Brown Deer, WI is a small village located in Milwaukee County with a population of approximately 11,000 people. Brown Deer residents have access to a variety of local hospitals and medical facilities. The main hospital in the area is Froedtert North Shore Hospital, which has been providing excellent care for more than 50 years. It offers comprehensive care for all types of medical conditions and even specialized services such as women’s health and cancer care. The Brown Deer community also has access to other local hospitals including Lakeshore Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital, Columbia St. Mary's Hospital, and others that offer specialty care services such as cardiology, orthopedics, radiology, oncology, and more. In addition to these facilities, Brown Deer also has several walk-in clinics for those who require non-emergency medical attention or need help managing chronic conditions like diabetes or hypertension. With all of these local healthcare options available to its residents, it’s clear that Brown Deer takes great pride in providing top quality medical care to its citizens.
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 242 physicians per 100,000 population in Brown Deer. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Brown Deer area is 105.4 (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 Brown Deer 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 Brown Deer area is 94 (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 Brown Deer commutes 20.5 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 Brown Deer area is 73 (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.