Health · Bern

Bern, PA health

On most measures Bern looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (11.2% vs 14.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 19533, 19605, 19506, 19601
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CDC doesn't publish all seven estimates the grade is built on for Bern, so we show its figures without a grade.

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How Bern compares with Pennsylvania

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

How Bern ranks in Pennsylvania

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Bern adults…

11 of every 100 Bern adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · better · margin 9–13.7%

Bars show Bern; the black tick is Pennsylvania. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bern, betterBern, worseToo close to callPennsylvania
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.7% Bern
PA 37.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

66%
Dentist visit
PA 64%
67%
Colon screening
PA 68%
77%
Mammogram
PA 78%
Getting care

Care in and near Bern

1 hospital in Bern, plus the nearest just outside it.

HNearest ERPenn State Health St. JosephReading · 1.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWellspan Ephrata Community Hospital★★★★★ · 17.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careKeystone Agricultural Worker Program - BerksReading · 4.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.7 mi
Penn State Health St. Joseph
Reading · ★★★★★
ERIn Bern
2.8 mi
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing · not rated
4.2 mi
Keystone Agricultural Worker Program - Berks
Reading · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
4.9 mi
Berks Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Reading
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
5.3 mi
Reading Hospital
West Reading · ★★★★★
ER
17.6 mi
Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital
Ephrata · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careBern is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBern is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthBern 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 Bern. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

All 5 measures for Bern
MeasureBernMarginPennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)11.2%9–13.7%14.5%better
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours39.7%33.2–46.6%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit65.6%61.9–69.1%64.4%about the same
Colon screening66.9%61.8–71.9%67.5%about the same
Mammogram77.4%69.7–83.9%77.7%about the same
About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Bern door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Pennsylvania figure falls inside it, we don't call Bern better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Bern by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Bern by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Pennsylvania figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.

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