Shawnee Hills, Ohio is a small rural town in the Midwest with a population of about 4,500 people. In Shawnee Hills, there are several local hospitals and medical facilities that are vital to providing health services and care to the community. These local facilities include Shawnee Hills Memorial Hospital, Central Ohio Medical Care Services, and several smaller clinics and physicians' offices. These hospitals provide a variety of services including emergency care, inpatient and outpatient treatment for both physical and mental health issues, primary care services such as preventive screenings and check-ups for both children and adults, as well as specialty services like orthopedics, cardiology, oncology, neurology, psychiatry, obstetrics/gynecology, and more. Additionally, these medical facilities are supported by an array of other community health organizations such as outreach programs for seniors or those with special needs, free vaccinations clinics for the uninsured or underinsured population in town, accessible healthcare centers for low income patients who cannot afford insurance premiums or copays due to their financial restrictions. Overall the medical infrastructure in Shawnee Hills is robust and provides quality care to its residents.
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 292 physicians per 100,000 population in Shawnee Hills. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Shawnee Hills area is 92.0 (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 Shawnee Hills area is 40 (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 Shawnee Hills area is 99 (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 Shawnee Hills commutes 27.9 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 Shawnee Hills area is 63 (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.