Golden, Colorado is a wonderful community with many great amenities. The city has access to excellent hospitals and medical facilities, providing top-notch care for residents in the area. Local organizations such as the Visiting Nurse Association and the Golden Medical Center provide comprehensive care for both acute and chronic illnesses. These facilities are dedicated to helping those in need receive exceptional medical attention and provide invaluable resources to the community. They offer a variety of services including primary care, laboratory testing, behavioral health services, physical therapy, endoscopy, MRI scans, X-rays, ultrasound imaging, mammograms and more. The Golden Medical Center also has a team of skilled physicians who specialize in diverse areas of medicine. Residents in Golden have access to all of these resources and more when they need them 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 193 physicians per 100,000 population in Golden. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Golden area is 95.9 (lower=better). The US average is 100.
95.9 / 100
Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.
Water Qualtiy Index
The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Golden area is 89 (100=best). The US average is 55.
89 / 100
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 Golden area is 93 (100=best). The US average is 87.
93 / 100
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 Golden commutes 24.1 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 Golden area is 82 (100=best). The US average is 58.
82 / 100
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.