Wheeler County, TX is a rural area with a population of 5,220 people according to the 2019 census. Despite its small size, Wheeler County has several medical facilities and hospitals available to provide quality healthcare for its residents. There are two hospitals in Wheeler County, Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital and Wheeler Regional Medical Center. Both offer a wide range of services including inpatient care, emergency room services, outpatient clinics, laboratory services, specialty care and more. The county also offers a number of local medical facilities providing primary care services such as family medicine, pediatrics, internal medicine and gynecology. These facilities generally have shorter wait times than larger regional hospitals and can provide residents with more personalized care. Additionally, there are three federally qualified health centers located within the county which offer comprehensive medical care on a sliding fee scale for those who meet certain income requirements. Overall the health resources available in Wheeler County are adequate for the needs of its inhabitants and provide them access to high quality medical 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 Wheeler County. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Wheeler 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 Wheeler 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 Wheeler 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 Wheeler 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 Wheeler 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.