Middle River, MN is a small town located in Northwestern Minnesota. It has a population of about 200 people and provides its citizens with access to many different healthcare services. The area is served by two local hospitals: Fairview Range Medical Center and Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center. Both facilities offer a wide range of medical care, including emergency room services, inpatient care, outpatient surgery, diagnostic imaging, and specialty clinics. Additionally, the town is home to many smaller medical clinics and practices that provide primary care and specialized treatments for chronic illnesses such as diabetes or high blood pressure. Patients also have access to mental health services through local providers in the area. The community takes pride in offering quality healthcare options for all ages and works hard to ensure its residents are healthy and taken care of.
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 11 physicians per 100,000 population in Middle River. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Middle River area is 86.7 (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 Middle River area is 47 (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 Middle River area is 100 (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 Middle River commutes 23.3 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 Middle River area is 93 (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.