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2021-10-27 14 51 59 View north along Pennsylvania State Route 747 (Church Street) at School Street in Three Springs, Huntingdon County, PennsylvaniaPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Health in Three Springs · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Three Springs residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Three Springs

COPD, heart disease and stroke run high in Three Springs

1 in 8 adults have COPD (12.9%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 9 adults have heart disease (10.8%), vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. Stroke is also above the state: 5.4%, vs 3.7% across Pennsylvania. In all, Three Springs runs above Pennsylvania on seven of 11 chronic conditions. Age is part of it: 30% of residents are 65 or older (Pennsylvania 20%), and COPD, heart disease and stroke are more common later in life. Conditions ↓

More Three Springs adults get no exercise

1 in 3 adults get no exercise outside work (30.9%), vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Dental care lags in Three Springs

57.5% of adults saw a dentist this year, vs 64.4% across Pennsylvania. Among those 65 and older, 18.5% have lost all their teeth (Pennsylvania 14.5%). Checkups ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Pennsylvania figure falls outside Three Springs’ likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Three Springs adults…

Three Springs runs above PA on 8 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

13 of every 100 Three Springs adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 11.5–14.3%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Three Springs is an older town: 30% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Three Springs as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Three Springs30%
Pennsylvania20%
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 30.9%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.3%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.1%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 21.3%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Three Springs, betterThree Springs, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Three Springs gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
58%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
71%Colon screeningPA 68%
75%MammogramPA 78%
83%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Three Springs 7.6% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Getting care

Care in and near Three Springs

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

HNearest ERFulton County Medical CenterMcconnellsburg · 17.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyFulton County Medical Center★★★★★ · 17.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careThe Broad Top Area Medical CenterOrbisonia · 5.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.6 mi
The Broad Top Area Medical Center
7 sites · nearest in Orbisonia
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.9 mi
Fulton County Medical Center
Mcconnellsburg · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
18.9 mi
Tri-State Community Health Center - Fulton Site
Mc Connellsburg · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
20.6 mi
Penn Highlands Huntingdon
Huntingdon · ★★★★★
ER
23.5 mi
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
Roaring Spring · ★★★★★
ER
24.5 mi
UPMC Bedford Memorial
Everett · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careThree Springs is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Three Springs itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Three Springs 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 Three Springs; ≈ 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).

Mind & connection

How Three Springs adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Three Springs adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.9% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Three Springs adults are in frequent mental distress
17.9% · 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

Three Springs 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.

40.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs21.2%
Thinking or memory17.3%
Hearing11.2%
Errands alone11.3%
Vision7.1%
Dressing or bathing5.4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Three Springs

Why doesn’t Three Springs have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Three Springs?

Fulton County Medical Center in Mcconnellsburg, 17.9 miles in a straight line from Three Springs’ center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Three Springs?

4 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Btamc, Inc. Shcmc Dental Clinic in Orbisonia, 5.6 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Three Springs.

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.