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Health in Summerville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Summerville residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
19.5%
About the same as PA (18.7%)
Obesity
35.3%
About the same as PA (33.8%)
No exercise
25%
About the same as PA (23.8%)
Uninsured
7.2%
About the same as PA (5.8%)
Nearest ER
5.7 mi
Penn Highlands Brookville
What stands out

What stands out about health in Summerville

9.1%have COPD · PA 7.7%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Summerville adults…

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

9 of every 100 Summerville adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.1–10.1%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Summerville is an older town: 38% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Heart disease and COPD rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Summerville as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Summerville38%
Pennsylvania20%
Getting care

Care in and near Summerville

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

HNearest ERPenn Highlands BrookvilleBrookville · 5.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPenn Highlands Brookville★★★★★ · 5.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkClarion · 11.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.7 mi
Penn Highlands Brookville
Brookville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
10.8 mi
Independence Health System Clarion Hospital
Clarion · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
11.6 mi
Primary Health Network
7 sites · nearest in Clarion
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.6 mi
Punxsutawney Area Hospital
Punxsutawney · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
21.5 mi
Penn Highlands Dubois
Dubois · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
31.9 mi
Ridgway Area Medical Center
Ridgway · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Summerville itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Summerville itself
✓ Mental healthSummerville 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 Summerville; ≈ 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%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.5%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.9%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Summerville, betterSummerville, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Summerville gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
66%Colon screeningPA 68%
74%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Summerville 7.2% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Summerville adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Summerville adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Summerville adults are in frequent mental distress
16.7% · 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

Summerville 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.

33%

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

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

Questions about health in Summerville

Why doesn’t Summerville have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Summerville?

Penn Highlands Brookville in Brookville, 5.7 miles in a straight line from Summerville’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 Summerville.

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.