Columbus: Healthcare & Safety
Medical care in Columbus runs through 3 hospitals. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities. 61 nursing facilities in the area.
- 0.3 hospitals per 100K residents (vs Ohio 47.9/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
3 hospitals within range (0.3 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
Facilities (15)
THE LAURELS OF WALDEN PARK
SUMMIT'S TRACE HEALTHCARE CENTER
BRYDEN PLACE
RIVERVIEW
MCNAUGHTEN POINTE NURSING AND REHAB
REHABILITATION AND HEALTH CENTER OF GAHANNA THE
MOTHER ANGELINE MCCRORY MANOR
SCIOTO REHABILITATION & CARE CENTER
MAJESTIC CARE OF COLUMBUS LLC
REGENCY MANOR REHAB & SUBACUTE CTR
SAPPHIRE REHABILITATION AND CARE CENTER
THE LAURELS OF GAHANNA
CAPITAL CITY GARDENS REHABILITATION AND NURSING CE
MINERVA PARK HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER
COLUMBUS HEALTHCARE CENTER
Hospitals (3)
GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
GRANT MEDICAL CENTER
DOCTORS HOSPITAL
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Columbus&state=OH&limit=50 |
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| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Columbus&state=OH&tax… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Columbus&state=OH&tax… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Columbus&state=OH&tax… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Columbus&state=OH&tax… |
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 | 39041 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 39 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 041 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | Delaware |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 4.2% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 3.50 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 4.90 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 39041 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | Delaware County |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Large fringe metro |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 3,556 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 39041 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | Delaware County |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 82.5% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 78.6% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 61.9% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 209,177 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 4,328 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 | 5.1 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.1% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.3% |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 0.2% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 19.24 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 17.33 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 21.36 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Large Fringe Metro |
| Vaccination State · Date | 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000 |
| Vaccination State · Distributed | 31,703,485 |
| Vaccination State · Administered | 21,104,771 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients | 7,707,458 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct | 65.9% |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete | 7,089,473 |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct | 60.7% |
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 | 242 |
| Air Quality · Good air-quality days | 200 |
| Air Quality · Moderate AQI days | 41 |
| Air Quality · Unhealthy days (sensitive groups) | 1.0 days/month |
| Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded | 105 |
| Air Quality · Median AQI | 61 |
| Air Quality · Ozone-flagged days | 242 |
| Climate · Avg Temp F | 54.20 |
| Climate · Annual Precip In | 47.00 |
| Climate · Station Name | COLUMBUS WCMH |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 3.5 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Environmental Orgs · Total count | 135 |
| Flood risk · Risk level | minimal |
Sources: EPA AQI Annual Summary 2024 · NOAA RCC-ACIS MultiStnData — nearest station by coordinates · IRS BMF NTEE C/D · FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations · Refreshed 2026-04-12
Animal & Domestic
Animal-shelter capacity and domestic-violence services in the area.
| Animal Shelters · Total count | 5 |
|---|
Sources: IRS BMF keyword search
Other
Facilities (15)
ABACO REHABILITATION AND NURSING FACILITY
ABBINGTON ARLINGTON ASSISTED LIVING
ALPINE HOUSE OF COLUMBUS
AMBASSADOR SUITES AT FORUM/KNIGHTSBRIDGE
ARBORS EAST
ARLINGTON COURT NURSING HOME
ASTORIA PLACE OF COLUMBUS
BROOKDALE CHESTNUT HILL
BROOKDALE TRILLIUM CROSSING
BROOKDALE WESTERVILLE
BRYDEN PLACE
CLAREMONT RETIREMENT VILLAGE
COLUMBUS ALZHEIMER CARE CENTER
COLUMBUS CENTER
COLUMBUS WEST PARK NURSING & REHAB CENTER
Facilities (133)
GROTE CO
ALLIED MINERAL PRODUCTS INC.
AMETEK SOLIDSTATE CONTROLS
THE WORTHINGTON STEEL CO
WORTHINGTON CYLINDER CORP
DECORATIVE SURFACES INTERNATIONAL INC
CLARK GRAVE VAULT/CTL STEEL
FRANKLIN PLATING & POLISHING INC
KOK
JOHNSTON METAL INDUSTRIES AULD
TIMKEN CO - COLUMBUS RR BEARING PLANT
ABB INDL SYSTEM INC
BP COLUMBUS TERMINAL
SUNOCO PARTNERS MARKETING & TERMINALS L.P. COLUMBUS TERMINAL
DU PONT SPECIALTY IMAGING MEDIA INC
PLATING TECHNOLOGY INC. COLU MBUS PLANT
TARRIER STEEL CO INC
COLUMBUS CASTINGS
COCA-COLA USA FOUNTAIN
V&S COLUMBUS GALVANIZING LLC
COLUMBUS DISTRIBUTION CENTER
CENTRAL ALUMINUM CO
CAPITAL RESIN CORP
ENGINEERED PROFILES LLC
CRANE PERFORMANCE SIDING LLC - NORTH
C O W INDUSTRIES INC
DELILLE OXYGEN CO
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO
FRANKLIN INTERNATIONAL
BAKELITE CHEMICALS LLC
+ 103 more
Va Facilities (3)
Columbus Vet Center
Chalmers P. Wylie Ambulatory Care Center
Grove City Community Based Outpatient Clinic
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 16 |
|---|---|
| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 16 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Pedestrian fatalities | 1 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes | 6 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes | 9 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle | 5 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 11 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 7.50 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 39041 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | Delaware County |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 35 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 23 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 23 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 154,075.98 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 116,934.03 |
| Crime Data · Population Covered | 915,447 |
| Crime Data · Violent Crime | 3,981 |
| Crime Data · Murder | 112 |
| Crime Data · Rape | 1,137 |
| Crime Data · Robbery | 803 |
| Crime Data · Aggravated Assault | 1,929 |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 24,290 |
| Crime Data · Burglary | 3,703 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 9.50 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 25.30 |
| Health Data · Binge | 17.10 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 34.70 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 63.30 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 6.60 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 11.60 |
| Health Data · Chd | 6.00 |
| Health Nonprofits · Total count | 318 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | ISABELLE RIDGWAY POST ACUTE CARE CAMPUS |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 1.6 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | BUCKEYE FAMILY MEDICINE INCORPORATED |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 0.9 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | CHALMERS P WYLIE OUTPATIENT CLINIC |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 1.2 mi |
| Pharmacies · County total | 13 |
| Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 1000 | 4.35 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 10.0% |
| Safety Score · Crime Level | moderate crime |
Sources: NHTSA FARS 2023 · federal dataset cascade · FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024 · CDC PLACES 2025 · IRS BMF NTEE E/F/G/H · HIFLD — nearest by coordinates · Census CBP — pharmacy NAICS code · Refreshed 2026-04-12