Kendall West, FL 33193 is located in Miami-Dade County and is a thriving suburban area. The area has access to many health resources including local hospitals and medical facilities. For example, Baptist Health South Florida provides high quality medical care ranging from primary care to surgery and obstetrics. Additionally, Kendall Regional Medical Center offers urgent care, emergency room services, specialty clinics, and laboratory services. Miami Children’s Hospital is another facility that is close by providing pediatric care for both regular checkups and emergencies. In addition to these hospital services in Kendall West, there are also numerous pharmacies, home health agencies, optometrists, chiropractors, physical therapists and mental health professionals available to address any variety of healthcare needs within the 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 228 physicians per 100,000 population in Kendall West (zip 33193). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Kendall West (zip 33193) area is 99.2 (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 Kendall West (zip 33193) area is 50 (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 Kendall West (zip 33193) 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 Kendall West (zip 33193) commutes 39.8 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 Kendall West (zip 33193) area is 60 (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.