Health · Roaring Brook

Roaring Brook, PA health

On every measure CDC estimates, Roaring Brook looks like Pennsylvania as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 18444 (all of Roaring Brook)
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How Roaring Brook 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.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Roaring Brook adults…

13 of every 100 Roaring Brook adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 11–16.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Roaring Brook, betterRoaring Brook, worseToo close to callPennsylvania
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.1% Roaring Brook
PA 37.9%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

67%
Dentist visit
PA 64%
69%
Colon screening
PA 68%
79%
Mammogram
PA 78%
Getting care

Care in and near Roaring Brook

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

HNearest ERGeisinger-Community Medical CenterScranton · 4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGeisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center★★★★★ · 14.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careScranton Primary Health Care CenterScranton · 4.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4 mi
Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Scranton · ★★★★★
ER
4.8 mi
Regional Hospital of Scranton
Scranton · ★★★★★
ER
4.9 mi
Scranton Primary Health Care Center
2 sites · nearest in Scranton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
6.1 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City
Dickson City · ★★★★★
ER
14.7 mi
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Wilkes Barre · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careRoaring Brook is not a shortage area
! Dental careRoaring Brook's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lackawanna County · need score 16 of 25
✓ Mental healthRoaring Brook 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 Roaring Brook. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 5 measures for Roaring Brook
MeasureRoaring BrookMarginPennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)13.4%11–16.2%14.5%about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours39.1%33.5–45.1%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit66.6%63.2–69.9%64.4%about the same
Colon screening69%64.7–73.1%67.5%about the same
Mammogram78.7%72.5–84.2%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 Roaring Brook door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Pennsylvania figure falls inside it, we don't call Roaring Brook better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Roaring Brook by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Roaring Brook 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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