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Health in West Keating Township

Where West Keating Township residents get care

CDC doesn’t publish health estimates for West Keating Township, so there’s no Health Grade; here is what we do have.

Getting care

Care in and near West Keating Township

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

HNearest ERBucktail Medical CenterRenovo · 16.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careKeystone Rural Health ConsortiaEmporium · 24 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
16.6 mi
Bucktail Medical Center
Renovo · not rated
ERRural critical access
24 mi
Keystone Rural Health Consortia
4 sites · nearest in Emporium
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
28.6 mi
Mount Nittany Medical Center
State College · ★★★★★
ER
30 mi
River Valley Health - Lock Haven Medical and Dental
Lock Haven · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
32.9 mi
Penn Highlands Elk
Saint Marys · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
38.7 mi
Penn Highlands Tyrone
Tyrone · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careWest Keating Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers West Keating Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers West Keating Township 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 West Keating Township; ≈ 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).

Around town

Health next door

The Pennsylvania towns that border West Keating Township have CDC estimates of their own. Pennsylvania: 33.8% obesity, 11.6% diabetes, 15.8% smoking; U.S. 32.9%, 12%, 11.8%.

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Burnside Township————
East Keating Township————
Grove Township————
Karthaus Township————
Gibson Township————

Burnside Township, East Keating Township, Grove Township, Karthaus Township and Gibson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Questions about health in West Keating Township

Why doesn’t West Keating 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 Keating Township.

What hospital is closest to West Keating Township?

Bucktail Medical Center in Renovo, 16.6 miles in a straight line from West Keating Township’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 West Keating Township.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health. 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.