Mount Vernon, NY is a small city located in the Westchester County and is home to a population of approximately 70,000. The health of the community is supported by a variety of medical facilities, such as hospitals and clinics. The major hospital in Mount Vernon is Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital which offers a range of general medical services for adults and children. Other local healthcare facilities include Family Health Centers and Urgent Care centers that provide primary care services and urgent care services respectively. Additionally, there are numerous specialists throughout the city that specialize in various fields like cardiology, pulmonology, neurology, pediatrics, etc., offering high-quality care at an affordable cost. The City of Mount Vernon also has a Department of Health which works to prevent disease through education and provides immunization clinics for residents. All these resources ensure that Mount Vernon’s citizens receive proper healthcare with access to the necessary treatments they need to maintain their well-being.
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 490 physicians per 100,000 population in Mount Vernon. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Mount Vernon area is 99.8 (lower=better). The US average is 100.
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Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.
Water Qualtiy Index
The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Mount Vernon area is 36 (100=best). The US average is 55.
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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 Mount Vernon area is 98 (100=best). The US average is 87.
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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 Mount Vernon commutes 34.8 minutes one-way, which is longer than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
Air Quality Index
The annual BestPlaces Air Quality Index for the Mount Vernon area is 33 (100=best). The US average is 58.
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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.