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Health in Springmont · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Springmont residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Springmont

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Springmont adults…

Springmont runs below PA on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Springmont adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.8–3.4%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Springmont

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

HNearest ERReading HospitalWest Reading · 3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWellspan Ephrata Community Hospital★★★★★ · 13.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careKeystone Agricultural Worker Program - BerksReading · 1.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.7 mi
Keystone Agricultural Worker Program - Berks
Reading · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
2.3 mi
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing · not rated
3 mi
Reading Hospital
West Reading · ★★★★★
ER
3.1 mi
Berks Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Reading
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
3.7 mi
Penn State Health St. Joseph
Reading · ★★★★★
ER
13.6 mi
Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital
Ephrata · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careSpringmont is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSpringmont is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSpringmont 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 Springmont; ≈ 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 21.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.3%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 13.8%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Springmont, betterSpringmont, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Springmont gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
70%Dentist visitPA 64%
88%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
66%Colon screeningPA 68%
82%MammogramPA 78%
78%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Springmont 6.1% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Springmont adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 5Springmont adults have been diagnosed with depression
22% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Springmont adults are in frequent mental distress
15% · 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

Springmont and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

West Lawn: 33.3%Whitfield: 30.2%Sinking Spring: 36.1%Spring Township: 32.7%Wyomissing: 30.4%Spring Ridge: 28.5%Lower Heidelberg Township: 32.8%South Heidelberg Township: 33.2%West Wyomissing: 36.3%Bern Township: 33.6%Cumru Township: 33.5%Greenfields: 32.4%East Cocalico Township: 35.4%Brecknock Township: 33.5%Springmont: 32.3%SpringmontWest LawnWhitfieldSinking SpringSpring TownshipSurgical Institute of Reading · Wyomissing · 2.3 miHReading Hospital · West Reading · 3 mi · 4★ MedicareHPenn State Health St. Joseph · Reading · 3.7 mi · 3★ MedicareHKeystone Agricultural Worker Program - Berks · Reading · 1.7 mi+Berks Community Health Center at Oakbrook · Reading · 3.1 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#4 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Whitfield30.2%
Springmont32.3%
Spring Township32.7%
West Lawn33.3%
Sinking Spring36.1%
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
West Lawn————
Whitfield————
Spring TownshipA−32.7%10.4%13.9%ZIP codes
Sinking SpringB−36.1%11.1%18.1%CDC place

West Lawn and Whitfield: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

27.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.1%
Thinking or memory12.2%
Hearing6.8%
Errands alone6.7%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing2.8%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Springmont

Why doesn’t Springmont have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Springmont?

Reading Hospital in West Reading, 3.0 miles in a straight line from Springmont’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 Springmont?

5 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Keystone Agricultural Worker Program - Berks in Reading, 1.7 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.