East Ridge, TN is a small city located in southeastern Tennessee. Despite its size, the city offers a variety of healthcare options for its citizens including several hospitals and medical facilities. The primary hospital in the area is Erlanger Hospital, which offers 24-hour emergency care and a wide range of specialty services such as obstetrics, cardiology, oncology, and more. Other hospitals in the area include Parkridge East and Parkridge West Medical Centers, as well as CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga. Additionally, there are a number of local clinics and medical centers located throughout East Ridge providing family medicine and primary care services. With all these amenities available to residents in East Ridge, the local population can be confident that their health needs will be met efficiently and effectively.
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 304 physicians per 100,000 population in East Ridge. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the East Ridge area is 131.1 (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 East Ridge area is 50 (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 East Ridge area is 84 (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 East Ridge commutes 17.2 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 East Ridge area is 41 (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.