Providence: Healthcare & Safety
Healthcare in Providence is anchored by 9 hospitals. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities. 25 nursing facilities in the area.
- 4.7 hospitals per 100K residents (vs Rhode Island 25.7/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
9 hospitals within range (4.7 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
Facilities (15)
Berkshire Place
Elmhurst Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
Summit Commons Rehabilitation and Health Care Center
Bannister Center for Rehabilitation and Health Care
CHARLESGATE NURSING CENTER
Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Elmwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
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HALLWORTH HOUSE
WINGATE ON BLACKSTONE BOULEVARD
Bethany Home of Rhode Island
Highland Court Services, Ltd.
Bayada Home Health Care Inc
West River Endoscopy
Independence Health Services Llc
Hospitals (9)
ROGER WILLIAMS MEDICAL CENTER
OUR LADY OF FATIMA HOSPITAL
RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL
WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND
LANDMARK MEDICAL CENTER
THE MIRIAM HOSPITAL
PROVIDENCE VA MEDICAL CENTER
BUTLER HOSPITAL
EMMA PENDLETON BRADLEY HOSPITAL
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Providence&state=RI&l… |
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| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Providence&state=RI&t… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Providence&state=RI&t… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Providence&state=RI&t… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Providence&state=RI&t… |
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 | 44007 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 44 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 007 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | Providence |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 14.0% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 13.10 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 14.80 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 44007 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | Providence County |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Large central metro |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 26,259 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 44007 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | Providence County |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 84.0% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 74.2% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 56.7% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 638,931 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 7,035 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported) | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 4.3 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 5.5 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.1% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.3% |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.3% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 0.2% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 49.26 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 47.48 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 51.11 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Medium Metro |
| Vaccination State · Date | 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000 |
| Vaccination State · Distributed | 3,531,485 |
| Vaccination State · Administered | 2,672,092 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients | 1,126,779 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct | 95.0% |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete | 932,541 |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct | 88.0% |
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 | 293 |
| Air Quality · Moderate AQI days | 73 |
| Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded | 72 |
| Air Quality · Median AQI | 55 |
| Air Quality · Days No2 | 10 |
| Air Quality · Ozone-flagged days | 68 |
| Climate · Avg Temp F | 53.20 |
| Climate · Annual Precip In | 50.20 |
| Climate · Station Name | RHODE ISLAND T.F. GREEN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 6.6 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Environmental Orgs · Total count | 40 |
| 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 | 1 |
|---|
Sources: IRS BMF keyword search
Other
Facilities (15)
ANN S REST HOME
ARBOR HILL
BANNISTER HOUSE INC
BERKSHIRE PLACE
BETHANY HOME OF RHODE ISLAND
CAPITOL RIDGE AT PROVIDENCE
CHARLESGATE NURSING CENTER
CHARLESGATE SENIOR LIVING CENTER
ELMHURST EXTENDED CARE FACILITY
ELMWOOD HEALTH CENTER
EPOCH ASSISTED LIVING ON BLACKSTONE BOULEVARD
EPOCH ASSISTED LIVING ON THE EAST SIDE
EPOCH SENIOR HEALTH CARE ON BLACKSTONE BOULEVARD
HALLWORTH HOUSE
HIGHLANDS ON THE EAST SIDE
Facilities (86)
KLITZNER INDUSTRIES INC
MALINA INC
NORTHEAST PETROLEUM PROVIDENCE TERMINAL
UNIVERSAL ENGRAVERS
PRECISION METALS INC
REGAL PLATING CO
ROLO MANUFACTURING CO INC
MANCHESTER STREET LLC.
TEXTRON INC SPEIDEL DIV
SPRAGUE PROVIDENCE
VICTORY FINISHING TECHNOLOGIES INC
EXCELL MANUFACTURING CO
B B GREENBERG CO
GOLD CROWN INC
G & A PLATING CO
GIOVANNI JEWELRY CO
H & H PRODUCTS
JED INDUSTRIES INC
ELECTROLIZING INC
MAINELLI TOOL & DIE INC
MERIT COMP
QUEBECOR PRINTING PROVIDENCE INC
INTERNATIONAL INSIGNIA CORP
RHODE ISLAND TOOL CO INC
DANECRAFT INC
DARMET CORP
FERGUSON PERFORATING CO INC
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA - PROVIDENCE BRANCH
WT TERMINAL PROVIDENCE LLC
HANDY & HARMAN
+ 56 more
Va Facilities (3)
Providence Regional Office
Providence VA Medical Center
Providence Vet Center
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 48 |
|---|---|
| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 52 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Pedestrian fatalities | 15 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes | 3 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes | 44 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle | 29 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 19 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 7.90 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 44007 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | Providence County |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 141 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 38 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 38 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 382,194.13 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 133,324.56 |
| Crime Data · Population Covered | 193,679 |
| Crime Data · Violent Crime | 536 |
| Crime Data · Murder | 12 |
| Crime Data · Rape | 40 |
| Crime Data · Robbery | 108 |
| Crime Data · Aggravated Assault | 376 |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 3,211 |
| Crime Data · Burglary | 227 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 14.90 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 21.60 |
| Health Data · Binge | 15.60 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 32.90 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 60.40 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 5.60 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 12.30 |
| Health Data · Chd | 6.00 |
| Health Nonprofits · Total count | 124 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | BANNISTER HOUSE INC |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 0.3 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | URGENT CARE EAST SIDE |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 2.8 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTER |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 1.0 mi |
| Pharmacies · County total | 88 |
| Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 1000 | 2.80 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 50.0% |
| 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