Dodge City, Kansas is located in western Kansas and is a rural community with a population of around 25,000 people. The people of Dodge City are served by several local hospitals and medical facilities that provide quality care to the citizens. These facilities include Western Plains Medical Complex, High Plains Mental Health Center, and Dodge City Medical Center. High Plains Mental Health Center provides mental health services including individual therapy, group therapy, case management services and crisis intervention. Western Plains Medical Complex offers family medicine, primary care services such as X-rays and lab testing as well as specialized care in areas like cardiology, oncology, orthopedics and surgery. Finally, Dodge City Medical Center offers general medical services from urgent care to preventive health screenings and diagnostic imaging. All these facilities ensure that the citizens of Dodge City have access to quality health care.
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 107 physicians per 100,000 population in Dodge City. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Dodge City area is 98.4 (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 Dodge City area is 27 (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 Dodge City area is 61 (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 Dodge City commutes 13.5 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 Dodge City area is 78 (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.