The Eureka-Arcata-Fortuna, CA Metro Area is a vibrant community with excellent health care resources. There are several local hospitals and medical facilities that provide quality care for residents. These include St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka, Mad River Community Hospital in Arcata, and Redwood Memorial Hospital in Fortuna. Furthermore, each of these locations offers specialized services like emergency rooms, obstetrics and gynecology, radiology, as well as specialized clinics for various diseases and conditions. In addition to the hospitals there are many walk-in clinics offering primary care services throughout the area. For people needing medical attention beyond basic primary care needs there are also specialists available at all of these facilities. With so many options available, residents have access to quality healthcare no matter where they live within this metro area.
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 192 physicians per 100,000 population in Eureka-Arcata Metro Area. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Eureka-Arcata Metro Area area is 95.5 (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 Eureka-Arcata Metro Area area is 53 (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 Eureka-Arcata Metro Area area is 69 (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 Eureka-Arcata Metro Area commutes 18.2 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 Eureka-Arcata Metro Area area is 80 (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.