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RANKED: The 10 best cities to get medical care

No. 10. Baltimore, Maryland

RANKED: The 10 best cities to get medical care

No. 9. Nashville, Tennessee

No. 9. Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, according to Vitals data, was the second easiest place to make appointments. Its doctors also got high rankings on Vitals' website. The city is also home to an emerging healthcare startup scene.

No. 8. Indianapolis, Indiana

No. 8. Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis had some of the highest ranking doctors, based on reviews collected on Vitals' website. However, residents didn't have that short of wait times at the doctor's office or that easy of a time booking appointments.

No. 7. Boston, Massachusetts

No. 7. Boston, Massachusetts

Out of all the cities, Boston had the most primary care physicians as a percentage of its population. The city is home to a number of major medical institutes, though surprisingly, it didn't have as many hospitals as a percentage of its total population as other cities Vitals looked at.

No. 6. Minneapolis, Minnesota

No. 6. Minneapolis, Minnesota

Second only to Boston, Minneapolis had some of the most primary care physicians as a proportion of its population. The Midwestern city did edge out over Boston in the overall rankings with more hospitals per capita, though its doctors weren't ranked nearly as high as other cities via Vitals' website.

No. 5. Seattle, Washington

No. 5. Seattle, Washington

If you're looking to book a check-up at a Seattle-area hospital, you're in luck. Seattle had the best wait times of all the cities Vitals gathered data from. In the state overall, the average wait time was just under 14 minutes. Seattle also had some of the highest-rated doctors compared to other cities on Vitals' list.

No. 4. Cleveland, Ohio

No. 4. Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio had the most hospitals per person of any city on Vitals' rankings, with 24 hospitals (including the Cleveland Clinic) for about 400,000 people. Ohio overall also had highly rated doctors, with both Cleveland and Columbus falling in the top 10 of Vitals' ratings.

No. 3. Omaha, Nebraska

No. 3. Omaha, Nebraska

Vitals users from Omaha, Nebraska had the easiest time scheduling appointments of all the cities Vitals looked at. Omaha also managed to have the best-rated doctors.

No. 2. Milwaukee, Wisconsin

No. 2. Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin consistently did well across Vitals' criteria. The city was good on keeping short wait times, had some of the most hospitals for its population, was one of the easiest cities to make an appointment in, and had some of the highest-ranked doctors.

No. 1. Miami, Florida

No. 1. Miami, Florida

According to Vitals, Miami is the place to beat when it comes to healthcare. The city has a large amount of hospitals and doctors as a percentage of its total population, and the second lowest wait times (next to Seattle).

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