Rhinelander, Wisconsin, is a small town with a population of 7,798 according to the 2016 census. The area has access to quality health care through local hospitals and medical facilities that provide a wide variety of services. Local hospitals include Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital and St. Mary’s Hospital. These hospitals offer your basic services such as emergency care, radiology screenings, surgical care, laboratory testing, and rehabilitation services. The medical facilities in the area are also equipped with specialists in specialty fields such as cardiology, cancer research and treatment, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics and sports medicine. Other local health care related resources include walk-in clinics and urgent cares scattered throughout Rhinelander offering minor medical attention for things like vaccinations or general colds/flu relief. Additionally there are multiple pharmacies in the area to fill prescriptions from local physicians or purchase over-the-counter drugs or supplements. In short, the people living in Rhinelander have access to quality healthcare options close to home.
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 366 physicians per 100,000 population in Rhinelander. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Rhinelander area is 99.6 (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 Rhinelander area is 60 (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 Rhinelander area is 89 (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 Rhinelander commutes 19.8 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 Rhinelander area is 76 (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.