St. Louis: Healthcare & Safety
4 hospitals anchor health services in St. Louis. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities.
- 1.4 hospitals per 100K residents (vs Missouri 41.0/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
4 hospitals within range (1.4 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
Facilities (7)
Elite Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC
APOLLO AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER, LLC
Gateway Surgery Center
Gateway Endoscopy Center
Mercy Outpatient Surgery Center - West Bend
Old Tesson Surgery Center, L.P.
Seven Oaks Surgery Center, LLC
Hospitals (4)
BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL
SSM HEALTH SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
ST LOUIS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Louis&state=MO&… |
|---|---|
| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Louis&state=MO&… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Louis&state=MO&… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Louis&state=MO&… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Louis&state=MO&… |
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 | 29,510 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 29 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 510 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | St Louis City |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 29.3% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 27.30 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 31.40 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 29,510 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | St. Louis city |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Large central metro |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 17,969 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 29,510 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | St. Louis city |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 78.4% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 63.9% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 50.4% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 300,576 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 15,768 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported) | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 4.6 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 6.1 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.4% |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.3% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 0.2% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 83.18 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 79.90 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 86.60 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Large Central Metro |
| Vaccination State · Date | 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000 |
| Vaccination State · Distributed | 15,654,225 |
| Vaccination State · Administered | 10,509,024 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients | 4,269,469 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct | 69.6% |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete | 3,634,453 |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct | 59.2% |
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 · Year | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Air Quality · Days with measurable AQI | 366 |
| Air Quality · Good air-quality days | 139 |
| Air Quality · Moderate AQI days | 217 |
| Air Quality · Unhealthy days (sensitive groups) | 9.0 days/month |
| Air Quality · Unhealthy Days | 1.0 days/month |
| Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded | 156 |
| Air Quality · Median AQI | 74 |
| Climate · Avg Temp F | 60.10 |
| Climate · Annual Precip In | 48.40 |
| Climate · Station Name | ST LOUIS SCIENCE CENTER |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 1.1 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Flood risk · Risk level | minimal |
Sources: EPA AQI Annual Summary 2024 · NOAA RCC-ACIS MultiStnData — nearest station by coordinates · FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations · Refreshed 2026-04-12
Other
Va Facilities (3)
St. Louis Vet Center
Hope Recovery Center VA St. Louis Health Care System
St. Louis Regional Office
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 49 |
|---|---|
| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 52 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Pedestrian fatalities | 10 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes | 49 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle | 22 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 27 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 17.20 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Year | 2023 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 29,510 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | St. Louis city |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 106 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 11 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 11 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 155,979.13 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 19,595.48 |
| Crime Data · Population Covered | 277,294 |
| Crime Data · Violent Crime | 3,791 |
| Crime Data · Murder | 150 |
| Crime Data · Rape | 161 |
| Crime Data · Robbery | 692 |
| Crime Data · Aggravated Assault | 2,788 |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 15,825 |
| Crime Data · Burglary | 2,273 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 9.40 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 24.90 |
| Health Data · Binge | 17.50 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 37.00 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 60.20 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 6.10 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 11.80 |
| Health Data · Chd | 6.00 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | BENEDICT JOSEPH LABRE CENTER |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 1.4 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | CONCENTRA URGENT CARE - SAINT LOUIS MIDTOWN |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 1.8 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | SAINT LOUIS VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER - JOHN COCHRAN DIVISION |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 2.9 mi |
| Pharmacies · County total | 38 |
| Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 1000 | 13.14 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 30.0% |
| Safety Score · Crime Level | high crime |
Sources: NHTSA FARS 2023 · federal dataset cascade · FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024 · CDC PLACES 2025 · HIFLD — nearest by coordinates · Census CBP — pharmacy NAICS code · Refreshed 2026-04-12