The health of 26003 Wheeling, WV is maintained by a variety of local medical facilities and hospitals. The area has access to quality medical care with Wheeling Hospital, one of the largest employers in the city. It operates an array of medical services for both inpatients and outpatients, including emergency care, cardiology, orthopedics and oncology. Other local health services include Ohio Valley Medical Center providing 24-hour emergency care as well as primary and specialty service departments. Oglebay Good Samaritan also runs a retirement community facility that provides long-term nursing home care and assisted living services for seniors. The Community Health Center of the Upper Ohio Valley offers affordable healthcare for residents regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay. Additionally, there are a variety of other local physician clinics providing general practice family medicine, women’s health care and mental health services to meet the community’s needs.
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 546 physicians per 100,000 population in Wheeling (zip 26003). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Wheeling (zip 26003) area is 99.0 (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 Wheeling (zip 26003) area is 20 (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 Wheeling (zip 26003) area is 75 (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 Wheeling (zip 26003) commutes 19.9 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 Wheeling (zip 26003) area is 70 (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.