Montrose, Iowa is a small town located in Lee County with an estimated population of just over 800 people. Despite its size, Montrose has a wide variety of health care options available for its residents. This includes two local hospitals and numerous medical facilities in the vicinity. The two local hospitals are Regional Medical Center in Fort Madison, Iowa and Careage Hilltop Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center in Keokuk, Iowa. Both hospitals provide quality care to local residents and offer a variety of services including emergency care, surgical care, and physical therapy. Additionally, there are a number of medical facilities in close proximity to Montrose that provide additional health services such as primary care physicians, dentists, psychologists, chiropractors, and other specialty providers. All of these establishments work together to ensure the overall health and wellbeing of Montrose's citizens.
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 145 physicians per 100,000 population in Montrose. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Montrose area is 122.1 (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 Montrose area is 69 (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 Montrose area is 23 (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 Montrose commutes 18.2 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 Montrose area is 80 (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.