The town of Hartsburg, IL, 62643 is a small rural community located in central Illinois. Due to its remote location, the population is quite sparse and the majority of residents are older. However, this does not mean that healthcare resources are scarce or unavailable. A variety of local hospitals and medical facilities exist to provide quality care for Hartsburg's citizens. Local hospitals include Logan-Menard Community Hospital, Memorial Medical Center of Lincoln and Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in nearby Lincoln. These hospitals provide a range of services from general surgery and emergency care to specialized services such as pediatrics and senior care. For more specialized healthcare needs, Hartsburg also offers several mental health facilities including Hartsburg Psychological Services and Prairie Pines Counseling Center which offer individual counseling sessions as well as group therapy sessions. Other local medical resources include pharmacies, home health agencies, rehabilitation centers, physical therapists and dentists that are all easily accessible for anyone who calls Hartsburg their home. With a range of quality healthcare options available in the area residents can be sure they will have access to all the treatments they need for their individual medical needs.
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 Hartsburg (zip 62643). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Hartsburg (zip 62643) 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 Hartsburg (zip 62643) 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 Hartsburg (zip 62643) 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 Hartsburg (zip 62643) 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 Hartsburg (zip 62643) 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.