LaBarque Creek is a small town located in Missouri with a population of just over 2,100 people. The health care system in LaBarque Creek is provided by local hospitals and medical facilities. There are two hospitals in the area, St. Luke's Hospital and LaBarque Medical Center, both of which provide quality care to the residents. Both hospitals have an emergency room, as well as primary care physicians and specialists on staff. These hospitals offer a wide range of medical services from family medicine to specialty care for complex medical issues such as cancer treatment. In addition to the local hospitals, there are several clinics around the area that also provide health services to the residents of LaBarque Creek. These clinics range from pediatric offices to general practices and even specialties such as cardiology or orthopedics. All of these facilities provide comprehensive health care services to the residents of LaBarque Creek and strive to help keep them healthy and happy.
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 50 physicians per 100,000 population in LaBarque Creek. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the LaBarque Creek area is 101.3 (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 LaBarque Creek area is 73 (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 LaBarque Creek area is 81 (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 LaBarque Creek commutes 30.9 minutes one-way, which is longer than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
Air Quality Index
The annual BestPlaces Air Quality Index for the LaBarque Creek area is 64 (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.