Glenns Ferry, Idaho is a small rural town located in Elmore County and has a population of 1,858 people. Despite its small size, the town offers a range of health services to its citizens. The local hospitals and medical facilities include Carriage Crossing Clinic, Glenns Ferry Medical Center and Mark Cottam MD PC. These facilities offer comprehensive healthcare to meet the needs of the community from general check-ups to minor surgeries. Additionally they have specialists available to provide care with specialties such as orthopaedics, cardiology and endocrinology. The community also boasts several pharmacies, mental health providers and dentists so that patients can access all types of health services in one place. With these comprehensive services at their disposal, locals in Glenns Ferry can be confident that their health needs are met in this small but vibrant town.
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 131 physicians per 100,000 population in Glenns Ferry. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Glenns Ferry area is 94.5 (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 Glenns Ferry area is 30 (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 Glenns Ferry area is 40 (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 Glenns Ferry commutes 17.3 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 Glenns Ferry area is 75 (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.