Healthcare & Safety — West Hazleton, Pennsylvania

Hospitals

HospitalRatingEmergency
WILKES-BARRE GENERAL HOSPITALN/A starsN/A
WILKES BARRE VA MEDICAL CENTERN/A starsN/A
LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - HAZLETONN/A starsN/A
GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDICAL CENTERN/A starsN/A

County Health Rankings

Adult Obesity0.387%
Adult Smoking0.186%
Uninsured0.0671330441%
Physical Inactivity0.262%
Excessive Drinking0.2007193404%
Poor Health0.198%
Children Poverty0.253%

Crime

Violent Crime RateN/A
Property Crime RateN/A

Emergency Services

ServiceNameDistance
PoliceLUZERNE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT - HAZLETON ANNEXN/A mi
PoliceWEST HAZLETON BOROUGH POLICE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
PoliceHAZLETON CITY POLICE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
FireWest Hazleton Fire Department Station 183N/A mi
FireDiamond Engine Hose Hook and Ladder Company 2 Station 139N/A mi
FireHazle Township Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station 141N/A mi
EMSWEST HAZLETON FIRE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
EMSWEST HAZLETON COMMUNITY AMBULANCE ASSOCIATIONN/A mi
EMSTECH TRANSPORT INCORPORATEDN/A mi

VA Medical Facilities

Traffic Safety (County, N/A)

Fatal Crashes36
Fatalities36
Fatality Rate (per 100K)11.1
Drunk Driving Crashes0
Pedestrian Fatalities9

Vaccination (County)

COVID Dose 178.7%
Fully VaccinatedN/A
BoosterN/A

Overdose Deaths (County, N/A)

Death Rate (per 100K)56.13
Sources: County Health Rankings 2025; FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024; NHTSA FARS 2023.