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Health in Pascoag · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Pascoag residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Pascoag

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Pascoag

1 community health center in Pascoag, plus the nearest just outside it.

HNearest ERDay Kimball HospitalPutnam · 11.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMilford Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 17.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthwest Community Health CarePascoag · 0.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.8 mi
Thundermist Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Woonsocket
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.3 mi
Day Kimball Hospital
Putnam · ★★★★★
ER
11.3 mi
Landmark Medical Center
Woonsocket · ★★★★★
ER
14.2 mi
Our Lady of Fatima Hospital
North Providence · ★★★★★
ER
16.1 mi
Providence VA Medical Center
Providence · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
✓ Primary carePascoag is not a shortage area
✓ Dental carePascoag is not a shortage area
! Mental healthPart of Pascoag is a federal shortage area.Burrillville-Foster-Gloucester-Scituate · need score 15 of 25

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 Pascoag; ≈ 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).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Pascoag adults…

Pascoag runs below RI on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

34 of every 100 Pascoag adults have high blood pressure
Rhode Island: 34 in 100 · about the same · likely 30.5–36.6%
Better than RIWorseAbout the sameRhode Island
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Rhode Island

Share of adults, with the Rhode Island figure marked.

Get no exercise 25.6%RI 25.4%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.7%RI 35%
Binge drink 17.6%RI 16.8%
Smoke cigarettes 13.1%RI 11.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Pascoag, betterPascoag, worseAbout the sameRhode Island
Where Pascoag gets moving

3.5 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Pascoag adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Rhode Island.

84%Yearly checkupRI 84%
69%Dentist visitRI 71%
90%Cholesterol checkRI 89%
72%Colon screeningRI 73%
84%MammogramRI 82%
78%Taking BP medsRI 77%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Pascoag 6.3% · Rhode Island 1 in 12 (8.2%)
Mind & connection

How Pascoag adults are doing

About the same as Rhode Island on each measure.

4 in 10Pascoag adults feel lonely
36.4% · RI 35% · About the same as RI
1 in 4Pascoag adults lack social or emotional support
22.4% · RI 22% · About the same as RI
1 in 4Pascoag adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.5% · RI 23.2% · About the same as RI
1 in 5Pascoag adults are in frequent mental distress
18.5% · RI 16.7% · About the same as RI
The one neighbors can help with

4 in 10 Pascoag adults feel lonely. 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.

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 7
Pascoag adults worry about having enough food
13.6% · RI 15.1%
About the same as RI
1 in 8
Pascoag adults worry about keeping their housing
12.2% · RI 13.1%
About the same as RI
1 in 13
Pascoag adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.5% · RI 8%
About the same as RI
1 in 14
Pascoag adults lack reliable transportation
7.2% · RI 7.9%
About the same as RI

12.4% of Pascoag adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.2% across Rhode Island.

Around town

Pascoag and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Harrisville: 32.3%Burrillville: 31.7%Glocester: 30.8%Thompson: 32.9%North Smithfield: 30.1%Douglas: 31.2%Foster: 31.1%Smithfield: 26.9%Scituate: 30.7%Harmony: 30.6%Killingly: 33.9%Greenville: 28.8%Pascoag: 32.2%PascoagHarrisvilleBurrillvilleGlocesterDay Kimball Hospital · Putnam · 11.3 mi · 2★ MedicareHLandmark Medical Center · Woonsocket · 11.3 mi · 2★ MedicareHWellone Primary Medical and Dental Care Behavioral Health Program · Pascoag · 0.2 mi+Thundermist Woonsocket · Woonsocket · 10.8 mi+
Healthier than RINear RILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Glocester30.8%
Burrillville31.7%
Pascoag32.2%
Harrisville32.3%
RI31.7%

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
Harrisville————
GlocesterA−30.8%10.3%10.8%ZIP codes
BurrillvilleB+31.7%10.3%12.3%ZIP codes

Harrisville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

29.1%

of Pascoag adults live with a disability (Rhode Island 27.9%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.8%
Thinking or memory14.7%
Hearing6.7%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
Rhode Island

Questions about health in Pascoag

Why doesn’t Pascoag have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Pascoag?

Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, 11.3 miles in a straight line from Pascoag’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Pascoag?

5 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Wellone Primary Medical and Dental Care Behavioral Health Program in Pascoag, 0.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Rhode Island 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.