Sugar Land, TX is a thriving community with high quality health care and medical facilities available to its residents. The city has several local hospitals including Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital, Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, and CHI St. Luke’s Health-Sugar Land Hospital that offer general care and specialized care for sick or injured patients. In addition to these larger facilities, the area also offers several local clinics that provide primary care services such as check-ups, immunizations, physicals, and more. The city also has several specialty centers such as Women’s Health Centers, Pediatrics departments, Rehabilitation Clinics, and Mental Health Centers that cater to specific patient needs. All of these institutions strive to provide the best possible health care for all of Sugar Land's residents so they can lead healthy and happy lives in their community.
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 141 physicians per 100,000 population in Sugar Land. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Sugar Land area is 93.1 (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 Sugar Land area is 47 (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 Sugar Land area is 99 (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 Sugar Land commutes 30.5 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 Sugar Land area is 61 (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.