Pico Rivera, California is a diverse and vibrant city located in Los Angeles County. The community is served by several local hospitals and medical facilities that provide quality and accessible healthcare for residents. These include the Pico Rivera Medical Center, which offers primary care services, as well as specialty care in fields such as cardiology, oncology, obstetrics/gynecology, and internal medicine. The hospital also provides 24-hour emergency services with specialists on call. Other hospitals located within the city limits are San Gabriel Valley Medical Center and Montebello Doctors Hospital. Additionally, there are several community-based clinics throughout the city providing low cost health services to those who are uninsured or underinsured. With these resources available to them, residents of Pico Rivera can rest assured they will have access to quality medical care when needed.
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 211 physicians per 100,000 population in Pico Rivera. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Pico Rivera area is 85.2 (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 Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera area is 95 (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 Pico Rivera commutes 30.9 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 Pico Rivera area is 35 (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.