St. Thomas, ND is a small rural town located in the northwest corner of North Dakota with a population of approximately 700 people. The health care needs of the town are served by local hospitals and medical facilities, such as St. Thomas Family Medical Center. This facility provides quality medical care to patients in the area, offering preventative care as well as diagnostic and treatment services for acute and chronic illnesses. Services such as physicals, immunizations, laboratory tests, ultrasounds, X-rays, and other services are provided to ensure that residents can get the care they need close to home. In addition to this facility, St. Thomas also has specialty clinics that focus on specific health issues such as women’s health or mental health services. The town also has an ambulance service available for emergency situations. Through these various resources, St. Thomas is able to provide affordable and accessible healthcare options to its citizens so they can stay healthy and happy in their small rural community.
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 71 physicians per 100,000 population in St. Thomas. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the St. Thomas area is 89.6 (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 St. Thomas 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 St. Thomas 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 St. Thomas commutes 19.7 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 St. Thomas area is 92 (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.