Health · St. Thomas

St. Thomas, PA health

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

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 17252, 17202, 17224, 17225
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How St. Thomas 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 St. Thomas ranks in Pennsylvania

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 St. Thomas adults…

17 of every 100 St. Thomas adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 13.8–20.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

St. Thomas, betterSt. Thomas, worseToo close to callPennsylvania
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.9% St. Thomas
PA 37.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

63%
Dentist visit
PA 64%
67%
Colon screening
PA 68%
75%
Mammogram
PA 78%
Getting care

Care in and near St. Thomas

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

HNearest ERWellspan Chambersburg HospitalChambersburg · 8.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWellspan Waynesboro Hospital★★★★★ · 17.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careKeystone Rural Health CenterChambersburg · 7.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.4 mi
Keystone Rural Health Center
8 sites · nearest in Chambersburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.4 mi
Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital
Chambersburg · ★★★★★
ER
10.8 mi
Fulton County Medical Center
Mcconnellsburg · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
17.3 mi
Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital
Waynesboro · ★★★★★
ER
22 mi
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careSt. Thomas is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSt. Thomas is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSt. Thomas 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 St. Thomas. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

All 5 measures for St. Thomas
MeasureSt. ThomasMarginPennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)17%13.8–20.5%14.5%about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours37.9%32.1–44.2%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit62.8%59.1–66.3%64.4%about the same
Colon screening66.6%61.8–71.3%67.5%about the same
Mammogram75.2%67.5–82%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 St. Thomas door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Pennsylvania figure falls inside it, we don't call St. Thomas better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like St. Thomas by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover St. Thomas 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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