Cloud, KS County is a rural area in the Great Plains region of the United States. The county is home to around 12,000 residents and offers many health services to local residents. The county has two local hospitals within its borders, Cloud Regional Medical Center and Golden Plains Hospital, both of which offer a variety of medical services and treatments. In addition, the county also provides numerous medical facilities such as primary care offices, walk-in clinics, pharmacies, dialysis centers, and other specialty services. Many of these facilities are operated by private providers such as solo practitioners or small group practices while others are managed by larger healthcare systems like KU Health Systems or Stormont Vail HealthCare. Residents can also access telehealth services for long-distance consultations from healthcare providers if needed. With a variety of accessible healthcare options available in the county, Cloud's population can be sure they will be able to get the care they need when it's most convenient for them.
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 54 physicians per 100,000 population in Cloud County. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Cloud County area is 97.2 (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 Cloud County area is 33 (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 Cloud County area is 72 (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 Cloud County commutes 17.0 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 Cloud County area is 78 (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.