Harriman, NY is a small town located in Orange County with a population of less than 3,000 people. It has a few local medical facilities which provide basic healthcare services to the local residents. There are two hospitals in Harriman, New York: Bon Secours Community Hospital and St. Joseph's Place. Both hospitals provide emergency care as well as outpatient and inpatient services including general medicine, surgery, radiology, cardiology, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, and ophthalmology. The town also has several doctors' offices providing primary and specialty care to their patients. Additionally, there are several nursing homes that offer long-term care for seniors who need it most. The community also has access to mental health services through family counseling centers as well as crisis hotlines available 24 hours a day. All of these healthcare providers ensure that the residents of Harriman have access to quality medical care in order to maintain their health and wellbeing.
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 207 physicians per 100,000 population in Harriman. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Harriman area is 99.1 (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 Harriman area is 40 (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 Harriman area is 85 (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 Harriman commutes 38.7 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 Harriman area is 63 (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.