St. Paul: Healthcare & Safety

St. Paul's health system: 2 hospitals. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities.

Hospitals & Facilities

2 hospitals within range (72.5 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.

Hospitals (2)

HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
Critical Access Hospitals · P O BOX 406, 1113 SHERMAN ST, ST PAUL NE 68873 · (308) 754-4421 · Yes · Not Available
HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
Critical Access Hospitals · P O BOX 406, 1113 SHERMAN ST, ST PAUL NE 68873 · (308) 754-4421 · Yes · Not Available
Healthcare Links · Npi Allhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Paul&state=NE&l…
Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Carehttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Paul&state=NE&t…
Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinaryhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Paul&state=NE&t…
Healthcare Links · Npi Dentalhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Paul&state=NE&t…
Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacyhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Paul&state=NE&t…

Sources: NPI Registry API — query URLs built from town name + state

Public Health Indicators

County Health Rankings (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation + UW Population Health) measure outcomes (deaths, days unwell) and behaviors (smoking, obesity, drinking) against U.S. benchmarks.

Cdc Birth Rate · Fips31,093
Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips31
Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips93
Cdc Birth Rate · CountyHoward
Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate8.9%
Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci4.60
Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci15.60
Cdc Mortality · Fips31,093
Cdc Mortality · CountyHoward County
Cdc Mortality · Urban RuralSmall metro
Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023240
Cdc Vaccination · Fips31,093
Cdc Vaccination · CountyHoward County
Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct43.9%
Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct60.6%
Cdc Vaccination · Population 20196,445
Cdc Vaccination · Metro StatusMetro
Cdc Vaccination · Date2023-05-10T00:00:00.000
Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K5,022 per 100K
Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported)0.1%
Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month3.6 days/month
Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month4.7 days/month
Health Rankings · Adult smoking0.1%
Health Rankings · Adult obesity0.4%
Health Rankings · Physically inactive0.2%
Health Rankings · Excessive drinking0.2%
Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K9.87
Overdose Deaths · Year2021
Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci5.89
Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci16.55
Overdose Deaths · Urban RuralNoncore
Vaccination State · Date2023-05-10T00:00:00.000
Vaccination State · Distributed5,481,710
Vaccination State · Administered3,822,190
Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients1,425,923
Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct73.7%
Vaccination State · Series Complete1,286,860
Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct66.5%

Sources: federal dataset cascade · County Health Rankings 2025 · CDC NCHS Drug Poisoning Mortality — county FIPS matched  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Environmental Health

Air, water, and climate-risk indicators. AQI is the EPA Air Quality Index (0–50 = good, 51–100 = moderate, 101+ = unhealthy for sensitive groups).

Climate · Avg Temp F43.90
Climate · Annual Precip In16.00
Climate · Station NameNORTH LOUP
Climate · Station Distance Miles18.2 mi
Climate · Period2015-2024 average
Flood risk · Risk levelminimal

Sources: NOAA RCC-ACIS MultiStnData — nearest station by coordinates · FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations

Other

Va Facilities (1)

Grand Island CBOC
Outpatient Clinic · Grand Island · NE
Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS)2
Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities2
Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes2
Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle1
Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle1
Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K30.90
Nhtsa Fars · Year2023
Usda Food Atlas · Fips31,093
Usda Food Atlas · CountyHoward County
Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts2
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi1
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi1
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi4,803.12
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi3,935.71
Crime Data · Population Covered2,430
Crime Data · Violent Crime2
Crime Data · Aggravated Assault2
Crime Data · Property Crime10
Crime Data · Year2024
Health Data · Access28.40
Health Data · Arthritis22.60
Health Data · Binge22.60
Health Data · Bphigh30.80
Health Data · Bpmed58.60
Health Data · Cancer7.40
Health Data · Casthma9.70
Health Data · Chd5.10
Nearest Nursing Home · NameBROOKEFIELD PARK
Nearest Nursing Home · Distance7.2 mi
Nearest Urgent Care · NameCONVENIENT CARE
Nearest Urgent Care · Distance26.8 mi
Nearest Va Medical · NameVETERANS AFFAIRS NEBRASKA WESTERN IOWA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM - GRAND ISLAND DIVISION
Nearest Va Medical · Distance25.9 mi
Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 100073.0%
Safety Score · Emergency Services Count9
Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents32.60
Safety Score · Crime Levelvery low crime

Sources: NHTSA FARS 2023 · federal dataset cascade · FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024 · CDC PLACES 2025 · HIFLD — nearest by coordinates  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12