Overall health care quality ranking for 2012*

Percentage of adults who received recommended screening and preventive care

Prevention and treatment ranking* Danville, Pa. Montour County, population 18,296
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Per capita Medicare hospital and physician reimbursements (2009)

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Percentage of adults ages 16-64 insured

Residents 65 and older by county

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38 .8 %

43 .6 %

Median household income, 2006-10

Luzerne County 17.9% Dallas County 8.9% Potentially avoidable hospital use and cost*
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Quality and Cost:

A health system performance comparison of three communities

Wilkes-Barre 118 Dallas 267 out of 306

Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Luzerne County, population 320,651

Dallas, Texas
Dallas County, population 2,416,014
Michael Hogue/Staff Artist

*Rankings compare 306 local health systems, with one the best and 306th the worst SOURCES: Commonwealth Fund Scorecard on Local Health System Performance, 2012; Dartmouth Atlas on Health Care, 2012; U.S. Census Bureau