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Health in Vail · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Vail residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
20.3%
About the same as PA (18.7%)
Obesity
35.5%
About the same as PA (33.8%)
No exercise
25.6%
About the same as PA (23.8%)
Uninsured
6.5%
About the same as PA (5.8%)
Nearest ER
2.7 mi
Penn Highlands Tyrone
What stands out

What stands out about health in Vail

9.9%have COPD · PA 7.7%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Vail adults…

Vail runs above PA on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Vail adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.8–11.1%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Vail

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

HNearest ERPenn Highlands TyroneTyrone · 2.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMount Nittany Medical Center★★★★★ · 17.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careThe Broad Top Area Medical CenterAlexandria · 11.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.7 mi
Penn Highlands Tyrone
Tyrone · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
11.2 mi
The Broad Top Area Medical Center
5 sites · nearest in Alexandria
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.7 mi
UPMC Altoona
Altoona · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
15.7 mi
Primary Health Network
2 sites · nearest in Altoona
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.5 mi
James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona)
Altoona · ★★★★★
For veterans
DirectionsMedicare profile
17.7 mi
Penn Highlands Huntingdon
Huntingdon · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careVail is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Vail itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Vail 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 Vail; ≈ 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 25.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 40.3%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.3%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.2%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Vail, betterVail, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Vail gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
65%Dentist visitPA 64%
84%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
66%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Vail 6.5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Vail adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Vail adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.5% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Vail 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.

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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

Vail 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.

33.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.7%
Thinking or memory14.6%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone9%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4.2%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Vail

Why doesn’t Vail have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Vail?

Penn Highlands Tyrone in Tyrone, 2.7 miles in a straight line from Vail’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.