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Health in Wellsville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Wellsville residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Wellsville

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Wellsville adults…

Wellsville runs below PA on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Wellsville adults have diabetes
Pennsylvania: 12 in 100 · better · likely 8–10.9%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Wellsville

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

HNearest ERUPMC MemorialYork · 11.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Memorial★★★★★ · 11.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily First Health CorporationLewisberry · 7.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.3 mi
Family First Health Corporation
4 sites · nearest in Lewisberry
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.3 mi
UPMC Memorial
York · ★★★★★
ER
11.9 mi
Sadler Health Center Corporation Mechanicsburg
Mechanicsburg · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
13.7 mi
Wellspan York Hospital
York · ★★★★★
ER
13.9 mi
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Camp Hill · ★★★★★
ER
14.6 mi
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals
Harrisburg · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careWellsville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careWellsville is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthWellsville 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 Wellsville; ≈ 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 24.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 20.4%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.6%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Wellsville, betterWellsville, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Wellsville gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
83%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
66%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
75%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Wellsville 7.2% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Wellsville adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Wellsville adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.9% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Wellsville 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

Wellsville 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.

30.8%

of Wellsville adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.7%
Thinking or memory15.4%
Hearing7.1%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Wellsville

Why doesn’t Wellsville have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Wellsville?

UPMC Memorial in York, 11.3 miles in a straight line from Wellsville’s 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 Wellsville?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Lewisberry Center in Lewisberry, 7.3 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.