Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Lido Beach

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Long Beach and Lido Beach AerialPhoto: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0
–Not graded
Health in Lido Beach · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Lido Beach residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Lido Beach, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Lido Beach. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Lido Beach

Cancer and arthritis run high in Lido Beach

1 in 8 adults have had cancer (12.6%), vs 7.7% across New York. 3 in 10 adults have arthritis (29.2%), vs 24% across New York. In all, Lido Beach runs above New York on three of 11 chronic conditions. Age is part of it: 32% of residents are 65 or older (New York 18%), and cancer and arthritis are more common later in life. Conditions ↓

Lido Beach keeps up with checkups

It beats New York on four of five routine checkups and screenings, including yearly checkups (84.7% vs 80.8%) and dentist visits (75.2% vs 63.5%). Checkups ↓

Lido Beach adults report less loneliness

Loneliness (27.9% vs 34.2%), frequent mental distress (12.2% vs 15%), lack of emotional support (19.5% vs 26.4%) and depression (14.8% vs 17.5%) all run below New York. Mind & connection ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the New York figure falls outside Lido Beach’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Lido Beach adults…

Lido Beach runs below NY on 2 of 12 conditions and above it on 3. Tap one to see it as people.

13 of every 100 Lido Beach adults have had cancer
New York: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 11.4–13.8%
Better than NYWorseAbout the sameNew York
Why age matters here

Lido Beach is an older town: 32% of residents are 65 or older, vs 18% across New York. Arthritis and cancer rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Lido Beach as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Lido Beach32%
New York18%
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Lido Beach adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks New York.

85%Yearly checkupNY 81%
75%Dentist visitNY 64%
93%Cholesterol checkNY 89%
76%Colon screeningNY 67%
76%MammogramNY 79%
84%Taking BP medsNY 77%
1 in 29
working-age adults has no health insurance
Lido Beach 3.5% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)
Mind & connection

How Lido Beach adults are doing

On 4 of 4 measures, Lido Beach does better than New York.

3 in 10Lido Beach adults feel lonely
27.9% · NY 34.2% · Better than NY
1 in 5Lido Beach adults lack social or emotional support
19.5% · NY 26.4% · Better than NY
1 in 7Lido Beach adults have been diagnosed with depression
14.8% · NY 17.5% · Better than NY
1 in 8Lido Beach adults are in frequent mental distress
12.2% · NY 15% · Better than NY
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Lido Beach adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

Find a group →

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Getting care

Care in and near Lido Beach

No hospital or community health center in Lido Beach itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERMount Sinai South NassauOceanside · 3.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMercy Medical Center★★★★★ · 5.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSun River HealthOceanside · 3.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.4 mi
Mount Sinai South Nassau
Oceanside · ★★★★★
ER
3.6 mi
Sun River Health
6 sites · nearest in Oceanside
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
≈5.5 mi
Mercy Medical Center
Rockville Centre · ★★★★★
ER
7.5 mi
Premium Health
Far Rockaway · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
7.8 mi
St. John's Episcopal Hospital at South Shore
Far Rockaway · ★★★★★
ER
9.7 mi
Nassau University Medical Center
East Meadow · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careLido Beach is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careLido Beach is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthLido Beach is not a shortage area

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Lido Beach; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with New York

Share of adults, with the New York figure marked.

Get no exercise 20%NY 25.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.8%NY 37.9%
Binge drink 14.5%NY 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes 7.5%NY 11.3%
0%10%20%30%40%
Lido Beach, betterLido Beach, worseAbout the sameNew York
Where Lido Beach gets moving

7.7 miles of trails across 9 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 14
Lido Beach adults worry about having enough food
6.9% · NY 17.2%
Better than NY
1 in 16
Lido Beach adults worry about keeping their housing
6.4% · NY 14.5%
Better than NY
1 in 26
Lido Beach adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
3.8% · NY 8.2%
Better than NY
1 in 23
Lido Beach adults lack reliable transportation
4.4% · NY 8.6%
Better than NY

5.2% of Lido Beach adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Around town

Lido Beach and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Point Lookout: 27.7%Long Beach: 29%Barnum Island: 28.8%East Atlantic Beach: 26.5%Lawrence: 24.6%Lido Beach: 27.5%Lido BeachPoint LookoutLong Beach
Healthier than NYNear NYLess healthy
Obesity
#3 of 6 towns on this map, healthiest first
Lido Beach27.5%
Point Lookout27.7%
Long Beach29%
NY28.8%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Point Lookout————
Long BeachA29%9.1%8.4%CDC place

Point Lookout: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

24.1%

of Lido Beach adults live with a disability (New York 27.2%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.6%
Thinking or memory8.5%
Hearing6.8%
Errands alone5.7%
Vision3.4%
Dressing or bathing2.8%
New York

Questions about health in Lido Beach

Why doesn’t Lido Beach have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Lido Beach.

What hospital is closest to Lido Beach?

Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside, 3.4 miles in a straight line from Lido Beach’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Lido Beach?

9 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Harmony Healthcare Long Island at Oceanside in Oceanside, 3.6 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Lido Beach.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The New York figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.