The health of 62230 Breese, IL is well taken care of with a good selection of local hospitals and medical facilities. There are two hospitals in the area including St Joseph's Hospital in Breese and Community Memorial Hospital located in Waterloo. Both offer a wide range of services including emergency care, surgical care, diagnostic services, and lab services. In addition to these hospitals there are also numerous medical centers located in the surrounding area offering medical services such as primary care, specialist care, and other urgent needs. The locals can also rely on a number of skilled nursing facilities to provide excellent long-term care options for those who need it. Lastly, there is an extensive network of healthcare professionals ranging from dentists to physical therapists that serve the community and provide necessary health screenings and treatments. Breese offers plenty of options when it comes to accessing high quality healthcare services for its inhabitants.
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 Breese (zip 62230). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Breese (zip 62230) 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 Breese (zip 62230) 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 Breese (zip 62230) 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 Breese (zip 62230) commutes Unlock 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 Breese (zip 62230) 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.