Lake Cherokee: Healthcare & Safety
Healthcare in Lake Cherokee is anchored by 3 hospitals. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities.
- 97.0 hospitals per 100K residents (vs Texas 24.5/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
3 hospitals within range (97.0 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
Items (3)
Hospitals (3)
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Lake%20Cherokee&state… |
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| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Lake%20Cherokee&state… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Lake%20Cherokee&state… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Lake%20Cherokee&state… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Lake%20Cherokee&state… |
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 | 48183 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 48 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 183 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | Gregg |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 33.3% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 30.50 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 36.30 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 48183 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | Gregg County |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Small metro |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 7,687 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 48183 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | Gregg County |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 53.0% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 46.4% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 39.1% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 123,945 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 12,456 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported) | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 4.5 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 6.0 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.4% |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.3% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 0.2% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 16.36 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 14.24 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 18.81 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Small Metro |
| 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).
| Air Quality · Year | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Air Quality · Days with measurable AQI | 360 |
| Air Quality · Good air-quality days | 322 |
| Air Quality · Moderate AQI days | 36 |
| Air Quality · Unhealthy days (sensitive groups) | 2.0 days/month |
| Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded | 129 |
| Air Quality · Median AQI | 51 |
| Air Quality · Days No2 | 17 |
| Climate · Avg Temp F | 66.50 |
| Climate · Annual Precip In | 54.00 |
| Climate · Station Name | LONGVIEW |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 5.6 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Flood risk · Flood Disaster Declarations | 77 |
| Flood risk · Risk level | high |
Sources: EPA AQI Annual Summary 2024 · NOAA RCC-ACIS MultiStnData — nearest station by coordinates · FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations · Refreshed 2026-04-12
Other
Va Facilities (2)
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 24 |
|---|---|
| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 27 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Pedestrian fatalities | 7 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes | 7 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes | 17 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle | 12 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 12 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 21.70 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 48183 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | Gregg County |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 25 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 14 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 14 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 95,707.50 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 50,697.59 |
| Crime Data · Type | Metropolitan County |
| Crime Data · Violent Crime | 47 |
| Crime Data · Rape | 6 |
| Crime Data · Robbery | 5 |
| Crime Data · Aggravated Assault | 36 |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 239 |
| Crime Data · Burglary | 70 |
| Crime Data · Year | 2024 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 12.00 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 22.80 |
| Health Data · Binge | 19.80 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 32.00 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 57.40 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 7.10 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 10.30 |
| Health Data · Chd | 5.30 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | ARBOR GRACE SKILLED NURSING AND REHABILITATION LLC |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 3.6 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | TAYLOR MEDICAL CENTER - URGENT CARE |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 4.1 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | LONGVIEW VETERANS AFFAIRS OUTPATIENT CLINIC |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 5.8 mi |
| Nursing Homes Detail · County total | 4 |
| Pharmacies · County total | 19 |
| Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 1000 | 15.20 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 29.10 |
| 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