El Dorado, Kansas is a small town with a population of around 13,500. While the city does not have its own hospital, it does have access to quality healthcare through various local medical facilities and clinics. These include the El Dorado Family Medicine Clinic, WellSpirit Health Center, and ECH Medical Services amongst many others. These healthcare providers offer excellent services ranging from regular checkups to more complex treatments. The majority of these services are accessible to residents in El Dorado regardless of their financial status or income level. In addition, there are also options for emergency medical care provided by nearby hospitals such as the Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital located about 25 miles outside of town. This gives El Dorado residents access to quality and affordable health care close by so that they can receive the best possible care for their needs.
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 112 physicians per 100,000 population in El Dorado. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the El Dorado area is 96.9 (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 El Dorado 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 El Dorado area is 70 (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 El Dorado commutes 16.0 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 El Dorado area is 40 (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.