Mabank, TX Health


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Mabank, TX is a small town in Texas with a population of just under 8,000 people. Although the town is small, it has several local hospitals and medical facilities that offer quality health care for its residents. The most prominent hospital in Mabank is East Texas Medical Center which provides general medical and surgical services as well as emergency services for both adults and children. Other local medical facilities include clinics specializing in family practice, pediatrics, internal medicine, cardiology, geriatrics, endocrinology and more. With such an array of health care services available in Mabank, the community has access to quality health care regardless of age or financial status.

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 52 physicians per 100,000 population in Mabank. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.

Health Cost Index

The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Mabank area is 113.5 (lower=better). The US average is 100.

113.5 / 100

Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.

Water Qualtiy Index

The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Mabank area is 80 (100=best). The US average is 55.

80 / 100

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 Mabank area is 85 (100=best). The US average is 87.

85 / 100

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 Mabank commutes 20.4 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 Mabank area is 64 (100=best). The US average is 58.

64 / 100

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.

Air Quality Health Risk
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Over 15 years ago

i live in Mabank. and it is BORING for anyone under the age of 30. there is really not alot to do and that is probably why we have a high crime  More

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