St. Marys: Healthcare & Safety

1 hospital anchor health services in St. Marys. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities.

Hospitals & Facilities

1 hospitals within range (8.0 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.

Items (3)

HELPMATES HOSPICE
8147727473 · 225 SOUTH STREET, Ridgway PA 15853 · 15853
RIDGWAY COMMUNITY NURSE SRVC
8147735705 · 94 HOSPITAL STREET, Ridgway PA 15853 · 15853
HELPMATES HOME NURSES
8554447473 · 250 WEST MAIN STREET, Ridgway PA 15853 · 15853

Hospitals (1)

PENN HIGHLANDS ELK
Critical Access Hospitals · 763 JOHNSONBURG ROAD, SAINT MARYS PA 15857 · (814) 788-8000 · Yes · 3
Healthcare Links · Npi Allhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Marys&state=PA&…
Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Carehttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Marys&state=PA&…
Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinaryhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Marys&state=PA&…
Healthcare Links · Npi Dentalhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Marys&state=PA&…
Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacyhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Marys&state=PA&…

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 · Fips42,047
Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips42
Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips47
Cdc Birth Rate · CountyElk
Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate15.8%
Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci12.30
Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci20.00
Cdc Mortality · Fips42,047
Cdc Mortality · CountyElk County
Cdc Mortality · Urban RuralNoncore
Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 20231,115
Cdc Vaccination · Fips42,047
Cdc Vaccination · CountyElk County
Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct63.9%
Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct57.9%
Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct51.7%
Cdc Vaccination · Population 201929,910
Cdc Vaccination · Metro StatusNon-metro
Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K9,195 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/month5.8 days/month
Health Rankings · Adult smoking0.2%
Health Rankings · Adult obesity0.4%
Health Rankings · Physically inactive0.2%
Health Rankings · Excessive drinking0.2%
Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K35.58
Overdose Deaths · Year2021
Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci29.60
Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci42.75
Overdose Deaths · Urban RuralNoncore
Vaccination State · Date2023-05-10T00:00:00.000
Vaccination State · Distributed42,895,735
Vaccination State · Administered27,586,432
Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients11,666,613
Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct91.1%
Vaccination State · Series Complete9,444,480
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).

Air Quality · Year2024
Air Quality · Days with measurable AQI358
Air Quality · Good air-quality days343
Air Quality · Moderate AQI days15
Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded67
Air Quality · Median AQI46
Air Quality · Ozone-flagged days358
Climate · Avg Temp F48.70
Climate · Annual Precip In49.00
Climate · Station NameRIDGWAY
Climate · Station Distance Miles4.7 mi
Climate · Period2015-2024 average
Flood risk · Flood Disaster Declarations63
Flood risk · Risk levelhigh

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 (3)

DuBois (Clearfield County) VA Outpatient Clinic (503GB)
Outpatient Clinic · DuBois · PA
McKean County Primary Care Clinic
Outpatient Clinic · Bradford · PA
Warren CBOC
Outpatient Clinic · Warren · PA
Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS)1
Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities1
Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes1
Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle1
Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K3.20
Nhtsa Fars · Year2023
Usda Food Atlas · Fips42,047
Usda Food Atlas · CountyElk County
Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts9
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi2
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi2
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi26,695.59
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi18,755.88
Crime Data · Population Covered2,305
Crime Data · Property Crime33
Crime Data · Burglary5
Crime Data · Year2024
Health Data · Colon Screen61.60
Health Data · Dental61.00
Health Data · Mammouse74.50
Health Data · Sleep39.00
Health Data · Teethlost13.30
Nearest Nursing Home · NameELK HAVEN NURSING HOME
Nearest Nursing Home · Distance4.1 mi
Nearest Va Medical · NameDUBOIS VETERANS ADMINISTRATION OUTPATIENT CLINIC
Nearest Va Medical · Distance21.3 mi
Pharmacies · County total7
Safety Score · Emergency Services Count9
Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents7.20
Safety Score · Crime Levelvery low crime

Sources: NHTSA FARS 2023 · federal dataset cascade · FBI CIUS Table 8 — matched by city+state name (county sibling) · CDC PLACES 2025 · HIFLD — nearest by coordinates · Census CBP — pharmacy NAICS code  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12