Westchase, FL is a vibrant community located in Hillsborough County. It is well known for its diverse population, great schools, and thriving businesses. With a strong focus on the health and wellbeing of its citizens, Westchase offers numerous medical facilities and hospitals in order to ensure that everyone has access to quality healthcare. Local hospitals include Tampa General Hospital, St. Joseph's Hospital-North, Florida Hospital Tampa, and University Community Hospital. These hospitals provide comprehensive services such as emergency care, surgery centers, and maternity units. There are also many local medical facilities that offer medical services from general practitioners to specialists such as cardiologists and neurologists. In addition to the hospital system, Westchase also provides access to primary care clinics, urgent care centers, dental offices, rehab centers and physical therapy services. All these services combined make Westchase a great place for residents to get the healthcare they need conveniently.
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 243 physicians per 100,000 population in Westchase. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Westchase area is 95.8 (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 Westchase area is 33 (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 Westchase area is 83 (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 Westchase commutes 33.1 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 Westchase 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.