Georgetown, Minnesota is a small town in western Minnesota with a population of about 1,000 people. The health of the community is of utmost importance and as such, the town has several local medical facilities, hospitals and other resources to ensure that residents can receive quality healthcare when needed. The local hospital is Georgetown Community Hospital, which offers general medical services including emergency treatment, outpatient and primary care services. Additionally, there are two local clinics – Family Medicine Specialists and Georgetown Medical Clinic – providing excellent medical care to residents for minor emergencies as well as family medicine. Other resources available in the area include a variety of home health services like physical therapy and a mental health center for counseling services. In all, Georgetown’s health care system does its best to provide quality healthcare to the community’s citizens while ensuring they have access to the best possible care available in the region.
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 Unlock physicians per 100,000 population in Georgetown. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Georgetown area is Unlock. The US average is 100.
Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.
Water Qualtiy Index
The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Georgetown area is Unlock. The US average is 55.
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 Georgetown area is Unlock. The US average is 87.
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 Georgetown commutes Unlock 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 Georgetown area is Unlock. The US average is 58.
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.