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Health in Spring Hill · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Spring Hill residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Spring Hill

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Spring Hill adults…

Spring Hill runs above PA on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Spring Hill adults have heart disease
Pennsylvania: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 8.1–10.1%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Spring Hill is an older town: 40% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Spring Hill as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Spring Hill40%
Pennsylvania20%
Getting care

Care in and near Spring Hill

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

HNearest ERChan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at WindberWindber · 10.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyConemaugh Nason Medical Center★★★★★ · 15.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkEbensburg · 8.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.1 mi
Primary Health Network
4 sites · nearest in Ebensburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.9 mi
Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber
Windber · ★★★★★
ER
11.4 mi
Hyndman Area Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Johnstown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.8 mi
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
Johnstown · ★★★★★
ER
15 mi
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
Roaring Spring · ★★★★★
ER
16.5 mi
James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona)
Altoona · ★★★★★
For veterans
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Spring Hill itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Spring Hill itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Spring Hill 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 Spring Hill; ≈ 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 24.7%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.6%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.1%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.1%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Spring Hill, betterSpring Hill, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Spring Hill gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
67%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
65%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Spring Hill 6.1% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Spring Hill adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Spring Hill adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.4% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Spring Hill 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.

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

Spring Hill 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.

32.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15%
Thinking or memory13.1%
Hearing9.3%
Errands alone7.6%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Spring Hill

Why doesn’t Spring Hill have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Spring Hill?

Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber in Windber, 10.9 miles in a straight line from Spring Hill’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 Spring Hill?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Ebensburg Health Center in Ebensburg, 8.1 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Spring Hill.

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.