Chattanooga, Tennessee is a growing city with an abundance of health care services. It boasts multiple local hospitals and medical facilities spread throughout the city, providing high quality health care for its residents. These hospitals and medical facilities provide a wide range of services, including primary care, emergency services, mental health treatment, and specialty care. Many of the hospitals have been nationally recognized for outstanding patient satisfaction ratings and excellent medical staffs. In addition to these facilities, there are many other options available in Chattanooga such as community health centers, urgent cares, and various clinics that are able to offer free or reduced cost healthcare for those who qualify. The city also has a strong emphasis on preventive care through programs that focus on nutrition education, physical activity promotion, and smoking cessation efforts. All of these resources come together to create an environment where people are encouraged to live healthier lifestyles while having access to quality healthcare whenever they need it.
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 Chattanooga. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Chattanooga 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 Chattanooga 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 Chattanooga 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 Chattanooga commutes 18.8 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 Chattanooga area is 48 (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.