Middletown, KY 40243 is a small community with a population of around 14,000 people. The local health services are provided by a range of hospitals, medical centers and clinics in the area. The largest hospital in the Middletown area is St. Joseph East Hospital located on St. Joseph Drive. This facility offers a wide variety of specialist care services along with general medical assistance for the local community. There are also several private healthcare facilities including multiple medical centers that provide family practice care, cardiology services and other routine medical services. In addition to these providers, there are several pharmacies and urgent care centers in Middletown that can help people access the necessary medications and treatments they need for their specific health needs. All these facilities work together to ensure that residents of Middletown have access to quality healthcare services they may need to live healthy lives.
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 Middletown (zip 40243). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Middletown (zip 40243) 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 Middletown (zip 40243) 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 Middletown (zip 40243) 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 Middletown (zip 40243) 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 Middletown (zip 40243) 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.