East Mahoning, Pennsylvania has a variety of health care services available to its residents. The community is served by several local hospitals and medical facilities, including Mercy Hospital Fitzgerald East, Jameson Memorial Hospital, and Grove City Medical Center. These provide a wide range of health care services including inpatient and outpatient care, emergency services, surgeries, rehabilitation and physical therapy settings, diagnostic imaging services, home health care services, primary care clinics, and specialty physician practices. Further health care options are available through numerous pharmacies in the area as well as multiple urgent care centers located within the region for after-hours medical needs. There are also various mental health resources available to residents such as counseling centers with licensed professionals who are dedicated to providing quality mental health support and therapy. Additionally, there are many community organizations that offer educational programs related to healthy living and preventive medicine activities geared towards encouraging healthy behaviors among the population.
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 132 physicians per 100,000 population in East Mahoning. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the East Mahoning area is 95.5 (lower=better). The US average is 100.
95.5 / 100
Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.
Water Qualtiy Index
The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the East Mahoning area is 69 (100=best). The US average is 55.
69 / 100
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 East Mahoning area is 95 (100=best). The US average is 87.
95 / 100
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 East Mahoning commutes 31.4 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 East Mahoning area is 78 (100=best). The US average is 58.
78 / 100
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.