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Center: Healthcare & Safety

Center is served by 1 hospital. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities.

Hospitals & Facilities

1 hospitals within range (47.2 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.

Facilities (1)

SAGUACHE COUNTY NURSING SERVICE
Not Available · 7197549022

Hospitals (1)

RIO GRANDE HOSPITAL
Critical Access Hospitals · 310 COUNTY RD 14, DEL NORTE CO 81132 · (719) 657-2510 · Yes · 5
Healthcare Links · Npi Allhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Center&state=CO&limit=50
Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Carehttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Center&state=CO&taxon…
Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinaryhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Center&state=CO&taxon…
Healthcare Links · Npi Dentalhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Center&state=CO&taxon…
Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacyhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Center&state=CO&taxon…

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 · Fips08105
Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips08
Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips105
Cdc Birth Rate · CountyRio Grande
Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate24.7%
Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci18.40
Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci32.30
Cdc Mortality · Fips08105
Cdc Mortality · CountyRio Grande County
Cdc Mortality · Urban RuralNoncore
Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023410
Cdc Vaccination · Fips08105
Cdc Vaccination · CountyRio Grande County
Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct72.7%
Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct65.8%
Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct57.6%
Cdc Vaccination · Population 201911,267
Cdc Vaccination · Metro StatusNon-metro
Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K14,090 per 100K
Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported)0.2%
Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month4.2 days/month
Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month5.4 days/month
Health Rankings · Adult smoking0.1%
Health Rankings · Adult obesity0.3%
Health Rankings · Physically inactive0.2%
Health Rankings · Excessive drinking0.2%
Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K50.14
Overdose Deaths · Year2021
Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci39.20
Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci64.13
Overdose Deaths · Urban RuralNoncore
Vaccination State · Date2023-05-10T00:00:00.000
Vaccination State · Distributed17,769,135
Vaccination State · Administered13,033,446
Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients4,837,792
Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct84.0%
Vaccination State · Series Complete4,248,431
Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct73.8%

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 F44.40
Climate · Annual Precip In4.50
Climate · Station NameCenter
Climate · Station Distance Miles3.0 mi
Climate · Period2015-2024 average
Environmental Orgs · Total count1
Flood risk · Risk levelminimal

Sources: NOAA RCC-ACIS MultiStnData — nearest station by coordinates · IRS BMF NTEE C/D · FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations

Other

Va Facilities (1)

Alamosa /San Luis Valley Clinic/Sierra Blanca Med. Ctr.
Outpatient Clinic · Alamosa · CO
Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS)3
Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities3
Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes3
Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle1
Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle2
Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K26.00
Nhtsa Fars · Year2023
Usda Food Atlas · Fips08105
Usda Food Atlas · CountyRio Grande County
Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts3
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi2
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi2
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi7,572.43
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi5,289.57
Crime Data · Population Covered1,922
Crime Data · Violent Crime2
Crime Data · Rape1
Crime Data · Aggravated Assault1
Crime Data · Property Crime6
Crime Data · Year2024
Health Data · Access229.50
Health Data · Arthritis21.00
Health Data · Binge15.10
Health Data · Bphigh29.60
Health Data · Bpmed51.80
Health Data · Cancer4.90
Health Data · Casthma10.10
Health Data · Chd6.30
Nearest Nursing Home · NameMONTE VISTA ESTATES LLC
Nearest Nursing Home · Distance12.0 mi
Nearest Urgent Care · NameRIO GRANDE HOSPITAL CLINIC
Nearest Urgent Care · Distance14.7 mi
Nearest Va Medical · NameALAMOSA COMMUNITY-BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC
Nearest Va Medical · Distance22.0 mi
Nursing Homes Detail · County total1
Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 100094.0%
Safety Score · Emergency Services Count9
Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents42.50
Safety Score · Crime Levelvery low crime

Sources: NHTSA FARS 2023 · federal dataset cascade · FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024 · CDC PLACES 2025 · HIFLD — nearest by coordinates · HIFLD / IRS BMF  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12