La Barge, Wyoming is a small rural town located in the southwestern region of the state. It has a population of just over 500 people and is known for its outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, and camping. Despite its relatively small size, La Barge boasts several medical facilities to provide health care to its residents. These include the Sweetwater Memorial Hospital which provides emergency services as well as general medical care and outpatient services. In addition there is also a local clinic that offers primary care and urgent services for minor illnesses or injuries. Both facilities are staffed with highly qualified professionals who strive to ensure the wellbeing of all their patients. The town also has access to specialists through referral from physicians at either facility should they be needed. Thus, La Barge has adequate health resources for its small population that will help keep them healthy and safe while enjoying all that this rural community has to offer.
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 La Barge. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the La Barge 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 La Barge 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 La Barge 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 La Barge 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 La Barge 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.