Round Lake Beach, IL is a city located in the far northern Chicago suburbs. The area has a population of approximately 26,000 people and provides an array of medical facilities and hospitals for its residents. The main local hospitals are Advocate Condell Medical Center and Northwestern Medicine Grayslake Hospital. Both institutions offer a wealth of health services to the community ranging from emergency care to elective procedures. Additionally, Round Lake Beach is home to many smaller medical facilities such as family clinics, urgent cares, chiropractors, and physical therapy offices. These services provide convenient access to quality healthcare for those living in the city and surrounding areas. With such a wide variety of options available for medical attention, it is clear that Round Lake Beach takes its role as a provider of health services seriously.
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 290 physicians per 100,000 population in Round Lake Beach (zip 60073). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Round Lake Beach (zip 60073) area is 99.3 (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 Round Lake Beach (zip 60073) area is 28 (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 Round Lake Beach (zip 60073) area is 88 (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 Round Lake Beach (zip 60073) commutes 34.6 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 Round Lake Beach (zip 60073) area is 72 (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.