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Health in Wayne Heights · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Wayne Heights residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Wayne Heights

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Wayne Heights

1 community health center in Wayne Heights, plus the nearest just outside it.

HNearest ERWellspan Waynesboro HospitalWaynesboro · 1.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWellspan Waynesboro Hospital★★★★★ · 1.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careKeystone Rural Health CenterWaynesboro · 0.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
0.3 mi
Keystone Rural Health Center
7 sites · nearest in Waynesboro
Sliding-scale feesIn Wayne Heights
Directions to nearest
1.5 mi
Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital
Waynesboro · ★★★★★
ER
11.2 mi
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown · ★★★★★
ER
11.7 mi
Walnut Street Community Health Center, Inc. D/B/A Family Healthcare of Hagerstown
Hagerstown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
14.2 mi
Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital
Chambersburg · ★★★★★
ER
17.3 mi
Gettysburg Hospital
Gettysburg · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careWayne Heights is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careWayne Heights is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthWayne Heights 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 Wayne Heights; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Wayne Heights adults…

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

35 of every 100 Wayne Heights adults have arthritis
Pennsylvania: 30 in 100 · worse · likely 31.1–38.7%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.7%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.8%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Wayne Heights, betterWayne Heights, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Wayne Heights gets moving

1.8 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
65%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
69%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Wayne Heights 6.9% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Wayne Heights adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Wayne Heights adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.7% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Wayne Heights adults are in frequent mental distress
16.6% · 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

Wayne Heights and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Rouzerville: 37.2%Waynesboro: 39.8%Pen Mar: 38.3%Wayne Heights: 38.6%Wayne HeightsRouzervilleWaynesboroWellspan Waynesboro Hospital · Waynesboro · 1.5 mi · 4★ MedicareHKeystone Foot and Ankle Center Waynesboro · Waynesboro · 0.3 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 4 towns on this map, healthiest first
Rouzerville37.2%
Wayne Heights38.6%
Waynesboro39.8%
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
Rouzerville————
WaynesboroC39.8%11.8%19.4%CDC place

Rouzerville: 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.

31.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.1%
Thinking or memory14.3%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Wayne Heights

Why doesn’t Wayne Heights have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Wayne Heights?

Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital in Waynesboro, 1.5 miles in a straight line from Wayne Heights’ center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Wayne Heights?

4 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Keystone Foot and Ankle Center Waynesboro in Waynesboro, 0.3 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Wayne Heights.

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.