11772 East Patchogue, NY is a small community located in Suffolk County on the south shore of Long Island. The area has a variety of health amenities available to its residents, including local hospitals and medical facilities. Southside Hospital, located just a few miles away in Bay Shore, is one of the area’s primary healthcare providers, offering quality care to its patients. Local medical facilities include Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center and Stony Brook University Medical Center; both hospitals provide an array of comprehensive services to meet the needs of their patients. The community also offers a number of outpatient clinics and general practitioners who provide additional specialized care. With these resources readily available, 11772 East Patchogue residents have access to quality medical care when needed.
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 East Patchogue (zip 11772). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the East Patchogue (zip 11772) 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 East Patchogue (zip 11772) 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 East Patchogue (zip 11772) 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 East Patchogue (zip 11772) commutes Unlock 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 East Patchogue (zip 11772) 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.