The health of the 59253 Peerless, MT community is supported by a few local hospitals and medical facilities. These include Big Sky Medical Center and Mountain View Hospital, both of which offer comprehensive care for individuals and families in the area. In addition to these two hospitals, there are also several smaller clinics that provide basic healthcare services such as primary care, urgent care, preventative medicine, and mental health services. The local clinics are staffed with experienced physicians and nurses who provide quality care to patients in need. All of these facilities work together to ensure that everyone in the 59253 Peerless community has access to quality health services when they need them.
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 Peerless (zip 59253). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Peerless (zip 59253) area is 98.5 (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 Peerless (zip 59253) area is 20 (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 Peerless (zip 59253) area is 100 (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 Peerless (zip 59253) commutes 0.0 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 Peerless (zip 59253) area is 97 (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.