St. Olaf: Healthcare & Safety

2 hospitals anchor health services in St. Olaf. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities.

Hospitals & Facilities

2 hospitals within range (2631.6 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.

Items (1)

Edgewood Convalescent Home
5639286461 · 513 Bell Street, Edgewood IA 52042 · 52042

Hospitals (2)

GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL
Critical Access Hospitals · 200 MAIN STREET, GUTTENBERG IA 52052 · (563) 252-1121 · Yes · Not Available
MERCYONE ELKADER MEDICAL CENTER
Critical Access Hospitals · 901 DAVIDSON STREET NW, ELKADER IA 52043 · (563) 245-7000 · Yes · Not Available
Healthcare Links · Npi Allhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Olaf&state=IA&l…
Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Carehttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Olaf&state=IA&t…
Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinaryhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Olaf&state=IA&t…
Healthcare Links · Npi Dentalhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Olaf&state=IA&t…
Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacyhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Olaf&state=IA&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 · Fips19,043
Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips19
Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips43
Cdc Birth Rate · CountyClayton
Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate8.8%
Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci5.90
Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci12.80
Cdc Mortality · Fips19,043
Cdc Mortality · CountyClayton County
Cdc Mortality · Urban RuralNoncore
Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023601
Cdc Vaccination · Fips19,043
Cdc Vaccination · CountyClayton County
Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct53.8%
Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct49.8%
Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct57.7%
Cdc Vaccination · Population 201917,549
Cdc Vaccination · Metro StatusNon-metro
Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K6,441 per 100K
Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported)0.2%
Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month3.9 days/month
Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month5.0 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 100K12.57
Overdose Deaths · Year2021
Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci8.95
Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci17.66
Overdose Deaths · Urban RuralNoncore
Vaccination State · Date2023-05-10T00:00:00.000
Vaccination State · Distributed9,429,185
Vaccination State · Administered6,131,087
Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients2,235,485
Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct70.9%
Vaccination State · Series Complete2,036,465
Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct64.5%

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 F49.60
Climate · Annual Precip In38.30
Climate · Station NameGUTTENBERG L AND D 10
Climate · Station Distance Miles10.9 mi
Climate · Period2015-2024 average
Flood risk · Risk levelminimal

Sources: NOAA RCC-ACIS MultiStnData — nearest station by coordinates · FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations

Other

Va Facilities (2)

Decorah VA Clinic
Outpatient Clinic · Decorah · IA
Dubuque VA Clinic
Outpatient Clinic · Dubuque · IA
Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS)3
Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities3
Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes3
Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle2
Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle1
Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K17.60
Nhtsa Fars · Year2023
Usda Food Atlas · Fips19,043
Usda Food Atlas · CountyClayton County
Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts6
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi14,384.62
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi12,142.65
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 10Mi454.40
Crime Data · TypeNonmetropolitan County
Crime Data · Violent Crime7
Crime Data · Aggravated Assault7
Crime Data · Property Crime14
Crime Data · Burglary6
Crime Data · Year2024
Health Data · Access27.90
Health Data · Arthritis23.60
Health Data · Binge23.20
Health Data · Bphigh31.10
Health Data · Bpmed57.70
Health Data · Cancer7.30
Health Data · Casthma10.50
Health Data · Chd5.60
Nearest Nursing Home · NameTOWER LIVING CENTER
Nearest Nursing Home · Distance1.8 mi
Nearest Urgent Care · NameGUNDERSEN LUTHERAN CLINIC
Nearest Urgent Care · Distance24.9 mi
Nearest Va Medical · NameDUBUQUE VETERAN AFFAIRS COMMUNITY-BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC
Nearest Va Medical · Distance40.3 mi
Nursing Homes Detail · County total1
Pharmacies · County total4
Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 100092.11
Safety Score · Emergency Services Count9
Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents1,184.20
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 · Census CBP — pharmacy NAICS code  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12