PA · 67 Counties

Pennsylvania Rural Hospitals

235 active hospitals serving 67 counties. 9 counties have no hospital access.

235
Hospitals
17
Critical Access
34
Rural
45,263
Beds
9
Deserts
13%
No Hospital

CMS Rural Health Transformation Program

Pennsylvania Receives $193.3M/year$966.5M total over 5 years (FY2026–2030)

As part of the federal $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program (CFDA 93.798), Pennsylvania receives $193,294,054/year for FY2026–2030 to strengthen rural health infrastructure, expand access, and support workforce development.

Lead Agency: Pa Department of Human Services
Award ID: RHTCMS332052

Source: USAspending.gov, CFDA 93.798. Performance period: 2025-12-29 to 2030-10-30.

County Health Map

Explore Pennsylvania's 67 counties and 235 hospitals. Click any county or hospital for details.

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No HospitalHas Hospital

Counties with vs. without a hospital

Margin ≥ 0%-5% to 0%Below -5%No dataCAHFQHC
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Sources: CMS POS, CDC SVI (2022), HRSA HPSA, County Health Rankings, CDC PLACES (2023), AHRF (2024), HRSA FQHCs. Hospital markers sized by bed count, colored by operating margin. FQHC diamonds show safety-net delivery sites.

Hospital Directory

All 235 active hospitals in Pennsylvania. Search by name, city, or county.

HospitalCityCountyBedsOwnershipType
Acmh HospitalKittanningArmstrong154Government
Advanced Surgical HospitalWashingtonWashington14Government
Ahn Emerus Westmoreland, LlcGreensburgWestmoreland10Not-for-Profit
Ahn Wexford HospitalWexfordAllegheny100Government
Albert Einstein Medical Center Transplant CenterPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia0Government
Allegheny General HospitalPittsburghAllegheny524Government
Allegheny General Hospital Transplant CarePittsburghAllegheny0Government
Allegheny Valley HospitalNatronaAllegheny228Government
Allied Services Institute of RehabilitationScrantonLackawanna50Government
Barnes-kasson County HospitalSusquehannaSusquehanna25GovernmentCAHRural

235 hospitals shown

Hospital Deserts

9 of 67 counties (13%) have no hospital.

Residents in these counties must travel to neighboring areas for hospital care.

9 counties in Pennsylvania have no hospital.

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County Health Profiles

All 67 counties in Pennsylvania. Each county has a dedicated health profile with SVI scores, health metrics, HPSA designations, and hospital access.

CountyPopulationHospitalsStatus
Adams103,85211 Hospital
Allegheny1,250,5782727 Hospitals
Armstrong65,55811 Hospital
Beaver168,21522 Hospitals
Bedford47,57711 Hospital
Berks428,84977 Hospitals
Blair122,82255 Hospitals
Bradford59,96722 Hospitals
Bucks646,53888 Hospitals
Butler193,76322 Hospitals

67 counties shown

County Health Snapshot

Average health indicators across Pennsylvania's 67 counties

9.5%
Avg Diabetes Rate
35.7%
Avg Obesity Rate
7.0%
Avg Uninsured Rate
6.8
PCPs per 10K
1
High-Vulnerability Counties
Avg SVI: 0.37

Health Professional Shortage Areas

343
Primary Care HPSAs
148
Dental Health HPSAs
133
Mental Health HPSAs
2.3M
Est. Underserved Population

Sources: County Health Rankings (2025), CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce (HPSA designations)

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Financial Health

FY2025 hospital financial performance from CMS cost reports

0.6%
Median Operating Margin
86
Negative Margin Hospitals

86 hospitals reporting negative margins.

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Federal Rural Health Funding

33 active HRSA grants totaling $60.3M in FY2025

$35.8M
Rural Health Outreach
29 grants · CFDA 93.912
$20.8M
2 grants · CFDA 93.241
$2.2M
Small Hospital Improvement (SHIP)
1 grant · CFDA 93.301
$1.5M
State Office of Rural Health
1 grant · CFDA 93.913

Largest Grant Recipients

Rural Health Redesign Center Organization, Inc.$28.3M
The Pennsylvania State University$7.1M
University Of Pittsburgh - Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education$4.0M
Upmc Center For High-Value Health Care$3.3M
Adagio Health Inc$2.5M

Source: USAspending.gov, FY2025. Includes CFDA 93.241 (Flex), 93.301 (SHIP), 93.912 (Outreach), 93.913 (SORH).

Healthcare Workforce & Access

Provider supply, community health centers, and medically underserved designations

Provider Workforce

10,464
Primary Care Physicians
80.7/100k
15,927
Nurse Practitioners
11,519
Physician Assistants
211.7 NP+PA/100k
9,538
Dentists
73.6/100k
$11,587
Medicare Per Capita Cost
17.6%
Avg Readmission Rate

Federally Qualified Health Centers

457
FQHC Sites
132
Rural Sites
28.9% of total
325
Urban Sites
42
Grantee Organizations

Medically Underserved Areas & Populations

156
Total Designations
143
Underserved Areas (MUA)
13
Underserved Populations (MUP)
54.5
Avg MUA Score

Sources: AHRF 2024-2025 (HRSA), HRSA GIS Portal (FQHCs, MUA/MUP), CDC PLACES 2023-2024

Hospital Closures

6 rural hospitals closed since 2005

HospitalCityCountyYear
UPMC Lock HavenLOCK HAVENClinton2023
UPMC Susquehanna SunburySunburyNorthumberland2020
Ellwood City Medical CenterEllwood CityLawrence2019
Mid-Valley HospitalPeckvilleLackawanna2014
Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain SpringsAshlandSchuylkill2012
Philipsburg Area HospitalPhilipsburgCentre2006

Source: UNC Sheps Center for Health Services Research

Hospital Ownership

Breakdown of Pennsylvania's 235 hospitals by ownership type

69
Not-for-Profit
29% of total
6
For-Profit
3% of total
160
Government
68% of total

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Data from CMS Provider of Services, CMS Cost Reports (HCRIS), County Health Rankings, CDC Social Vulnerability Index, Community Benefit Insight, UNC Sheps Center, USAspending.gov, and HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce. Last updated: 2026-03-11.