https://www.structurepoint.com/engineering-and-infrastructure/project/riverview-health-westfield-hospital

Health Resources

For each measure, we’ll list the Hamilton County rate, the Indiana rate and a letter grade primarily comparing Hamilton County with the Indiana average but also considering the national average.

Primary care physicians per 100K: 140 vs 67, A+.

Hospital beds per 1,000: 1.8 vs 3.3, (US avg is 1.9), B.

Population per “other” (nurse practitioner) primary care providers: 920 vs 830, C-.

Population per mental health care provider: 580 vs 530 (US avg is 340): D.

Population per dentist: 1,350 vs 1,700 (US avg is 1,380), B.

Access to park or physical recreation facilities: 90% vs 77%, A-.

Uninsured adults: 5% vs 10%, A+.

Food insecurity: 7% vs 11%, A.

Limited access to healthy foods: 5% vs 9% (US avg is 6%), B.

Health Outcomes

Life expectancy: 81.6 vs 76.5 (US avg is 78.5), A.

Deaths per 100K: 710 vs 965, A+.

Premature deaths per 100K: 215 vs 420, A+.

Reporting poor or fair health: 9% vs 15%, A.

Poor physical health days per month: 2.5 vs 3.3 (US avg is 3.0), B.

Poor physical health one-half of the time: 7% vs 10%, A.

Low birth weight: 7% vs 8%, B.

Arthritis hospitalizations per 10K: 33 vs 33, C.

Hip fractures per 10K aged 65+: 56 vs 62, B.

New lung cancer cases per 100K: 46 vs 72, A+.

Total cancer rate per 100K: 442 vs 457, C+.

Total cancer death rate per 100K: 126 vs 163 (US avg is 144), A-.

Mental Health

Poor mental health days per month: 3.9 vs 4.9, A.

Frequent mental distress: 13% vs 16%, B+.

Medicare beneficiaries with depression: 20% vs 21% (US avg is 18%), C-.

Insufficient sleep: 27% vs 36%, A.

Suicide deaths per 100K: 9 vs 15, A+.

Summary

Subjectively, health resources combine for a solid B+ or A-. Health outcomes are clearly rated A. Mental health is A. US News & World Report rates Hamilton County as 8th best nationally of the counties it tracks. County Health Rankings lists it as the healthiest county in Indiana. Hamilton County operates Riverview Health. Its health department effectively managed several rounds of covid vaccines.

https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/explore-health-rankings/indiana/hamilton?year=2023

https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/indiana/hamilton-county

http://indianaindicators.org/dash/overview.aspx

https://www.hamiltoncounty.in.gov/254/Health-Department