Seattle: Healthcare & Safety
10 hospitals anchor health services in Seattle. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities. 43 nursing facilities in the area.
- 1.3 hospitals per 100K residents (vs Washington 40.0/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
10 hospitals within range (1.3 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
Facilities (15)
PROVIDENCE MOUNT ST VINCENT
THE BROADVIEW CENTER
CAROLINE KLINE GALLAND HOME
PARAMOUNT REHABILITATION AND NURSING
Transitional Care Of Seattle
WASHINGTON CARE CENTER
HEALTH AND REHABILITATION OF NORTH SEATTLE
KEIRO NORTHWEST
BALLARD CENTER
AVAMERE REHABILITATION AT PARK WEST
QUEEN ANNE HEALTHCARE
COLUMBIA LUTHERAN HOME
AVAMERE REHABILITATION OF SHORELINE
SHORELINE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION
FIRCREST NURSING FACILITY
Hospitals (10)
VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CTR
HIGHLINE MEDICAL CENTER
MULTICARE AUBURN MEDICAL CENTER
SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER / CHERRY HILL
SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER
OVERLAKE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
KAISER PERMANENTE CENTRAL HOSPITAL
HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER
VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Seattle&state=WA&limit=50 |
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| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Seattle&state=WA&taxo… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Seattle&state=WA&taxo… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Seattle&state=WA&taxo… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Seattle&state=WA&taxo… |
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 | 53033 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 53 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 033 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | King |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 6.4% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 6.10 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 6.80 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 53033 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | King County |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Large central metro |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 57,349 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 53033 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | King County |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 95.0% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 85.9% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 67.1% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 2,252,782 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 5,528 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported) | 0.1% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 3.4 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 5.0 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.1% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.1% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 0.2% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 29.99 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 29.21 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 30.80 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Large Central Metro |
| Vaccination State · Date | 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000 |
| Vaccination State · Distributed | 25,606,455 |
| Vaccination State · Administered | 17,723,480 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients | 6,517,326 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct | 85.6% |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete | 5,814,062 |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct | 76.4% |
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 · Days with measurable AQI | 366 |
|---|---|
| Air Quality · Good air-quality days | 255 |
| Air Quality · Moderate AQI days | 108 |
| Air Quality · Unhealthy days (sensitive groups) | 3.0 days/month |
| Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded | 119 |
| Air Quality · Median AQI | 61 |
| Air Quality · Days No2 | 3 |
| Climate · Avg Temp F | 54.40 |
| Climate · Annual Precip In | 28.40 |
| Climate · Station Name | SEATTLE BOEING FIELD |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 3.5 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Environmental Orgs · Total count | 238 |
| Flood risk · Risk level | minimal |
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 | 3 |
|---|
Sources: IRS BMF keyword search
Other
Facilities (15)
ANDERSON HOUSE
BAILEY-BOUSHAY HOUSE
BALLARD CENTER
BAYVIEW MANOR
BROOKDALE NORTHGATE
CAROLINE KLINE GALLAND HOME, THE
COLUMBIA LUTHERAN HOME
CRISTWOOD NURSING AND REHABILITATION
FIRCREST SCHOOL PAT A
FOSS HOME AND VILLAGE
FRED LIND MANOR
HEALTH AND REHABILITATION OF NORTH SEATTLE
HEARTHSTONE, THE
HERITAGE HOUSE AT THE MARKET
IDA CULVER HOUSE BROADVIEW NURSING CARE CENTER
Facilities (115)
PUGET SOUND COATINGS
BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
SOUND PROPELLER SERVICES INC.
LAKE UNION DRYDOCK CO
AMERICAN TAR CO
UNITED MARINE INTERNATIONAL
AVTECH CORP
ASKO PROCESSING INC
SEATTLE TECHNICAL FINISHING INC
DUWAMISH SHIPYARD INC.
GLACIER NORTHWEST INC WEST MARGINAL WAY PLANT
HARSCO CO HECKETT MULTISERV PLANT 65
LAFARGE NA INC SEATTLE
PROLER RECYCLING INC
NUCOR STEEL SEATTLE INC
SEATTLE STEEL INC
CHEMITHON CORP
MOREL INDUSTRIES
BARDAHL MANUFACTURING CORP
BIRD-JOHNSON CO BALLARD
ACE GALVANIZING INC
ASKO PROCESSING INC COLOR TECH DIV
CZS ENT (DBA COWMAN CAMPBELL PAINT CO)
FENTRON BUILDING PRODUCTS CO
RUDD CO INC
MAMCO MANUFACTURING INC
SCHIPPERS & CREW INC
SCOTT GALVANIZING CO INC
SKILLS INC BALLARD
SKILLS INC
+ 85 more
Va Facilities (3)
Seattle Regional Office
Seattle Vet Center
VA Puget Sound Health Care System - Seattle Division
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 151 |
|---|---|
| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 168 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Pedestrian fatalities | 63 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes | 13 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes | 136 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle | 93 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 58 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 7.40 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 53033 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | King County |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 397 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 135 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 135 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 1,134,917.12 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 398,741.92 |
| Crime Data · Population Covered | 760,058 |
| Crime Data · Violent Crime | 5,891 |
| Crime Data · Murder | 52 |
| Crime Data · Rape | 352 |
| Crime Data · Robbery | 1,677 |
| Crime Data · Aggravated Assault | 3,810 |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 38,061 |
| Crime Data · Burglary | 8,756 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 5.80 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 19.10 |
| Health Data · Binge | 17.90 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 25.90 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 50.50 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 6.80 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 9.90 |
| Health Data · Chd | 3.90 |
| Health Nonprofits · Total count | 320 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | NIKKEI MANOR |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 0.1 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | HARBORVIEW EAST URGENT CARE MEDICAL CLINIC |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 0.5 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | SEATTLE VETERANS CENTER |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 1.5 mi |
| Pharmacies · County total | 216 |
| Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 1000 | 7.81 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 10.0% |
| Safety Score · Crime Level | above average 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