Waycross: Healthcare & Safety
Waycross's health system: 5 hospitals. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities. 3 nursing facilities in the area.
- 36.3 hospitals per 100K residents (vs Georgia 16.5/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
5 hospitals within range (36.3 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
Facilities (13)
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Waycross&state=GA&limit=50 |
|---|---|
| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Waycross&state=GA&tax… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Waycross&state=GA&tax… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Waycross&state=GA&tax… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Waycross&state=GA&tax… |
| Hospitals | count, note, source, how_found, {'facility_id': '110003', 'nam |
Sources: NPI Registry API — query URLs built from town name + state · CMS Provider of Services xubh-q36u · Refreshed 2026-04-12
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 | 13229 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 13 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 229 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | Pierce |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 38.2% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 31.50 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 45.80 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 13229 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | Pierce County |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Micropolitan |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 479 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 13229 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | Pierce County |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 40.0% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 34.6% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 35.3% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 19,465 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Non-metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 13,349 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported) | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 4.9 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 6.0 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.4% |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.3% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 0.2% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 32.56 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 25.63 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 41.36 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Micropolitan |
| Vaccination State · Date | 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000 |
| Vaccination State · Distributed | 28,727,475 |
| Vaccination State · Administered | 17,124,791 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients | 7,287,758 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct | 68.6% |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete | 6,103,647 |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct | 57.5% |
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 F | 69.60 |
|---|---|
| Climate · Station Name | WAYCROSS GEORGIA |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 10.6 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Environmental Orgs · Total count | 3 |
| Flood risk · Flood Disaster Declarations | 72 |
| Flood risk · Risk level | high |
Sources: NOAA RCC-ACIS MultiStnData — nearest station by coordinates · IRS BMF NTEE C/D · FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations
Animal & Domestic
Animal-shelter capacity and domestic-violence services in the area.
| Animal Shelters · Total count | 2 |
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Other
Facilities (3)
Facilities (12)
Va Facilities (1)
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 3 |
|---|---|
| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 4 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes | 3 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle | 3 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 20.30 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Year | 2023 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 13229 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | Pierce County |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 4 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 1 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 1 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 17,186.88 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 15,304.68 |
| Crime Data · Population Covered | 13,644 |
| Crime Data · Violent Crime | 141 |
| Crime Data · Murder | 1 |
| Crime Data · Rape | 15 |
| Crime Data · Robbery | 16 |
| Crime Data · Aggravated Assault | 109 |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 686 |
| Crime Data · Burglary | 77 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 17.50 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 26.70 |
| Health Data · Binge | 12.80 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 43.90 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 65.90 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 5.80 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 12.00 |
| Health Data · Chd | 7.20 |
| Health Nonprofits · Total count | 15 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | BAPTIST VILLAGE, INC. |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 1.6 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | SATILLA HEALTH SERVICES INCORPORATED - SATILLA CONVENIENT CARE |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 2.3 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | Waycross Clinic |
| Nearest Va Medical · Type | Outpatient Clinic |
| Nearest Va Medical · City | Waycross |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 2.6 mi |
| Pharmacies · County total | 6 |
| Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 1000 | 10.25 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 6.50 |
| Safety Score · Crime Level | high 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 · data present — provenance reconstructed · Census CBP — pharmacy NAICS code · Refreshed 2026-04-12