Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD is a small town located in Maryland. It has a population of approximately 6,000 people and offers its residents access to quality healthcare and medical facilities. The local hospitals include Harford Memorial Hospital, Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, and the John Hopkins Imaging Center. Residents can also access other nearby medical facilities such as Johns Hopkins BayView Medical Center and Union Hospital of Cecil County. These facilities provide comprehensive care for both acute and chronic illnesses that are common to the area. Additionally, many local physicians have practices in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills to serve the needs of its citizens. Overall, the healthcare options available to residents of Fountainhead-Orchard Hills are plentiful and provide quality care for all those living in the area.
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 188 physicians per 100,000 population in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Fountainhead-Orchard Hills area is 95.7 (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 Fountainhead-Orchard Hills 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 Fountainhead-Orchard Hills area is 88 (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 Fountainhead-Orchard Hills commutes 29.3 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 Fountainhead-Orchard Hills area is 67 (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.