Abernathy: Healthcare & Safety
Abernathy is served by 2 hospitals. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities.
- 61.0 hospitals per 100K residents (vs Texas 24.5/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
2 hospitals within range (61.0 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
Items (2)
Hospitals (2)
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Abernathy&state=TX&li… |
|---|---|
| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Abernathy&state=TX&ta… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Abernathy&state=TX&ta… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Abernathy&state=TX&ta… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Abernathy&state=TX&ta… |
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 | 48189 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 48 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 189 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | Hale |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 39.6% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 34.60 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 45.20 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 48189 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | Hale County |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Micropolitan |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 989 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 48189 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | Hale County |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 50.0% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 44.0% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 37.4% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 33,406 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Non-metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 11,327 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported) | 0.3% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 5.0 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 5.9 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.4% |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.4% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 0.2% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 13.38 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 10.24 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 17.48 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Micropolitan |
| Vaccination State · Date | 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000 |
| Vaccination State · Distributed | 80,813,315 |
| Vaccination State · Administered | 52,510,128 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients | 22,322,586 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct | 77.0% |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete | 18,406,327 |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct | 63.5% |
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 | 60.30 |
|---|---|
| Climate · Annual Precip In | 18.30 |
| Climate · Station Name | ABERNATHY |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 0.8 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Flood risk · Flood Disaster Declarations | 24 |
| Flood risk · Risk level | high |
Sources: NOAA RCC-ACIS MultiStnData — nearest station by coordinates · FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations
Other
Facilities (2)
Va Facilities (2)
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 4 |
|---|---|
| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 4 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes | 2 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes | 2 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle | 2 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 2 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 12.30 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Year | 2023 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 48189 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | Hale County |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 9 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 3 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 3 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 28,244.17 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 12,558.38 |
| Crime Data · Population Covered | 2,799 |
| Crime Data · Violent Crime | 4 |
| Crime Data · Rape | 1 |
| Crime Data · Aggravated Assault | 3 |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 3 |
| Crime Data · Year | 2024 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 19.90 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 20.10 |
| Health Data · Binge | 18.50 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 30.30 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 56.40 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 5.90 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 9.30 |
| Health Data · Chd | 5.00 |
| Health Nonprofits · Total count | 1 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | LIBRARY OF LEGACIES IDALOU LLC |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 14.5 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | MINOR EMERGENCY CENTER |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 19.6 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | LUBBOCK VETERANS CENTER |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 18.6 mi |
| Nursing Homes Detail · County total | 1 |
| Pharmacies · County total | 6 |
| Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 1000 | 1.22 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 27.50 |
| Safety Score · Crime Level | low 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 · HIFLD / IRS BMF · Census CBP — pharmacy NAICS code · Refreshed 2026-04-12