Crugers, NY is a small town located in Westchester County and is home to around 5,000 people. The health of the community is supported by several local hospitals and medical facilities. St. John’s Riverside Hospital is the nearby hospital for the town of Crugers, providing emergency and non-emergency medical care, as well as offering a wide range of specialty services and outreach programs. Along with St. John’s Riverside Hospital, there are numerous additional local hospitals and medical facilities available to provide optimal healthcare for residents of Crugers. These include Westchester Medical Center, White Plains Hospital Center, and Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital. All these hospitals have highly trained staff that are knowledgeable in all areas of healthcare and are dedicated to providing quality care for their patients. Furthermore, there are many private practices conveniently located near Crugers that offer specialist services such as gynecology, dermatology, cardiology, ophthalmology and more. The health of the community in Crugers is ensured by having these advanced medical facilities so close at hand and providing important resources to its citizens.
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 490 physicians per 100,000 population in Crugers. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Crugers area is 99.8 (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 Crugers area is 36 (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 Crugers area is 98 (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 Crugers commutes 34.1 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 Crugers area is 69 (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.