Roanoke, VA County is a great place for health and wellness. It offers many excellent medical facilities, hospitals, and health centers that are well equipped to meet the needs of its residents. The local hospital network consists of Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Lewis-Gale Medical Center, and Salem VA Medical Center. Additionally, the city has numerous clinics and specialty providers, such as family practice physicians, pediatricians, specialist referral services and physical therapy clinics. Many of these facilities provide preventive care options for patients including screenings for diseases such as diabetes or cancer. The county also offers a comprehensive emergency medical service system in order to ensure their residents receive fast and reliable access to emergency care when needed. Roanoke is committed to providing quality healthcare services for all its citizens and strives to ensure they can get access to the best care possible.
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 Roanoke City County. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Roanoke City 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 Roanoke City 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 Roanoke City 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 Roanoke City 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 Roanoke City 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.