The health of Tell City, Indiana (zip code 47586) is supported by a number of local medical facilities. These include Perry County Memorial Hospital, which provides a full range of medical services to residents and visitors, including emergency care, hospital-based physician practices, and outpatient services. Additionally, Southern Indiana Healthcare offers a range of primary care and specialty services from family medicine to cardiology. Other options include Deaconess Health Services for women's health and St. Mary's Medical Center for pediatric care. There are also several local clinics offering preventive medical care as well as urgent care facilities in the area to meet any emergency health needs.
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 57 physicians per 100,000 population in Tell City (zip 47586). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Tell City (zip 47586) area is 79.6 (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 Tell City (zip 47586) area is 50 (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 Tell City (zip 47586) area is 89 (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 Tell City (zip 47586) commutes 19.4 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 Tell City (zip 47586) area is 61 (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.