The Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area is home to a variety of health care options that are accessible to its residents. The area has a number of local hospitals such as Bronson Methodist Hospital, Borgess Medical Center and Ascension Borgess-Pipp Hospital. Additionally, it has various medical facilities such as the West Michigan Cancer Center, the Kalamazoo Community Health Clinic and the Van Buren County Health Department. These hospitals and facilities provide residents with access to quality medical care and services for their health needs. For those who need additional help, there are also community health centers that offer free or low cost services including primary care, mental health counseling and wellness programs. All of these organizations work together to ensure that residents in this area have access to the best possible healthcare options.
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 Kalamazoo-Portage Metro Area. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Kalamazoo-Portage Metro Area 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 Kalamazoo-Portage Metro Area 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 Kalamazoo-Portage Metro Area 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 Kalamazoo-Portage Metro Area 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 Kalamazoo-Portage Metro Area 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.