Lexington, SC is a great place to live with access to many excellent health care facilities. The area is served by two local hospitals: Lexington Medical Center and Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge. Both hospitals offer comprehensive services including emergency care, surgical services, and preventative health care. In addition to the local hospitals, there are a number of medical practices in the Lexington area offering primary care and specialty services. These include both large national practices as well as smaller independent providers. The local medical community includes many highly qualified physicians and other practitioners from various specialties to provide excellent healthcare for the residents of the Lexington area. Additionally, there are several fitness centers in the area offering classes such as yoga, Pilates, and CrossFit that help promote overall health and wellness for people of all ages. All of these facilities work together to ensure that residents have access to quality health care in this ever-growing community.
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 145 physicians per 100,000 population in Lexington. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Lexington area is 104.3 (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 Lexington area is 55 (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 Lexington 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 Lexington commutes 25.6 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 Lexington area is 53 (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.