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Health in St. Benedict

Where St. Benedict residents get care

CDC doesn’t publish health estimates for St. Benedict, so there’s no Health Grade; here is what we do have.

Getting care

Care in and near St. Benedict

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

HNearest ERConemaugh Miners Medical CenterHastings · 4.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Altoona★★★★★ · 18.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkCherry Tree · 7.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.1 mi
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center
Hastings · not rated
ERRural critical access
7.2 mi
Primary Health Network
5 sites · nearest in Cherry Tree
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.9 mi
Glendale Area Medical Center
Coalport · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
18.7 mi
UPMC Altoona
Altoona · ★★★★★
ER
19.7 mi
James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona)
Altoona · ★★★★★
For veterans
22.8 mi
Indiana Regional Medical Center
Indiana · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careSt. Benedict is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSt. Benedict is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSt. Benedict 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 St. Benedict; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Around town

Health next door

The Pennsylvania towns that border St. Benedict have CDC estimates of their own. Pennsylvania: 33.8% obesity, 11.6% diabetes, 15.8% smoking; U.S. 32.9%, 12%, 11.8%.

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Questions about health in St. Benedict

Why doesn’t St. Benedict have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to St. Benedict?

Conemaugh Miners Medical Center in Hastings, 4.1 miles in a straight line from St. Benedict’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Where can I get low-cost care near St. Benedict?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Tri County Community Health Center in Cherry Tree, 7.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in St. Benedict.

Town Square →
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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health. 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.