Garden City, Idaho is a small city located in the southwest corner of the state. With a population of over 20,000 people, Garden City offers its residents access to quality health care services. The city is home to several hospitals and medical facilities, including St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center and St. Luke's Boise Medical Center. These hospitals provide high-quality care for patients needing everything from primary care to specialized treatments. In addition, numerous local medical centers and clinics offer general health care services such as family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics and more. Furthermore, Garden City is also home to several specialty clinics that provide treatments for specific diseases or conditions such as diabetes or allergies. With a combination of quality health care providers and services, Garden City’s residents have access to the highest quality of healthcare available in the area.
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 243 physicians per 100,000 population in Garden City. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Garden City area is 91.9 (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 Garden City area is 20 (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 Garden City area is 98 (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 Garden City commutes 20.8 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 Garden City area is 39 (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.