McAlester, OK is a city in southeastern Oklahoma with a population of about 18,400 people. The health and wellbeing of this community are important and there are many local hospitals and medical facilities available to support the citizens of McAlester. These facilities include hospitals such as McAlester Regional Health Center and St. Francis Hospital Muskogee, both of which provide a variety of services to meet the needs of the local community. In addition, there are numerous medical facilities located throughout the city that offer primary care, specialty care, urgent care, mental health services, radiology services and more. All these services have made it easier for residents of McAlister to access quality healthcare when they need it most. With all these options available to them, people in the city can get the care they need with ease and confidence.
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 128 physicians per 100,000 population in McAlester. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the McAlester area is 114.3 (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 McAlester area is 60 (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 McAlester area is 96 (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 McAlester commutes 20.9 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 McAlester area is 38 (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.