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Health in West Finley Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where West Finley Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 15377, 15376, 15323. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in West Finley Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 West Finley Township adults…

West Finley Township runs above PA on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

37 of every 100 West Finley Township adults have arthritis
Pennsylvania: 30 in 100 · worse · likely 33.3–40.6%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near West Finley Township

No hospital or community health center in West Finley Township itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERWheeling HospitalWheeling · 12.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyThe Washington Hospital★★★★★ · 16.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careWheeling Health Right CenterWheeling · 13.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.1 mi
Wheeling Hospital
Wheeling · ★★★★★
ER
13.3 mi
Wheeling Health Right Center
Wheeling · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
13.9 mi
Advanced Surgical Hospital
Washington · not rated
14.1 mi
East Ohio Regional Hospital
Martins Ferry · ★★★★★
14.2 mi
Southeast, Inc. - Martins Ferry Health Center
Martins Ferry · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
15.7 mi
Reynolds Memorial Hospital
Glen Dale · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careWest Finley Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careWest Finley Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthWest Finley Township 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 West Finley Township; ≈ 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 26.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.7%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.4%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.1%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
West Finley Township, betterWest Finley Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where West Finley Township gets moving

2 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
65%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
West Finley Township 6.6% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How West Finley Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4West Finley Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6West Finley Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.1% · 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

West Finley Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Richhill Township: 36.5%Donegal Township: 38.3%East Finley Township: 39.1%Morris Township: 35.8%Gray Township: 35.3%Aleppo Township: 35.6%Center Township: 34.8%Jackson Township: 35.1%Independence Township: 38.2%Blaine Township: 38%Buffalo Township: 38.7%Morris Township: 39.1%South Franklin Township: 38.9%West Finley Township: 39.1%West Finley TownshipRichhill TownshipDonegal TownshipEast Finley TownshipAdvanced Surgical Hospital · Washington · 13.9 miH
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#12 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Richhill Township36.5%
Donegal Township38.3%
West Finley Township39.1%
East Finley Township39.1%
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
Richhill Township————
Donegal TownshipB−38.3%11.5%16.7%ZIP codes
East Finley TownshipC+39.1%12%18.4%ZIP codes

Richhill Township: 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.

34.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.1%
Thinking or memory14.9%
Hearing8.8%
Errands alone8.8%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in West Finley Township

Why doesn’t West Finley Township have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to West Finley Township?

Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, 12.1 miles in a straight line from West Finley Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in West Finley Township.

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.