Butler, TN is a small town located in Johnson County with a population of 37640 people. The health of the community is taken seriously and there are several local hospitals and medical facilities that serve the area. Johnson County Memorial Hospital is a general medical and surgical hospital accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). It has an Emergency Department and is equipped to handle critical care situations, as well as providing general healthcare services such as radiology, cardiology, laboratory services, physical therapy, and outpatient surgery. Other medical providers in the area include Dragonfly Therapy Center & Wellness Clinic which provides specialized therapy for individuals suffering from chronic pain or injury; Valley View Primary Care which provides family medicine; and Muddy Creek Pharmacy & Home Health Services which offers medication management services and access to a wide range of quality home health products. There are also numerous clinics that provide primary care services as well as urgent care 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 Butler (zip 37640). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Butler (zip 37640) 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 Butler (zip 37640) 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 Butler (zip 37640) 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 Butler (zip 37640) commutes Unlock minutes one-way, which is longer than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
Air Quality Index
The annual BestPlaces Air Quality Index for the Butler (zip 37640) 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.