Glen Lyn: Healthcare & Safety

Glen Lyn's health system: 1 hospital. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities.

Hospitals & Facilities

1 hospitals within range (1470.6 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.

Items (1)

HERITAGE HALL-RICH CREEK
5407262328 · 120 OLD VIRGINIA AVENUE, Rich Creek VA 24147 · 24147

Hospitals (1)

CARILION GILES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
Critical Access Hospitals · 159 HARTLEY WAY, PEARISBURG VA 24134 · (540) 921-6000 · Yes · 4
Healthcare Links · Npi Allhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Glen%20Lyn&state=VA&l…
Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Carehttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Glen%20Lyn&state=VA&t…
Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinaryhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Glen%20Lyn&state=VA&t…
Healthcare Links · Npi Dentalhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Glen%20Lyn&state=VA&t…
Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacyhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Glen%20Lyn&state=VA&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 · Fips51071
Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips51
Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips071
Cdc Birth Rate · CountyGiles
Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate25.3%
Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci19.60
Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci32.10
Cdc Mortality · Fips51071
Cdc Mortality · CountyGiles County
Cdc Mortality · Urban RuralSmall metro
Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023721
Cdc Vaccination · Fips51071
Cdc Vaccination · CountyGiles County
Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct51.9%
Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct46.1%
Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct35.7%
Cdc Vaccination · Population 201916,720
Cdc Vaccination · Metro StatusMetro
Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K12,049 per 100K
Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported)0.2%
Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month4.6 days/month
Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month6.0 days/month
Health Rankings · Adult smoking0.2%
Health Rankings · Adult obesity0.4%
Health Rankings · Physically inactive0.2%
Health Rankings · Excessive drinking0.2%
Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K41.74
Overdose Deaths · Year2021
Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci33.54
Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci51.95
Overdose Deaths · Urban RuralNoncore
Vaccination State · Date2023-05-10T00:00:00.000
Vaccination State · Distributed26,823,665
Vaccination State · Administered19,608,172
Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients7,794,449
Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct91.3%
Vaccination State · Series Complete6,556,391
Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct76.8%

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).

Air Quality · Year2024
Air Quality · Days with measurable AQI344
Air Quality · Good air-quality days316
Air Quality · Moderate AQI days28
Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded80
Air Quality · Median AQI50
Air Quality · Ozone-flagged days344
Climate · Avg Temp F55.10
Climate · Annual Precip In45.40
Climate · Station NamePEARISBURG 4 SSE
Climate · Station Distance Miles3.9 mi
Climate · Period2015-2024 average
Flood risk · Risk levelminimal

Sources: EPA AQI Annual Summary 2024 · NOAA RCC-ACIS MultiStnData — nearest station by coordinates · FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Other

Facilities (2)

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER GLEN LYN PLANT
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER
GE FAIRCHILD MINING EQUIPMENT
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO (GE CO)

Va Facilities (3)

Princeton Vet Center
Vet Center · Princeton · WV
Wytheville CBOC
Outpatient Clinic · Wytheville · VA
Salem VA Medical Center
Hospital · Salem · VA
Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS)3
Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities3
Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes1
Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes2
Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle3
Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K17.90
Nhtsa Fars · Year2023
Usda Food Atlas · Fips51071
Usda Food Atlas · CountyGiles County
Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts4
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi14,199.71
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi10,882.13
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 10Mi180.10
Crime Data · TypeMetropolitan County
Crime Data · Violent Crime12
Crime Data · Rape4
Crime Data · Aggravated Assault8
Crime Data · Property Crime82
Crime Data · Burglary14
Crime Data · Year2024
Health Data · Stroke3.00
Health Data · Access29.00
Health Data · Arthritis26.10
Health Data · Binge17.60
Health Data · Bphigh33.00
Health Data · Bpmed57.80
Health Data · Cancer7.50
Health Data · Casthma10.90
Nearest Nursing Home · NameCOUNTRY VIEW ASSISTED LIVING, INC
Nearest Nursing Home · Distance5.9 mi
Nearest Urgent Care · NameMONROE COUNTY HEALTH CENTER - PETERSTOWN
Nearest Urgent Care · Distance5.8 mi
Nearest Va Medical · NamePRINCETON VETERANS CENTER
Nearest Va Medical · Distance20.5 mi
Nursing Homes Detail · County total2
Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 1000176.47
Safety Score · Emergency Services Count9
Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents1,323.50
Safety Score · Crime Levelhigh crime

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