Redondo Beach, CA is a beautiful beach community located on the Pacific Coast of Southern California. The city is home to many local businesses and amenities, including several hospitals and medical facilities that offer quality healthcare for its residents. There are two major hospitals in Redondo Beach, both of which have earned excellent ratings from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations for their comprehensive services. The South Bay Community Health Center provides primary care services such as diagnostics, preventive care, and routine healthcare to local residents. Additionally, the Children’s Hospital is dedicated to providing specialized pediatric care with a focus on preventative health and education. Redondo Beach also has numerous specialty clinics offering specialized services such as cancer treatments, behavioral health services, orthopedics, and urgent care centers. These healthcare options make it easy for residents to access quality medical care within their own community.
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 Redondo Beach. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Redondo Beach 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 Redondo Beach 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 Redondo Beach 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 Redondo Beach commutes 29.9 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 Redondo Beach area is 55 (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.