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Health in Woolrich · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Woolrich residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Woolrich

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Woolrich adults…

Woolrich runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 6. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Woolrich adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 10.2–12.6%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Woolrich is an older town: 42% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Woolrich as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Woolrich42%
Pennsylvania20%
Getting care

Care in and near Woolrich

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

HNearest ERGeisinger Jersey Shore HospitalJersey Shore · 5.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGeisinger Jersey Shore Hospital★★★★★ · 5.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRiver Valley HealthLock Haven · 5.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.4 mi
River Valley Health
3 sites · nearest in Lock Haven
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
5.5 mi
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
19.1 mi
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport · ★★★★★
ER
21.3 mi
Bucktail Medical Center
Renovo · not rated
ERRural critical access
29.1 mi
Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
Lewisburg · ★★★★★
ER
37.6 mi
North Penn Comprehensive Health Services
4 sites · nearest in Blossburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careWoolrich is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Woolrich itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Woolrich 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 Woolrich; ≈ 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).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 25.7%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.8%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.4%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.1%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Woolrich, betterWoolrich, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Woolrich gets moving

0.6 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%Yearly checkupPA 79%
65%Dentist visitPA 64%
88%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
69%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
83%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Woolrich 6.2% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Woolrich adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Woolrich adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.1% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Woolrich adults are in frequent mental distress
15.8% · 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

Woolrich 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.

34.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.4%
Thinking or memory14.1%
Hearing9.5%
Errands alone8.5%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Woolrich

Why doesn’t Woolrich have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Woolrich?

Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital in Jersey Shore, 5.5 miles in a straight line from Woolrich’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Woolrich?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is River Valley Health - Lock Haven Medical and Dental in Lock Haven, 5.4 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.