Tioga, ND is a small town in the Midwest with a population of just under 2,000. This rural area has limited resources when it comes to health and medical care, but local hospitals and medical facilities are available to meet the needs of the community. There are two local hospitals located in Tioga: Trinity Hospital and Cornerstone Specialty Clinic. Trinity Hospital provides general medical care, emergency services, and an outpatient clinic, while Cornerstone Specialty Clinic specializes in primary care for adults. Additionally, there are various other local medical services that support the health of Tioga’s inhabitants such as the Tioga Medical Center, which offers family medicine and women’s health services; Dakota Plains Urology; and Community Ambulance Service that provides both routine non-emergency transport as well as critical care transports. These essential medical facilities ensure that residents of Tioga have access to quality healthcare.
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 108 physicians per 100,000 population in Tioga. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Tioga area is 88.2 (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 Tioga area is 33 (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 Tioga area is 93 (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 Tioga commutes 18.5 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 Tioga area is 93 (100=best). The US average is 58.
93 / 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.