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Health in Wall · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Wall residents get care

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

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Wall adults…

On every condition, Wall is about the same as Pennsylvania. Tap one to see it as people.

32 of every 100 Wall adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 29.1–34.1%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Wall

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

HNearest ERForbes HospitalMonroeville · 3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC East★★★★★ · 3.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Care Health ServicesBraddock · 4.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3 mi
Forbes Hospital
Monroeville · ★★★★★
ER
3.5 mi
UPMC East
Monroeville · ★★★★★
ER
4.4 mi
UPMC Mckeesport Hospital
Mc Keesport · ★★★★★
ER
4.6 mi
Primary Care Health Services
5 sites · nearest in Braddock
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
5.8 mi
Metro Family Practice
2 sites · nearest in Pittsburgh
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.8 mi
UPMC St. Margaret
Pittsburgh · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careWall is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careWall is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthWall 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 Wall; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 23.7%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 20%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.3%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Wall, betterWall, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Wall gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
63%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
66%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Wall 7.5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Wall adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Wall adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.2% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Wall adults are in frequent mental distress
16.2% · 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

Wall and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

North Versailles Township: 36%Wilmerding: 39.8%East McKeesport: 33.3%Monroeville: 30.3%West Wilmerding: no dataNorth Braddock: 39.4%East Pittsburgh: 41.7%McKeesport: 40.8%Trafford: 33.4%Duquesne: 41.1%White Oak: 33.1%Turtle Creek: 38%Wall: 33.3%WallNorth Versailles TownshipWilmerdingForbes Hospital · Monroeville · 3 mi · 3★ MedicareHUPMC East · Monroeville · 3.5 mi · 4★ MedicareHUPMC Mckeesport Hospital · Mc Keesport · 4.4 mi · 3★ MedicareHBraddock Health Center · Braddock · 4.6 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Wall33.3%
North Versailles Township36%
Wilmerding39.8%
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
North Versailles TownshipC−36%14.4%21.2%ZIP codes
WilmerdingD39.8%14.9%23.1%CDC place

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

31.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.9%
Thinking or memory14.2%
Hearing8.2%
Errands alone8.2%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Wall

Why doesn’t Wall have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Wall?

Forbes Hospital in Monroeville, 3.0 miles in a straight line from Wall’s 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 Wall?

19 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Braddock Health Center in Braddock, 4.6 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.