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Health in Witmer · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Witmer residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Witmer

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Witmer adults…

Witmer runs below PA on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Witmer adults have diabetes
Pennsylvania: 12 in 100 · better · likely 8.1–10.9%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Witmer

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

HNearest ERLancaster General HospitalLancaster · 5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyLancaster General Hospital★★★★★ · 5.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careUnion Community CareLancaster · 4.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.1 mi
Union Community Care
8 sites · nearest in Lancaster
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
5 mi
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster · ★★★★★
ER
7.7 mi
UPMC Lititz
Lititz · ★★★★★
ER
9.3 mi
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
Lancaster · ★★★★★
ER
9.5 mi
Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital
Ephrata · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careWitmer is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careWitmer is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthWitmer 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 Witmer; ≈ 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 20.1%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.3%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.6%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 13.9%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Witmer, betterWitmer, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Witmer gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupPA 79%
68%Dentist visitPA 64%
81%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
78%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Witmer 7.8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Witmer adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Witmer adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.5% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Witmer adults are in frequent mental distress
16% · 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

Witmer 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.

29.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.7%
Thinking or memory13.2%
Hearing7.4%
Errands alone6.7%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing2.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Witmer

Why doesn’t Witmer have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Witmer?

Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster, 5.0 miles in a straight line from Witmer’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Witmer?

8 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Lancaster Grandview Plaza in Lancaster, 4.1 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.