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Health in Stillwater · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Stillwater residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Stillwater

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Stillwater adults…

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

37 of every 100 Stillwater adults have arthritis
Pennsylvania: 30 in 100 · worse · likely 32.8–41.4%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Stillwater

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

HNearest ERGeisinger-Bloomsburg HospitalBloomsburg · 10.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGeisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital★★★★★ · 10.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health Corporation of Northeastern PennsylvaniaShickshinny · 11.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.7 mi
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg · ★★★★★
ER
11.8 mi
Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern Pennsylvania
3 sites · nearest in Shickshinny
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.3 mi
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville · ★★★★★
ER
19.7 mi
Sullivan County Laurel Health Center
Hughesville · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
21.2 mi
UPMC Muncy
Muncy · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
25.7 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton
Hazleton · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careStillwater is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Stillwater itself
✓ Mental healthStillwater 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 Stillwater; ≈ 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 25.7%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.3%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.3%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Stillwater, betterStillwater, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Stillwater gets moving

0.2 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%Yearly checkupPA 79%
66%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Stillwater 6.6% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Stillwater adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Stillwater adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.2% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Stillwater adults are in frequent mental distress
17.1% · 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

Stillwater 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.

32.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.7%
Thinking or memory14.3%
Hearing8.4%
Errands alone8.6%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Stillwater

Why doesn’t Stillwater have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Stillwater?

Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital in Bloomsburg, 10.7 miles in a straight line from Stillwater’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 Stillwater.

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.