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Health in Summerhill · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Summerhill residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Summerhill

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Summerhill adults…

Summerhill runs above PA on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Summerhill adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.3–11.5%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Summerhill

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

HNearest ERConemaugh Memorial Medical CenterJohnstown · 9.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyConemaugh Nason Medical Center★★★★★ · 19.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkEbensburg · 6.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.2 mi
Primary Health Network
4 sites · nearest in Ebensburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.1 mi
Hyndman Area Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Johnstown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.5 mi
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
Johnstown · ★★★★★
ER
10.3 mi
Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber
Windber · ★★★★★
ER
19.9 mi
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
Roaring Spring · ★★★★★
ER
20.7 mi
James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona)
Altoona · ★★★★★
For veterans
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Summerhill itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Summerhill itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Summerhill 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 Summerhill; ≈ 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 25.3%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.7%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.9%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Summerhill, betterSummerhill, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Summerhill gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
65%Dentist visitPA 64%
84%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
75%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Summerhill 7.3% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Summerhill adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Summerhill adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.4% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Summerhill adults are in frequent mental distress
16.3% · 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

Summerhill and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Croyle Township: 36.7%Ehrenfeld: 38.7%Adams Township: 36.1%Sidman: 36.7%St. Michael: 34.6%South Fork: 38.5%Summerhill Township: 36.7%East Taylor Township: 37.5%Jackson Township: 38.3%Beaverdale: 37.5%Cambria Township: 35.7%Summerhill: 35.8%SummerhillCroyle TownshipEhrenfeldConemaugh Memorial Medical Center · Johnstown · 9.5 mi · 2★ MedicareHEbensburg Health Center · Ebensburg · 6.2 mi+Hyndman Area Health Center (Richland Township) · Johnstown · 8.1 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Summerhill35.8%
Croyle Township36.7%
Ehrenfeld38.7%
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
Croyle TownshipC+36.7%12.1%18.2%ZIP codes
Ehrenfeld————

Ehrenfeld: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

32.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.8%
Thinking or memory13.9%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Summerhill

Why doesn’t Summerhill have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Summerhill?

Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown, 9.5 miles in a straight line from Summerhill’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 Summerhill?

4 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Ebensburg Health Center in Ebensburg, 6.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.