Brazoria County, Texas is a vibrant community with a population of over 350,000 people. The county boasts excellent health care services, with several local hospitals and medical facilities available to its residents. Brazoria County Medical Center is the main hospital for the area, offering a full range of healthcare services including emergency care, surgery and outpatient services. Along with BCMC there are many other local hospitals and clinics providing quality care to local citizens. These include Angleton-Danbury Medical Center in Angleton, Pearland Medical Center in Pearland, and Brazosport Memorial Hospital in Lake Jackson. All of these medical centers provide state-of-the-art treatments for both acute and chronic illnesses, as well as preventive care. In addition to the top notch healthcare system within the county itself, Brazoria also has access to some of Houston's best hospitals such as Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital and Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center. With easy access to quality healthcare facilities, residents of Brazoria can be sure that their health needs will be taken care of no matter what they may be facing.
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 Unlock physicians per 100,000 population in Brazoria County. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Brazoria County area is Unlock. The US average is 100.
Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.
Water Qualtiy Index
The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Brazoria County area is Unlock. The US average is 55.
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 Brazoria County area is Unlock. The US average is 87.
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 Brazoria County commutes Unlock 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 Brazoria County area is Unlock. The US average is 58.
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.