Portland: Healthcare & Safety
4 hospitals anchor health services in Portland. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities. 2 nursing facilities in the area.
- 19.5 hospitals per 100K residents (vs Texas 24.5/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
4 hospitals within range (19.5 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
Facilities (2)
Hospitals (4)
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Portland&state=TX&limit=50 |
|---|---|
| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Portland&state=TX&tax… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Portland&state=TX&tax… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Portland&state=TX&tax… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Portland&state=TX&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 | 48355 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 48 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 355 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | Nueces |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 27.6% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 26.00 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 29.20 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 48355 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | Nueces County |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Medium metro |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 15,528 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 48355 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | Nueces County |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 68.9% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 58.8% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 43.4% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 362,294 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 10,926 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported) | 0.3% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 4.7 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 | 0.3% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 0.2% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 33.85 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 31.91 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 35.91 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Medium 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 | 366 |
| Air Quality · Good air-quality days | 178 |
| Air Quality · Moderate AQI days | 172 |
| Air Quality · Unhealthy days (sensitive groups) | 15.0 days/month |
| Air Quality · Unhealthy Days | 1.0 days/month |
| Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded | 153 |
| Air Quality · Median AQI | 81 |
| Climate · Avg Temp F | 68.50 |
| Climate · Annual Precip In | 33.00 |
| Climate · Station Name | PORTLAND |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 1.4 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Environmental Orgs · Total count | 3 |
| Flood risk · Flood Disaster Declarations | 135 |
| Flood risk · Risk level | high |
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 | 2 |
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Other
Facilities (2)
Facilities (2)
Va Facilities (3)
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 42 |
|---|---|
| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 45 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Pedestrian fatalities | 16 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes | 9 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes | 32 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle | 27 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 15 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 12.70 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 48355 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | Nueces County |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 81 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 40 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 40 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 262,989.94 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 136,258.30 |
| Crime Data · Population Covered | 20,506 |
| Crime Data · Violent Crime | 32 |
| Crime Data · Rape | 13 |
| Crime Data · Robbery | 1 |
| Crime Data · Aggravated Assault | 18 |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 173 |
| Crime Data · Burglary | 14 |
| Crime Data · Year | 2024 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 18.80 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 21.60 |
| Health Data · Binge | 18.20 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 33.40 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 56.90 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 6.30 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 9.60 |
| Health Data · Chd | 5.30 |
| Health Nonprofits · Total count | 2 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | TRISUN ASSISTED LIVING-PAVILION |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 0.8 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | BAYSIDE FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 12.8 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | CORPUS CHRISTI VETERANS AFFAIRS OUTPATIENT CLINIC |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 12.5 mi |
| Pharmacies · County total | 38 |
| Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 1000 | 1.56 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 4.40 |
| 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 · Census CBP — pharmacy NAICS code · Refreshed 2026-04-12