Helena: Healthcare & Safety
Helena's health system: 10 hospitals. 1 nursing facility in the area.
- 45.9 hospitals per 100K residents (vs Alabama 41.0/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
10 hospitals within range (45.9 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
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ST MARTIN'S IN THE PINES
COMPASSUS-BIRMINGHAM
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Helena&state=AL&limit=50 |
|---|---|
| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Helena&state=AL&taxon… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Helena&state=AL&taxon… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Helena&state=AL&taxon… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Helena&state=AL&taxon… |
Sources: NPI Registry API — query URLs built from town name + state · Refreshed unknown
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.
| County Cdc Birth Rate · Fips | 01073 |
|---|---|
| County Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 01 |
| County Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 073 |
| County Cdc Birth Rate · County | Jefferson |
| County Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 22.1 per 1,000 |
| County Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 21.00 |
| County Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 23.20 |
| County Cdc Mortality · Fips | 01073 |
| County Cdc Mortality · County | Jefferson County |
| County Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Large central metro |
| County Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 39,489 |
| County Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 01073 |
| County Cdc Vaccination · County | Jefferson County |
| County Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 75.2% |
| County Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 61.4% |
| County Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 43.5% |
| County Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 658,573 |
| County Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Metro |
| County Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 40.69 |
| County Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 39.11 |
| County Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 42.33 |
| County Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Medium Metro |
| County Vaccination State · Date | 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000 |
| County Vaccination State · Distributed | 12,349,530 |
| County Vaccination State · Administered | 7,018,011 |
| County Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients | 3,193,141 |
| County Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct | 65.1% |
| County Vaccination State · Series Complete | 2,611,593 |
| County Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct | 53.3% |
Sources: federal dataset cascade · CDC NCHS Drug Poisoning Mortality — county FIPS matched
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).
| Air Quality · Days with measurable AQI | 366 |
|---|---|
| Air Quality · Good air-quality days | 95 |
| Air Quality · Moderate AQI days | 265 |
| Air Quality · Unhealthy days (sensitive groups) | 6.0 days/month |
| Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded | 119 |
| Air Quality · Median AQI | 79 |
| Air Quality · Ozone-flagged days | 73 |
| Climate · Avg Temp F | 65.00 |
| Climate · Annual Precip In | 55.10 |
| Climate · Station Name | HELENA |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 1.9 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Environmental Orgs · Total count | 1 |
| Flood risk · Flood Disaster Declarations | 276 |
| Flood risk · Risk level | high |
Sources: EPA AQI Annual Summary 2024 · NOAA RCC-ACIS MultiStnData — nearest station by coordinates · IRS BMF NTEE C/D · FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations · Refreshed 2026-04-12
Other
Facilities (1)
READY MIX USA-HELENA FACILITY
| County Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 103 |
|---|---|
| County Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 112 |
| County Nhtsa Fars · Pedestrian fatalities | 21 |
| County Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes | 24 |
| County Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes | 79 |
| County Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle | 59 |
| County Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 44 |
| County Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 16.60 |
| County Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 01073 |
| County Usda Food Atlas · County | Jefferson County |
| County Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 163 |
| County Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 94 |
| County Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 94 |
| County Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 531,931.00 |
| County Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 306,894.22 |
| Crime Data · Population Covered | 22,470 |
| Crime Data · Violent Crime | 16 |
| Crime Data · Rape | 2 |
| Crime Data · Aggravated Assault | 14 |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 98 |
| Crime Data · Burglary | 12 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 6.30 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 23.30 |
| Health Data · Binge | 18.30 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 34.80 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 58.20 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 7.50 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 9.40 |
| Health Data · Chd | 4.40 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | MAPLEWOOD LANE ASSISTED LIVING |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 1.3 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | URGENT CARE |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 3.1 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | BESSEMER VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMUNITY-BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 9.6 mi |
| Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 1000 | 0.7 per 1,000 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 4.10 |
| Safety Score · Crime Level | very low crime |
Sources: NHTSA FARS 2023 · federal dataset cascade · FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024 · CDC PLACES 2025 · HIFLD — nearest by coordinates · Refreshed unknown