Fries: Healthcare & Safety

Hospitals & Facilities

4 hospitals within range (1212.1 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.

Items (2)

NEW RIVER HOME HEALTH SERVICES, LLC
2767732244 · 578-B EAST MAIN STREET, Independence VA 24348 · 24348
Grayson Health and Rehabilitation
2767730303 · 400 SOUTH INDEPENDENCE AVENUE, Independence VA 24348 · 24348
Healthcare Links · Npi Allhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Fries&state=VA&limit=50
Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Carehttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Fries&state=VA&taxono…
Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinaryhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Fries&state=VA&taxono…
Healthcare Links · Npi Dentalhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Fries&state=VA&taxono…
Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacyhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Fries&state=VA&taxono…

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 · Fips51077
Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips51
Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips077
Cdc Birth Rate · CountyGrayson
Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate25.7%
Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci19.30
Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci33.50
Cdc Mortality · Fips51077
Cdc Mortality · CountyGrayson County
Cdc Mortality · Urban RuralNoncore
Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023519
Cdc Vaccination · Fips51077
Cdc Vaccination · CountyGrayson County
Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct48.2%
Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct42.0%
Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct36.7%
Cdc Vaccination · Population 201915,550
Cdc Vaccination · Metro StatusNon-metro
Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K9,844 per 100K
Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported)0.2%
Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month5.2 days/month
Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month6.5 days/month
Health Rankings · Adult smoking0.2%
Health Rankings · Adult obesity0.4%
Health Rankings · Physically inactive0.3%
Health Rankings · Excessive drinking0.2%
Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K20.50
Overdose Deaths · Year2021
Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci15.00
Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci28.01
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).

Climate · Avg Temp F47.20
Climate · Annual Precip In26.30
Climate · Station NameGALAX RADIO WBRF
Climate · Station Distance Miles4.8 mi
Climate · Period2015-2024 average
Environmental Orgs · Total count3
Flood risk · Risk levelminimal

Sources: NOAA RCC-ACIS MultiStnData — nearest station by coordinates · IRS BMF NTEE C/D · FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations

Animal & Domestic

Animal-shelter capacity and domestic-violence services in the area.

Animal Shelters · Total count1

Sources: IRS BMF NTEE D codes — city match Fries, VA

Other

Va Facilities (3)

Wytheville CBOC
Outpatient Clinic · Wytheville · VA
Tazewell CBOC
Outpatient Clinic · Tazewell · VA
Princeton Vet Center
Vet Center · Princeton · WV
Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS)3
Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities4
Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes3
Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle2
Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle1
Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K26.10
Nhtsa Fars · Year2023
Usda Food Atlas · Fips51077
Usda Food Atlas · CountyGrayson County
Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts5
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi2
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi2
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi15,153.10
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi14,555.80
Crime Data · TypeNonmetropolitan County
Crime Data · Violent Crime16
Crime Data · Rape7
Crime Data · Aggravated Assault9
Crime Data · Property Crime95
Crime Data · Burglary3
Crime Data · Year2024
Health Data · Access211.60
Health Data · Arthritis28.50
Health Data · Binge15.40
Health Data · Bphigh34.90
Health Data · Bpmed59.10
Health Data · Cancer7.30
Health Data · Casthma12.30
Health Data · Chd6.90
Nearest Nursing Home · NameGOLDEN LIVINGCENTER-BLUE RIDGE
Nearest Nursing Home · Distance4.2 mi
Nearest Urgent Care · NameCARILION CLINIC URGENT CARE - GALAX
Nearest Urgent Care · Distance4.1 mi
Nearest Va Medical · NameHILLSVILLE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMUNITY BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC
Nearest Va Medical · Distance13.6 mi
Nursing Homes Detail · County total3
Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 100048.48
Safety Score · Emergency Services Count9
Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents272.70
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