Coventry, VT is a rural town located in the northeastern corner of Vermont. The population of Coventry is about 2,000 residents. It has a strong focus on providing quality healthcare for its citizens. There are two local hospitals in Coventry that provide medical care to its residents: North Country Hospital and Springside Nursing Home. Both offer a wide range of medical services and specialties, such as primary care, emergency care, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics, physical therapy, and laboratory services. Additionally, there are several local medical facilities that service the community including Northern New England Care Coordination Program (NNECCP), Valley Health Care Group (VHCG), New Horizons Medical Clinic (NHMC) and Coventry Family Practice (CFP). These facilities provide essential health services to the community such as preventative care, chronic disease management and mental health resources. With access to high quality healthcare options both within the community and beyond it, Coventry provides residents with an opportunity to have their health needs met in a safe and supportive environment.
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 181 physicians per 100,000 population in Coventry. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Coventry area is 96.9 (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 Coventry area is 70 (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 Coventry area is 87 (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 Coventry commutes 26.0 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 Coventry area is 92 (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.