Wellsville, KS is a small city located in the northeastern corner of Kansas with an estimated population of 1,500 people. As the health of its residents is a priority for the local community there are several quality medical and healthcare facilities located within the region to provide quality care to those who need it. Wellsville Medical Center is one of the leading hospitals in the area, providing a variety of services including emergency care as well as general practice physician services and outpatient services such as lab work and imaging. The hospital also offers specialty services such as dental, audiology, orthopedics, and sleep medicine treatments. Other local medical facilities include Winfield Community Health Center which provides primary care for adults and children alike, along with other medical specialties such as obstetrics and gynecology, geriatrics, dermatology, and endocrinology among others so that everyone in the community can access quality healthcare. With these great resources available to the citizens of Wellsville they can have access to quality health care when they need it most.
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 66 physicians per 100,000 population in Wellsville. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Wellsville area is 97.2 (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 Wellsville 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 Wellsville area is 93 (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 Wellsville commutes 27.2 minutes one-way, which is longer than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
Air Quality Index
The annual BestPlaces Air Quality Index for the Wellsville 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.