Savoy, IL (zip code 61874) is a small town located in Champaign County, Illinois. The health of the citizens of Savoy is supported by two local hospitals, Carle Hospital and Christie Clinic. Carle Hospital provides specialized care for adults and children and has many different departments including surgery, neurology, cardiology, oncology and several others. Christie Clinic offers family practice services as well as specialist care in fields such as obstetrics/gynecology, urology and orthopedics. In addition to these hospitals, there are also multiple medical facilities within the town that provide primary care services to the community. These facilities include Urbana Family Medicine Center, Escarosa Medical Center and Kirby Medical Group. All of these resources work together to ensure that the people of Savoy have access to quality healthcare in their own 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 Unlock physicians per 100,000 population in Savoy (zip 61874). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Savoy (zip 61874) 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 Savoy (zip 61874) 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 Savoy (zip 61874) 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 Savoy (zip 61874) 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 Savoy (zip 61874) 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.