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Walford: Healthcare & Safety

1 hospital anchor health services in Walford. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities.

Hospitals & Facilities

1 hospitals within range (75.2 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.

Items (1)

Belle Plaine Specialty Care
3194442500 · 1505 Sunset Drive, Belle Plaine IA 52208 · 52208

Hospitals (1)

VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL
Critical Access Hospitals · 502 NORTH 9TH AVENUE, VINTON IA 52349 · (319) 472-6200 · Yes · Not Available
Healthcare Links · Npi Allhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Walford&state=IA&limit=50
Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Carehttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Walford&state=IA&taxo…
Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinaryhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Walford&state=IA&taxo…
Healthcare Links · Npi Dentalhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Walford&state=IA&taxo…
Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacyhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Walford&state=IA&taxo…

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 · Fips19011
Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips19
Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips011
Cdc Birth Rate · CountyBenton
Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate13.1%
Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci9.90
Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci16.90
Cdc Mortality · Fips19011
Cdc Mortality · CountyBenton County
Cdc Mortality · Urban RuralMedium metro
Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023632
Cdc Vaccination · Fips19011
Cdc Vaccination · CountyBenton County
Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct64.4%
Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct60.9%
Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct58.8%
Cdc Vaccination · Population 201925,645
Cdc Vaccination · Metro StatusMetro
Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K6,615 per 100K
Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported)0.2%
Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month3.7 days/month
Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month4.8 days/month
Health Rankings · Adult smoking0.2%
Health Rankings · Adult obesity0.4%
Health Rankings · Physically inactive0.3%
Health Rankings · Excessive drinking0.3%
Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K9.83
Overdose Deaths · Year2021
Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci7.04
Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci13.71
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 F47.70
Climate · Annual Precip In34.70
Climate · Station NameVINTON
Climate · Station Distance Miles7.6 mi
Climate · Period2015-2024 average
Environmental Orgs · Total count1
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 Walford, IA

Other

Facilities (1)

HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT CO

Va Facilities (3)

Cedar Rapids CBOC
Outpatient Clinic · Cedar Rapids · IA
Cedar Rapids Vet Center
Vet Center · Cedar Rapids · IA
Waterloo VA Clinic
Outpatient Clinic · Waterloo · IA
Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS)2
Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities2
Nhtsa Fars · Pedestrian fatalities1
Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes2
Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle1
Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle1
Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K7.80
Nhtsa Fars · Year2023
Usda Food Atlas · Fips19011
Usda Food Atlas · CountyBenton County
Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts7
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi3
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi3
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi21,767.90
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi18,719.17
Crime Data · TypeMetropolitan County
Crime Data · Violent Crime24
Crime Data · Rape6
Crime Data · Aggravated Assault18
Crime Data · Property Crime69
Crime Data · Burglary12
Crime Data · Year2024
Health Data · Access25.30
Health Data · Arthritis22.00
Health Data · Binge24.10
Health Data · Bphigh27.70
Health Data · Bpmed57.30
Health Data · Cancer7.60
Health Data · Casthma9.90
Health Data · Chd4.70
Nearest Nursing Home · NameKEYSTONE SENIOR SUITES
Nearest Nursing Home · Distance8.1 mi
Nearest Urgent Care · NameVINTON FAMILY MEDICAL CLINIC
Nearest Urgent Care · Distance9.5 mi
Nearest Va Medical · NameCEDAR RAPIDS VETERANS CENTER
Nearest Va Medical · Distance19.9 mi
Nursing Homes Detail · County total1
Pharmacies · County total6
Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 100018.06
Safety Score · Emergency Services Count9
Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents67.70
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 · Census CBP — pharmacy NAICS code  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12