Winston-Salem, NC is home to a diverse population of approximately 244,605 people. Quality health care is readily available in the area with several local hospitals and medical facilities. Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center serves as the main hospital for Winston-Salem with over 1,000 beds, making it one of the largest hospitals in the state. The hospital provides both inpatient and outpatient services such as surgery, emergency care, and primary care. For those needing specialized care, there are other local providers offering a range of services such as cancer treatment, cardiology, and neurology. The Forsyth County Department of Public Health also operates seven community health centers to provide preventive health screenings and treatments for the uninsured. These centers offer vaccinations, HIV prevention programs, diabetes prevention classes, nutrition classes and more to help ensure everyone has access to quality healthcare regardless of their financial circumstances.
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 Winston-Salem (zip 27106). The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Winston-Salem (zip 27106) 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 Winston-Salem (zip 27106) 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 Winston-Salem (zip 27106) 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 Winston-Salem (zip 27106) 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 Winston-Salem (zip 27106) 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.