8%)
Nearest ER
12.8 mi
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street
What stands out

What stands out about health in Schubert

10.6%have had cancer · PA 8.8%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Schubert adults…

Schubert runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 4. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Schubert adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.5–11.9%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Schubert

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

HNearest ERSchuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson StreetPottsville · 12.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWellspan Good Samaritan Hospital★★★★★ · 15.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSchuylkill Community Health CenterMinersville · 13.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.8 mi
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street
Pottsville · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
13.2 mi
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
Orwigsburg · ★★★★★
DirectionsMedicare profile
13.4 mi
Schuylkill Community Health Center
Minersville · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
15.2 mi
Penn State Health St. Joseph
Reading · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
15.2 mi
Lebanon Center
Lebanon · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
15.4 mi
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital
Lebanon · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careSchubert is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSchubert is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSchubert 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 Schubert; ≈ 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 22.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.3%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.3%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Schubert, betterSchubert, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Schubert gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%Yearly checkupPA 79%
69%Dentist visitPA 64%
88%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
74%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Schubert 7.6% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Schubert adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Schubert does better than Pennsylvania.

1 in 4Schubert adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.7% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Schubert adults are in frequent mental distress
14.4% · PA 16.4% · Better than 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

Schubert 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.

29.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.5%
Thinking or memory12.5%
Hearing8.2%
Errands alone7.2%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Schubert

Why doesn’t Schubert have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Schubert?

Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street in Pottsville, 12.8 miles in a straight line from Schubert’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.