The town of Friday Harbor, WA 98250 is a small community of around 2,500 people located on San Juan Island. It is known for its beautiful waterfront views and access to outdoor activities. The health care in Friday Harbor is provided by two local hospitals: Peace Island Medical Center and Inter Island Medical Center. The hospitals offer a wide range of services for the citizens of Friday Harbor, including primary care, emergency medicine, inpatient and outpatient care, diagnostic imaging and other specialized services. In addition to these two hospitals, there are medical facilities that provide specialty care such as optometry, dentistry, podiatry and physical therapy. There are also pharmacies available for residents to obtain medications they may need. All of these health care facilities work together to ensure the citizens of Friday Harbor have the best possible quality of life and access to healthcare when they need it.
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 Friday Harbor (zip 98250). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Friday Harbor (zip 98250) 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 Friday Harbor (zip 98250) 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 Friday Harbor (zip 98250) 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 Friday Harbor (zip 98250) 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 Friday Harbor (zip 98250) 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.