French Lick, IN is a small but growing town in southern Indiana. With a population of just over 2,400 people, the health care needs of its citizens are served primarily by two local hospitals - Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center and Orange County Hospital - as well as several medical facilities in the greater French Lick area. The hospitals offer a wide range of services from preventative care to specialty treatments. For example, Memorial Hospital offers an emergency room and intensive care unit along with diagnostic imaging capabilities, while Orange County Hospital provides rehabilitative services like physical therapy and occupational therapy. In addition to these two main hospitals, there are several medical clinics located throughout the region that offer primary care services, such as family practice and pediatrics. The health care needs of the residents of French Lick are being met with quality care from their local providers.
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 61 physicians per 100,000 population in French Lick. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the French Lick area is 81.1 (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 French Lick 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 French Lick area is 94 (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 French Lick commutes 15.9 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 French Lick 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.