Rural Health
Resources by State: Pennsylvania
Access to Maternity Care in Pennsylvania: Labor and Delivery Services
Fact sheet providing an overview of access to maternity care in rural Pennsylvania. Features county-level maps showing locations of hospitals with a labor and delivery unit as of 2025, and locations of general acute care hospitals, with shadings showing counties with no labor and delivery unit and those with at least one unit. Includes statistics on numbers of OB/GYNs and certified nurse midwives per 10,000 females of childbearing age, with breakdowns by urban and rural areas.
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Fact sheet providing an overview of access to maternity care in rural Pennsylvania. Features county-level maps showing locations of hospitals with a labor and delivery unit as of 2025, and locations of general acute care hospitals, with shadings showing counties with no labor and delivery unit and those with at least one unit. Includes statistics on numbers of OB/GYNs and certified nurse midwives per 10,000 females of childbearing age, with breakdowns by urban and rural areas.
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Controlled Substance Prescribing Patterns Among Fatal Overdose Decedents with an Opioid, Stimulant, or Both Contributing to Death — Pennsylvania, 2017–2022
Reports on deaths involving opioids without stimulants, deaths involving stimulants without opioids, and deaths involving both opioids and stimulants in Pennsylvania between 2017 and 2022. Includes data for rural and urban areas. Discusses the role of opioid prescribing on overdose deaths.
Author(s): Stephanie Hayden, Stanley M. Murzynski, Ashley Bolton, Carrie Thomas Goetz
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 74(12), 205-209
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reports on deaths involving opioids without stimulants, deaths involving stimulants without opioids, and deaths involving both opioids and stimulants in Pennsylvania between 2017 and 2022. Includes data for rural and urban areas. Discusses the role of opioid prescribing on overdose deaths.
Author(s): Stephanie Hayden, Stanley M. Murzynski, Ashley Bolton, Carrie Thomas Goetz
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 74(12), 205-209
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Rural Pennsylvania Shows Slight Population Decline but Attracts Out-of-State Residents
Presents detailed population trends at the county level for Pennsylvania and the rest of the United States. Features county-level maps showing percent change in population by Pennsylvania county from 2020 to 2024, change in net domestic and international migration, and statistics on domestic and international migration in urban and rural areas of Pennsylvania in these years.
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Presents detailed population trends at the county level for Pennsylvania and the rest of the United States. Features county-level maps showing percent change in population by Pennsylvania county from 2020 to 2024, change in net domestic and international migration, and statistics on domestic and international migration in urban and rural areas of Pennsylvania in these years.
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Special Report on the Financial Health of Pennsylvania Rural Hospitals, Fiscal Year 2023
Focuses on Pennsylvania general acute care hospitals located in rural counties. Features statistics on changes from FY 2020 to FY 2023, including closures, operating margins, utilization, uncompensated care, and negative or positive growth, with breakdowns by rural and urban areas.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council
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Focuses on Pennsylvania general acute care hospitals located in rural counties. Features statistics on changes from FY 2020 to FY 2023, including closures, operating margins, utilization, uncompensated care, and negative or positive growth, with breakdowns by rural and urban areas.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council
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Working Longer: Usual Hours Worked per Week in Rural and Urban Pennsylvania
Fact sheet presenting statistics on numbers of hours worked per week in 2023 in urban and rural areas of Pennsylvania, with breakdowns by various demographic characteristics and occupations. Includes statistics on healthcare workers in rural Pennsylvania.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Fact sheet presenting statistics on numbers of hours worked per week in 2023 in urban and rural areas of Pennsylvania, with breakdowns by various demographic characteristics and occupations. Includes statistics on healthcare workers in rural Pennsylvania.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Exposure to Firearm Injury and Suicide in a Rural Pennsylvania County: Implications for Mental and Behavioral Health
Presents a study exploring the relationship gun violence exposure and behavioral health indicators among a rural population. Bases findings on a survey of 630 residents of a rural county in Pennsylvania. Breaks down data by behavioral health indicator, level of exposure, and demographic information, such as age, sex, and economic situation, among other measures.
Author(s): Richard Stansfield, Daniel C. Semenza, Devon Ziminski
Citation: Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 48(1), 188-198
Date: 02/2025
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Presents a study exploring the relationship gun violence exposure and behavioral health indicators among a rural population. Bases findings on a survey of 630 residents of a rural county in Pennsylvania. Breaks down data by behavioral health indicator, level of exposure, and demographic information, such as age, sex, and economic situation, among other measures.
Author(s): Richard Stansfield, Daniel C. Semenza, Devon Ziminski
Citation: Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 48(1), 188-198
Date: 02/2025
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Impact of a Diabetic Retinal Exam Screening Program on Quality Measure Gaps at a Family Medicine Practice
Examines access to diabetic retinal exams and the impact of their availability on quality measures at a rural family medicine center in southwestern Pennsylvania. Includes data on diabetic retinal screenings and associated factors related to exam access.
Author(s): Michael Hair, Alexandra Tardugno, Alyssa Greenaway, Chelse Wisenor, Autumn Stewart-Lynch
Citation: Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 65(1)
Date: 01/2025
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Examines access to diabetic retinal exams and the impact of their availability on quality measures at a rural family medicine center in southwestern Pennsylvania. Includes data on diabetic retinal screenings and associated factors related to exam access.
Author(s): Michael Hair, Alexandra Tardugno, Alyssa Greenaway, Chelse Wisenor, Autumn Stewart-Lynch
Citation: Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 65(1)
Date: 01/2025
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2023 Pennsylvania Dentist and Dental Hygienist Workforce Survey Report
Presents findings from the 2023 Dentist Survey and 2023 Dental Hygienist Survey, designed to collect information on the characteristics and distribution of the dentist and dental hygienist workforces in Pennsylvania. Features demographics and statistics with breakdowns by urban and rural location.
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
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Presents findings from the 2023 Dentist Survey and 2023 Dental Hygienist Survey, designed to collect information on the characteristics and distribution of the dentist and dental hygienist workforces in Pennsylvania. Features demographics and statistics with breakdowns by urban and rural location.
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
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Natural Population Change (Births Minus Deaths) by Pennsylvania County, 2020 to 2023
Map showing the change in the number of people living in each Pennsylvania county from 2020 to 2023.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Map showing the change in the number of people living in each Pennsylvania county from 2020 to 2023.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Total Fertility Rates by Pennsylvania County, 2019 to 2023
Map showing fertility rates by Pennsylvania county for women 15-44 years old, with shadings showing counties at or above replacement rate and those below replacement rate.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Map showing fertility rates by Pennsylvania county for women 15-44 years old, with shadings showing counties at or above replacement rate and those below replacement rate.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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