South Middleton, PA is a small community located in Cumberland County. Despite its size, the town has access to quality medical care. The nearby Carlisle Regional Medical Center provides comprehensive care for residents in the area, offering services such as emergency departments, laboratory and imaging facilities, obstetrics and gynecology departments, and primary care for adults and children. Additionally, there are several local hospitals and specialist centers in South Middleton that offer specialized treatments within their own fields of expertise. These facilities include Bellefonte Hospital, which specializes in cancer treatments; St. Francis Medical Center, which focuses on neurology; and Geisinger Holy Spirit-Carlisle Hospital, which provides orthopedics and sports medicine. Other medical services available to the people of South Middleton include physician offices with primary care providers, physical therapy clinics, dentists' offices, optometry practices, mental health professionals and pharmacies. With all of these resources combined, South Middleton is able to provide excellent healthcare for its residents.
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 258 physicians per 100,000 population in South Middleton. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the South Middleton area is 113.4 (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 South Middleton 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 South Middleton area is 92 (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 South Middleton commutes 25.9 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 South Middleton 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.