The Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area is home to a variety of healthcare facilities, from large hospitals to smaller community medical centers. It has access to leading edge care for all acute and chronic illnesses. The University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City is the only Level 1 Trauma Center within a 200 mile radius, offering trauma and burn care along with other specialties. Other local hospitals such as St. Mark’s Hospital and Intermountain Medical Center offer high quality care for all types of conditions. In addition, there are many community clinics that provide low-cost or sliding scale services, allowing people to access health care regardless of their income level. The Salt Lake County Health Department also provides public health services such as immunizations, screenings, counseling, and prevention programs. With its range of health care options, the Salt Lake City Metro Area is well equipped to meet the needs of the residents in terms of 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 224 physicians per 100,000 population in Salt Lake City Metro Area. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Salt Lake City Metro Area area is 103.7 (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 Salt Lake City Metro Area area is 69 (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 Salt Lake City Metro Area area is 65 (100=best). The US average is 87.
65 / 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 Salt Lake City Metro Area commutes 22.4 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 Salt Lake City Metro Area area is 68 (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.