Curtisville, Pennsylvania is a small town with a population of approximately 6,000 people. Despite its size, Curtisville offers access to a variety of quality healthcare and medical facilities. The town has two full-service hospitals within its boundaries: Central Curtisville Hospital and Eastern Curtisville Medical Center. Each hospital provides quality medical care and is equipped with modern facilities. Additionally, the town also boasts numerous local clinics offering primary care services such as family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, surgery, and psychiatry. These clinics are staffed by experienced physicians who understand the needs of the community’s residents. In addition to these services there are several medical centers offering specialized treatments such as oncology and cardiology as well as physical therapy and rehabilitative treatments for those recovering from injury or illness. With such comprehensive healthcare available in Curtisville, residents can be sure that their health needs will always be taken care of no matter what they may be facing.
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 381 physicians per 100,000 population in Curtisville. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Curtisville area is 88.8 (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 Curtisville area is 52 (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 Curtisville area is 93 (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 Curtisville commutes 26.7 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 Curtisville area is 66 (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.