Bruceville-Eddy, TX is a small rural town located in Central Texas. Its population is approximately 1160 people. Despite its small size, Bruceville-Eddy offers quality medical care through local hospitals and medical facilities. The town has two main hospitals: Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center and Falls Community Hospital. Both are modern facilities that provide a wide range of medical services to the community, from emergency and urgent care to speciality treatment and general checkups. In addition to the two hospitals, Bruceville-Eddy also has several medical clinics specializing in different areas of healthcare such as family practice, pediatrics, internal medicine, psychiatry and OB/GYN. These clinics offer comprehensive preventative health care services as well as access to primary care physicians for those without insurance. The town also boasts several pharmacies offering prescription drugs at discounted prices as well as over-the-counter medications. As such, Bruceville-Eddy residents have access to quality healthcare in their own community when they need it most.
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 179 physicians per 100,000 population in Bruceville-Eddy. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Bruceville-Eddy area is 85.0 (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 Bruceville-Eddy area is 75 (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 Bruceville-Eddy 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 Bruceville-Eddy commutes 32.8 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 Bruceville-Eddy area is 68 (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.