Henderson County, NC is a rural county with a population of just over 111,000 people. Despite its size, it boasts several top-notch medical facilities that are available to the local community. The county has four hospitals: Pardee Memorial Hospital, Charles A. Cannon Jr. Memorial Hospital, Park Ridge Health and Transylvania Regional Hospital, all of which provide high quality care to residents of Henderson County and beyond. In addition to these larger hospital facilities, the county also has numerous clinics offering general family practice services as well as specialty services such as cardiology, dermatology, and orthopedics. These clinics provide locals with convenient access to quality healthcare without having to travel long distances for treatments or services. Finally, Henderson County is home to two major medical centers: the Western Carolina Medical Center in Asheville and Mission Health in Asheville. Both centers offer a wide array of services including comprehensive primary care, emergency care and specialty care in multiple disciplines. With such an array of healthcare options available in the area, Henderson County's residents can rest assured they have access to top-notch health care 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 Unlock physicians per 100,000 population in Henderson County. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Henderson County 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 Henderson County 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 Henderson County 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 Henderson County 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 Henderson County 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.