Berwyn, Illinois is a city located in Cook County. It has a wide variety of health resources available for its residents. Local hospitals and medical facilities are available to meet the needs of the population, with many offering quality care. Berwyn is home to MacNeal Hospital, which is part of the MacNeal Health System and serves as a teaching hospital affiliated with Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Other local health resources include Edward-Elmhurst Health, Franciscan Health Summit, Riverside Medical Center, and Adventist Health Partners. Each of these institutions provides care for a variety of conditions and diseases, ensuring that residents receive access to quality healthcare with ease. In addition to traditional medical facilities, Berwyn also provides mental health services through providers such as Edward-Elmhurst Behavioral Health Services and West Suburban Behavioral Health Services. With so many options available in town, Berwyn’s citizens can rest assured that high-quality health care is always just around the corner.
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 261 physicians per 100,000 population in Berwyn. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Berwyn area is 94.0 (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 Berwyn area is 31 (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 Berwyn area is 96 (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 Berwyn commutes 32.6 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 Berwyn area is 59 (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.