The small town of Kingwood, West Virginia is home to approximately 2,265 people. The community is served by Preston Memorial Hospital and many local medical facilities such as family physicians, dentists, physical therapists, and rehabilitation centers. Each of these facilities provides exceptional care, services, and amenities to the residents of Kingwood and the surrounding area. Patients can be assured that they will receive quality health care and personalized attention from each of the professionals in the local medical system. The hospital provides a wide range of general medical services as well as specialty care including cardiology, neurology, oncology, endocrinology, hematology/oncology and more. Other facilities provide primary care for patients of all ages along with laboratory services and diagnostics to ensure their health needs are met. In addition to traditional medical practices there are also alternative medicine practitioners who offer holistic treatments such as acupuncture and massage therapy. With its small town charm combined with modern health care options, Kingwood offers its citizens a full range of high-quality healthcare options right in their backyard.
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 Kingwood (zip 26537). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Kingwood (zip 26537) 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 Kingwood (zip 26537) 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 Kingwood (zip 26537) 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 Kingwood (zip 26537) 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 Kingwood (zip 26537) 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.