Pendleton County is a rural county located in the state of Kentucky. It has a population of around 14,000 people and a large percentage of them are elderly. The health care needs of the citizens living here are provided by several facilities located throughout the county. There are two hospitals that serve the area: Pendleton Memorial Hospital and St. Elizabeth Hospital, both of which offer primary care services, inpatient care, emergency services, radiation oncology, surgical services, imaging services, laboratory tests, and mental health counseling. In addition to these hospitals there are also numerous medical clinics that provide preventative and primary care for residents in need. These clinics are staffed with experienced and knowledgeable professionals who strive to ensure all residents have access to quality healthcare services. The county also has a home health agency which provides home-based nursing care for those unable to leave their homes due to illness or disability. The county is dedicated to providing comprehensive and up-to-date healthcare services for its citizens so that everyone can maintain good health and well-being.
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 35 physicians per 100,000 population in Pendleton County. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Pendleton County area is 93.0 (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 Pendleton County area is 68 (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 Pendleton County area is 99 (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 Pendleton County commutes 33.9 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 Pendleton County 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.