Hiwassee: Healthcare & Safety
1 hospital anchor health services in Hiwassee. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities.
- 1388.9 hospitals per 100K residents (vs Virginia 17.1/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
1 hospitals within range (1388.9 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
Items (1)
Hospitals (1)
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Hiwassee&state=VA&limit=50 |
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| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Hiwassee&state=VA&tax… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Hiwassee&state=VA&tax… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Hiwassee&state=VA&tax… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Hiwassee&state=VA&tax… |
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 · Fips | 51155 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 51 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 155 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | Pulaski |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 30.0% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 24.80 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 35.90 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 51155 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | Pulaski County |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Small metro |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 1,550 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 51155 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | Pulaski County |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 50.5% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 44.6% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 29.2% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 34,027 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 11,044 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported) | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 4.3 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 5.9 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.4% |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 0.2% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 59.36 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 51.72 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 68.13 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Noncore |
| Vaccination State · Date | 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000 |
| Vaccination State · Distributed | 26,823,665 |
| Vaccination State · Administered | 19,608,172 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients | 7,794,449 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct | 91.3% |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete | 6,556,391 |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct | 76.8% |
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 F | 54.10 |
|---|---|
| Climate · Annual Precip In | 45.80 |
| Climate · Station Name | PULASKI 2 E |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 10.8 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Environmental Orgs · Total count | 1 |
| Flood risk · Risk level | minimal |
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 count | 1 |
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Other
Facilities (1)
Va Facilities (3)
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 1 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes | 1 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 1 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 3.00 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Year | 2023 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 51155 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | Pulaski County |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 8 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 2 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 2 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 31,816.70 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 26,394.94 |
| Crime Data · Type | Metropolitan County |
| Crime Data · Violent Crime | 43 |
| Crime Data · Murder | 1 |
| Crime Data · Rape | 19 |
| Crime Data · Robbery | 2 |
| Crime Data · Aggravated Assault | 21 |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 339 |
| Crime Data · Burglary | 40 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 9.40 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 27.00 |
| Health Data · Binge | 16.30 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 33.40 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 58.40 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 7.60 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 11.10 |
| Health Data · Chd | 6.50 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | RADFORD HEALTH AND REHAB CENTER |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 7.4 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATES |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 17.8 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | HILLSVILLE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMUNITY BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 19.4 mi |
| Nursing Homes Detail · County total | 2 |
| Pharmacies · County total | 8 |
| Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 1000 | 597.22 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 1,250.00 |
| Safety Score · Crime Level | high crime |
Sources: NHTSA FARS 2023 · federal dataset cascade · FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024 (county level) · CDC PLACES 2025 · HIFLD — nearest by coordinates · HIFLD / IRS BMF · Census CBP — pharmacy NAICS code · Refreshed 2026-04-12