Fort Towson: Healthcare & Safety
Fort Towson's health system: 1 hospital. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities.
- 183.2 hospitals per 100K residents (vs Oklahoma 46.0/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
1 hospitals within range (183.2 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
Facilities (1)
Hospitals (1)
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Fort%20Towson&state=O… |
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| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Fort%20Towson&state=O… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Fort%20Towson&state=O… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Fort%20Towson&state=O… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Fort%20Towson&state=O… |
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 | 40023 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 40 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 023 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | Choctaw |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 47.8% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 39.40 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 57.30 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 40023 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | Choctaw County |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Noncore |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 618 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 40023 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | Choctaw County |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 43.5% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 36.9% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 40.2% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 14,672 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Non-metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 17,858 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported) | 0.3% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 5.5 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 6.5 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.5% |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.3% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 0.1% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 39.01 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 30.63 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 49.69 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Noncore |
| Vaccination State · Date | 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000 |
| Vaccination State · Distributed | 9,702,330 |
| Vaccination State · Administered | 6,773,461 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients | 2,961,991 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct | 74.9% |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete | 2,399,774 |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct | 60.6% |
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 | 64.90 |
|---|---|
| Climate · Station Name | PINE CREEK DAM |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 12.5 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Environmental Orgs · Total count | 2 |
| Flood risk · Risk level | minimal |
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
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 6 |
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| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 9 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes | 6 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle | 3 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 3 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 63.40 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Year | 2023 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 40023 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | Choctaw County |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 5 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 3 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 3 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 14,139.13 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 12,418.54 |
| Crime Data · Population Covered | 496 |
| Crime Data · Year | 2024 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 10.50 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 26.20 |
| Health Data · Binge | 15.70 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 36.40 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 58.90 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 7.10 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 11.90 |
| Health Data · Chd | 6.60 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | HOMESTEAD OF HUGO |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 12.4 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | SALAS MINOR EMERGENCY CENTER |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 28.1 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | NE TEXAS PRIMARY CARE - PARIS FAMILY CLINIC |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 27.9 mi |
| Nursing Homes Detail · County total | 2 |
| Pharmacies · County total | 3 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 164.80 |
| Safety Score · Crime Level | very low crime |
Sources: NHTSA FARS 2023 · federal dataset cascade · FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024 · CDC PLACES 2025 · HIFLD — nearest by coordinates · HIFLD / IRS BMF · Census CBP — pharmacy NAICS code · Refreshed 2026-04-12