Sleepy Eye, MN is a small town with a population of approximately 3,000 residents. Despite its size, the town provides its residents with excellent health care options. It has two local hospitals – Sleepy Eye Medical Center and Mayo Clinic Health System – both of which offer inpatient care, outpatient care, and specialty services. In addition to these hospitals, there are also numerous medical facilities located throughout the city that provide basic primary healthcare services to the community. These include clinics for family practice physicians as well as general practitioners who provide preventative care and diagnosis for common illnesses and injuries. Furthermore, Sleepy Eye offers many support services for those managing chronic health issues including mental health resources such as counseling centers and support groups. All of this combines to ensure that all residents of Sleepy Eye have access to high-quality medical care when needed.
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 178 physicians per 100,000 population in Sleepy Eye. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Sleepy Eye area is 86.8 (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 Sleepy Eye 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 Sleepy Eye area is 99 (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 Sleepy Eye commutes 15.1 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 Sleepy Eye area is 82 (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.