Paramount-Long Meadow, MD is a small community located in the Maryland countryside. Despite its small size, the town has access to high quality health care facilities and services. Local hospitals in the area include Carroll Hospital and University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, with both providing comprehensive care for patients of all ages. Other health centers and medical facilities located in the area are: Paramount Primary Care Physician Group, Long Meadow Urgent Care Center, and Long Meadow Medical Center. These medical centers provide primary care for residents as well as offer some specialty services such as dermatology and cardiology. There is also a pharmacy located in town that offers prescription medications and over-the-counter products for people with varying needs. With these services readily available, Paramount-Long Meadow provides local residents with the health care they need to stay healthy and happy.
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 Paramount-Long Meadow. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Paramount-Long Meadow 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 Paramount-Long Meadow 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 Paramount-Long Meadow 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 Paramount-Long Meadow commutes 24.0 minutes one-way, which is shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
Air Quality Index
The annual BestPlaces Air Quality Index for the Paramount-Long Meadow area is 70 (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.