Evansville, IN 47710 is located in Vanderburgh County and has a population of 118,930. There is a wide variety of health care available to residents of the area with several hospitals and medical facilities close by. Deaconess Hospital, St Vincent's Medical Center East, and St Mary's Medical Center are all major medical centers within 10 miles of the city. Other local hospitals within 15 miles include Henderson Methodist Hospital, Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health System, River Oaks Health Campus and Southwestern Indiana Surgery Center. There are also several clinics run by local physicians that offer preventative care and treatment for minor illnesses or injuries. For more specialized care, there are many specialists in the area such as cardiologists, oncologists, orthopedists and neurologists who provide advanced treatments for patients suffering from chronic or medical conditions.
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 275 physicians per 100,000 population in Evansville (zip 47710). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Evansville (zip 47710) area is 80.5 (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 Evansville (zip 47710) area is 27 (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 Evansville (zip 47710) area is 87 (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 Evansville (zip 47710) commutes 18.8 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 Evansville (zip 47710) area is 59 (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.