The health of Utica, KS is a priority for the city. Utica offers excellent medical facilities and hospitals to ensure that residents have access to quality healthcare. The city has a clinic and two hospitals within the city limits, each with its own set of services and staff dedicated to providing primary care and secondary care services. Residents can find a variety of specialists in town, including cardiologists, endocrinologists, neurologists, gastroenterologists, obstetricians/gynecologists and more. In addition to providing an array of services for both adults and children, these medical facilities also offer preventative care programs designed to help keep locals healthy. Utica is committed to providing the best possible health care for their residents by ensuring that quality standards are met at all local medical facilities.
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 100 physicians per 100,000 population in Utica. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Utica area is 102.5 (lower=better). The US average is 100.
102.5 / 100
Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.
Water Qualtiy Index
The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Utica area is 28 (100=best). The US average is 55.
28 / 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 Utica area is 51 (100=best). The US average is 87.
51 / 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 Utica commutes 12.9 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 Utica area is 86 (100=best). The US average is 58.
86 / 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.