Healthcare & Safety — West Plains, Missouri

Hospitals

HospitalRatingEmergency
OZARKS HEALTHCAREN/A starsN/A
MERCY ST FRANCIS HOSPITALN/A starsN/A

County Health Rankings

Adult Obesity0.405%
Adult Smoking0.252%
Uninsured0.1303393707%
Physical Inactivity0.313%
Excessive Drinking0.1847889972%
Poor Health0.235%
Children Poverty0.203%

Crime

Violent Crime RateN/A
Property Crime RateN/A

Emergency Services

ServiceNameDistance
PoliceHOWELL COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT / HOWELL COUNTY JAILN/A mi
PoliceMISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION - OZARK REGIONAL OFFICEN/A mi
PoliceWEST PLAINS POLICE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
FireWest Plains Fire and Rescue Station 1 HeadquartersN/A mi
FireHowell County Rural Fire District Station 1N/A mi
FireMissouri Department of Conservation Forestry Ozark Regional Field Fire Office West PlainsN/A mi
EMSAIR EVAC EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES INCORPORATEDN/A mi
EMSSOUTH HOWELL COUNTY AMBULANCE DISTRICTN/A mi
EMSAIR EVAC LIFETEAMN/A mi

VA Medical Facilities

Traffic Safety (County, N/A)

Fatal Crashes8
Fatalities8
Fatality Rate (per 100K)20.1
Drunk Driving Crashes0
Pedestrian Fatalities0

Vaccination (County)

COVID Dose 140.3%
Fully VaccinatedN/A
BoosterN/A

Overdose Deaths (County, N/A)

Death Rate (per 100K)30.87
Sources: County Health Rankings 2025; FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024; NHTSA FARS 2023.