Collin County, TX Health


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Collin County, Texas is home to many vibrant and diverse communities. The county has a variety of excellent local hospitals and medical facilities that provide healthcare services to its residents. These include the Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-McKinney, Medical City Plano, Methodist McKinney Hospital, and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen. These healthcare organizations focus on helping people maintain their health and well-being through preventative care and access to quality care when needed. They also have specialist physicians that are well experienced in providing high level medical care for individuals suffering from chronic illnesses or other medical conditions. In addition, each hospital provides a range of services including family medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, general surgery, emergency room care, geriatric care and more. With the help of these local hospitals and medical facilities, the county is able to ensure its residents have access to timely healthcare services when they need it most.

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 228 physicians per 100,000 population in Collin County. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.

Health Cost Index

The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Collin County area is 96.9 (lower=better). The US average is 100.

96.9 / 100

Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.

Water Qualtiy Index

The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Collin County area is 80 (100=best). The US average is 55.

80 / 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 Collin County area is 99 (100=best). The US average is 87.

99 / 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 Collin County commutes 28.7 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 Collin County area is 58 (100=best). The US average is 58.

58 / 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.

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