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Heath: Healthcare & Safety

Heath's health system: 3 hospitals. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities. 1 nursing facility in the area.

Hospitals & Facilities

3 hospitals within range (27.8 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.

Facilities (1)

BAYLOR SURGICARE AT HEATH
Not Applicable · 9727229003

Hospitals (3)

TEXAS HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL KAUFMAN
Acute Care Hospitals · 850 ED HALL, KAUFMAN TX 75142 · (972) 932-7200 · Yes · Not Available
TERRELL STATE HOSPITAL
Psychiatric · 1200 E BRIN STREET, TERRELL TX 75160 · (972) 524-6452 · No · Not Available
TEXAS HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL ROCKWALL
Acute Care Hospitals · 3150 HORIZON ROAD, ROCKWALL TX 75032 · (469) 698-1000 · Yes · 5
Healthcare Links · Npi Allhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Heath&state=TX&limit=50
Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Carehttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Heath&state=TX&taxono…
Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinaryhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Heath&state=TX&taxono…
Healthcare Links · Npi Dentalhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Heath&state=TX&taxono…
Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacyhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Heath&state=TX&taxono…

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 · Fips48257
Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips48
Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips257
Cdc Birth Rate · CountyKaufman
Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate21.7%
Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci19.70
Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci23.90
Cdc Mortality · Fips48257
Cdc Mortality · CountyKaufman County
Cdc Mortality · Urban RuralLarge fringe metro
Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 20233,065
Cdc Vaccination · Fips48257
Cdc Vaccination · CountyKaufman County
Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct63.0%
Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct54.4%
Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct36.1%
Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019136,154
Cdc Vaccination · Metro StatusMetro
Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K8,808 per 100K
Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported)0.2%
Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month4.3 days/month
Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month5.7 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 100K20.73
Overdose Deaths · Year2021
Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci18.27
Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci23.51
Overdose Deaths · Urban RuralLarge Fringe Metro
Vaccination State · Date2023-05-10T00:00:00.000
Vaccination State · Distributed80,813,315
Vaccination State · Administered52,510,128
Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients22,322,586
Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct77.0%
Vaccination State · Series Complete18,406,327
Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct63.5%

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).

Air Quality · Year2024
Air Quality · Days with measurable AQI362
Air Quality · Good air-quality days226
Air Quality · Moderate AQI days128
Air Quality · Unhealthy days (sensitive groups)8.0 days/month
Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded147
Air Quality · Median AQI67
Air Quality · Days No21
Climate · Avg Temp F69.30
Climate · Annual Precip In7.30
Climate · Station NameMESQUITE METRO AIRPORT
Climate · Station Distance Miles6.9 mi
Climate · Period2015-2024 average
Environmental Orgs · Total count1
Flood risk · Flood Disaster Declarations72
Flood risk · Risk levelhigh

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

Other

Facilities (1)

GOODLIFE SENIOR LIVING AND MEMORY CARE BUILDING A
126 SMIRL DRIVE · 48397

Va Facilities (3)

Dallas County Vet Center
Vet Center · Mesquite · TX
Dallas Vet Center
Vet Center · Dallas · TX
Dallas VA Medical Center
Hospital · Dallas · TX
Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS)21
Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities23
Nhtsa Fars · Pedestrian fatalities2
Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes14
Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes7
Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle13
Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle8
Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K15.80
Usda Food Atlas · Fips48257
Usda Food Atlas · CountyKaufman County
Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts18
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi5
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi5
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi93,682.45
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi72,577.69
Crime Data · Population Covered11,784
Crime Data · Violent Crime12
Crime Data · Rape7
Crime Data · Robbery1
Crime Data · Aggravated Assault4
Crime Data · Property Crime52
Crime Data · Burglary8
Crime Data · Year2024
Health Data · Access27.90
Health Data · Arthritis19.50
Health Data · Binge20.20
Health Data · Bphigh27.50
Health Data · Bpmed56.30
Health Data · Cancer7.30
Health Data · Casthma9.80
Health Data · Chd4.10
Health Nonprofits · Total count4
Nearest Nursing Home · NameGOODLIFE SENIOR LIVING AND MEMORY CARE BUILDING A
Nearest Nursing Home · Distance0.5 mi
Nearest Urgent Care · NameLAKE POINTE URGENT CARE CENTER
Nearest Urgent Care · Distance3.8 mi
Nearest Va Medical · NameDALLAS VETERANS CENTER
Nearest Va Medical · Distance17.9 mi
Pharmacies · County total8
Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 10001.11
Safety Score · Emergency Services Count9
Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents8.40
Safety Score · Crime Levellow 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