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Health in Loop · CDC PLACES 2025

How healthy is Loop?

On most measures Loop looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (10% vs 14.5%) and more adults seeing a dentist (72.8% vs 64.4%).

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

What stands out about health in Loop

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Loop

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

HNearest ERConemaugh Nason Medical CenterRoaring Spring · 6.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyJames E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona)★★★★★ · 4.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkAltoona · 6.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.7 mi
James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona)
Altoona · ★★★★★
VA
6.3 mi
Primary Health Network
2 sites · nearest in Altoona
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
6.4 mi
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
Roaring Spring · ★★★★★
ER
6.8 mi
UPMC Altoona
Altoona · ★★★★★
ER
16.2 mi
The Broad Top Area Medical Center
6 sites · nearest in Alexandria
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18 mi
Penn Highlands Tyrone
Tyrone · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careLoop is not a shortage area
! Dental careLoop’s county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Blair County · need score 16 of 25
! Mental healthLoop’s county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Blair County · need score 14 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 Loop; ≈ 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 Loop adults…

Loop runs below PA on 1 of 1 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Loop adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · better · likely 7.9–12.6%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters in Loop

Only 11% of Loop residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Age-related conditions run low partly because the town is young.

Residents 65 and older

Loop11%
Pennsylvania20%
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Sleep under 7 hours 37.2%PA 37.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Loop, betterLoop, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Loop gets moving

0.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

73% Dentist visitPA 64%
72% Colon screeningPA 68%
79% MammogramPA 78%
Health Grade

Not graded

CDC doesn't publish all seven estimates the grade is built on for Loop, so we show its figures without a grade.

All 5 CDC measures for Loop
MeasureLoopLikely rangePennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)10%7.9–12.6%14.5%better
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours37.2%30.8–44.4%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit72.8%69.6–76.1%64.4%better
Colon screening71.8%67.3–76.4%67.5%about the same
Mammogram79.1%72.2–85.5%77.7%about the same

How CDC estimates town health

Modeled estimates

CDC combines a large national health survey with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Loop door to door.

Close calls stay gray

Every figure has a likely range. When the Pennsylvania figure falls inside it, we don’t call Loop better or worse.

CDC’s own town estimate

CDC publishes Loop directly, so these are its own figures.

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

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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.

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