Lake Placid, NY is a quaint and picturesque town nestled in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. The community is committed to providing its residents with access to quality healthcare. Lake Placid has two local hospitals: the Adirondack Medical Center and the Saranac Lake Community Health Center. Both offer excellent medical care for residents and visitors alike. In addition, there are many local medical facilities that provide specialized services such as physical therapy, pediatrics, and obstetrics/gynecology services. Lake Placid also has a number of pharmacies offering prescription medications as well as immunizations and other essential health supplies. All of these resources combine to create an excellent healthcare infrastructure in Lake Placid, allowing its citizens to receive the best possible care when they need it most.
The health of a city has many different factors. It can refer to air quality, water quality, risk of getting respiratory disease or cancer. The people you live around can also affect your health as some places have lower or higher rates of physical activity, increased alcohol intake, smoking, obesity, and cancer rates.
Physicians per Capita
There are 65 physicians per 100,000 population in Lake Placid. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Lake Placid area is 96.9 (lower=better). The US average is 100.
96.9 / 100
Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.
Water Qualtiy Index
The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Lake Placid area is 66 (100=best). The US average is 55.
66 / 100
Note that this is a measure of Watershed quality, not the water that comes from your faucet. The EPA has stated that a healthy watershed is closely related to drinking water quality. The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators such as pH, chemicals, metals, and bacteria.
Superfund Index
The annual BestPlaces Superfund Index for the Lake Placid area is 95 (100=best). The US average is 87.
95 / 100
The EPA's Superfund program is responsible for cleaning up some of our nation's most contaminated land. Our index is based on the number of active Superfund sites (over 15,000 in the United States), with particular attention paid to those on the National Priorities List which pose the greatest health danger.
Quick Facts
Commuting can effect your health. The average person in Lake Placid commutes 21.9 minutes one-way, which is shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
Air Quality Index
The annual BestPlaces Air Quality Index for the Lake Placid area is 96 (100=best). The US average is 58.
96 / 100
This is based on new measures of hazardous air pollutants from the EPA, called the National Air Toxics Assessment. This analysis models respiratory illness and cancer risk down to the zip code level, providing better detail and insight than the previous analysis based solely on results from air monitoring stations.