The Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area is home to a wide variety of health and medical facilities. There are multiple hospitals in the area, including St. Lucie Medical Center and Tradition Medical Center, both offering comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care services. These hospitals are staffed by highly skilled doctors and nurses as well as a range of specialty physicians that provide some of the best health care services available in the region. In addition, there are numerous clinics located throughout the metro area that offer a variety of primary care, urgent care, behavioral health and specialty services. For those seeking additional options for specialized medical treatments, there is also access to nationally accredited cancer centers, dialysis centers and other specialty programs. With an abundance of resources available in the area, residents have access to quality healthcare with convenience and affordability.
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 154 physicians per 100,000 population in Port St. Lucie Metro Area. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Port St. Lucie Metro Area area is 101.6 (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 Port St. Lucie Metro Area area is 50 (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 Port St. Lucie Metro Area area is 89 (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 Port St. Lucie Metro Area commutes 27.2 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 Port St. Lucie Metro Area area is 75 (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.