St. Charles: Healthcare & Safety
St. Charles's health system: 1 hospital. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities.
- 109.4 hospitals per 100K residents (vs Iowa 45.6/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
1 hospitals within range (109.4 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
Items (3)
Hospitals (1)
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Charles&state=I… |
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| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Charles&state=I… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Charles&state=I… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Charles&state=I… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Charles&state=I… |
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 | 19,121 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 19 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 121 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | Madison |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 8.3% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 5.60 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 11.90 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 19,121 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | Madison County |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Medium metro |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 388 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 19,121 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | Madison County |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 59.6% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 55.5% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 58.9% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 16,338 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 6,015 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported) | 0.1% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 3.3 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 4.4 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.1% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.4% |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 0.3% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 14.03 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 9.90 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 19.87 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Noncore |
| Vaccination State · Date | 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000 |
| Vaccination State · Distributed | 9,429,185 |
| Vaccination State · Administered | 6,131,087 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients | 2,235,485 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct | 70.9% |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete | 2,036,465 |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct | 64.5% |
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 F | 45.70 |
|---|---|
| Climate · Annual Precip In | 21.50 |
| Climate · Station Name | WINTERSET 4N |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 4.2 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Flood risk · Risk level | minimal |
Sources: NOAA RCC-ACIS MultiStnData — nearest station by coordinates · FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations
Other
Va Facilities (3)
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 4 |
|---|---|
| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 4 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes | 4 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle | 3 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 1 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 24.20 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Year | 2023 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 19,121 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | Madison County |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 3 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 2 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 2 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 11,998.92 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 9,120.36 |
| Crime Data · Type | Metropolitan County |
| Crime Data · Violent Crime | 21 |
| Crime Data · Aggravated Assault | 21 |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 22 |
| Crime Data · Burglary | 5 |
| Crime Data · Year | 2024 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 5.60 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 22.00 |
| Health Data · Binge | 23.90 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 27.90 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 56.20 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 7.60 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 9.90 |
| Health Data · Chd | 4.60 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | QHC WINTERSET NORTH, LLC |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 0.6 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | DOCTORSNOW WALK IN CARE - WEST DES MOINES |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 19.2 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | DES MOINES VETERANS CENTER |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 26.3 mi |
| Nursing Homes Detail · County total | 4 |
| Pharmacies · County total | 3 |
| Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 1000 | 22.98 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 98.50 |
| 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