Lawton: Healthcare & Safety
Lawton's health system: 4 hospitals. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities. 9 nursing facilities in the area.
- 4.4 hospitals per 100K residents (vs Oklahoma 46.0/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
4 hospitals within range (4.4 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
Facilities (15)
WILLOW PARK HEALTH CARE CENTER
MCMAHON-TOMLINSON NURSING CENTER
MONTEVISTA REHABILITATION AND SKILLED CARE
LAWTON POST ACUTE & REHAB
COMANCHE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SKILLED NURSING
GREAT PLAINS AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER
HOSPICE OF SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA, INC
FAITH HOSPICE OF SW OKLAHOMA
Comanche County Memorial Hospital Home Health Care
Carter Healthcare of Southwest Oklahoma, LLC
A Path of Care Home Health VI, LLC
Comanche County Memorial Hospice and Supportive Care
Phenyx Home Care LLC
SURGERY CENTER OF LAWTON, PROFESSIONAL LLC
Lawton Eye Surgery
Hospitals (4)
COMANCHE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
LAWTON INDIAN HOSPITAL
JIM TALIAFERRO COMM MENTAL HEALTH CTR
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Lawton&state=OK&limit=50 |
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| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Lawton&state=OK&taxon… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Lawton&state=OK&taxon… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Lawton&state=OK&taxon… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Lawton&state=OK&taxon… |
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 | 40031 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 40 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 031 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | Comanche |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 33.9% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 31.00 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 36.90 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 40031 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | Comanche County |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Small metro |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 4,312 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 40031 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | Comanche County |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 79.6% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 67.1% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 35.7% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 120,749 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 11,410 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported) | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 4.6 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 5.9 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.4% |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.3% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 0.1% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 27.39 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 24.55 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 30.55 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Small Metro |
| 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).
| Air Quality · Year | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Air Quality · Days with measurable AQI | 362 |
| Air Quality · Good air-quality days | 242 |
| Air Quality · Moderate AQI days | 113 |
| Air Quality · Unhealthy days (sensitive groups) | 6.0 days/month |
| Air Quality · Hazardous Days | 1 |
| Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded | 339 |
| Air Quality · Median AQI | 77 |
| Climate · Avg Temp F | 63.50 |
| Climate · Annual Precip In | 30.60 |
| Climate · Station Name | LAWTON MUNICIPAL AP |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 4.0 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Environmental Orgs · Total count | 3 |
| Flood risk · Flood Disaster Declarations | 28 |
| Flood risk · Risk level | high |
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 | 1 |
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Sources: IRS BMF keyword search
Other
Facilities (9)
BROOKRIDGE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
CEDAR CREST MANOR
EDITH KASSANAVOID GORDON ASSISTED LIVING
MCMAHON-TOMLINSON NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER
MONTEVISTA REHABILITATION AND SKILLED CARE
TEN OAKS PLACE
THE BRENTWOOD SENIOR LIVING
THE CHATEAU
WILLOW PARK HEALTH CARE CENTER
Facilities (4)
AMERICAN PHOENIX INC
GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO
REPUBLIC PAPERBOARD CO.
ERGON ASPHALT & EMULSIONS INC. - LAWTON
Va Facilities (3)
Lawton Vet Center
Lawton/Ft Sill CBOC
Fort Sill National Cemetery
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 11 |
|---|---|
| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 12 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Pedestrian fatalities | 4 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes | 6 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes | 5 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle | 8 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 3 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 9.90 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 40031 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | Comanche County |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 32 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 14 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 14 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 98,780.27 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 64,024.90 |
| Crime Data · Population Covered | 90,209 |
| Crime Data · Violent Crime | 740 |
| Crime Data · Murder | 9 |
| Crime Data · Rape | 129 |
| Crime Data · Robbery | 65 |
| Crime Data · Aggravated Assault | 537 |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 2,393 |
| Crime Data · Burglary | 840 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 13.00 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 27.70 |
| Health Data · Binge | 13.90 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 39.40 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 61.10 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 6.40 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 11.60 |
| Health Data · Chd | 6.90 |
| Health Nonprofits · Total count | 14 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | CEDAR CREST MANOR |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 1.0 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | AM AND PM URGENT CARE CLINIC |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 1.8 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | LAWTON VETERANS AFFAIRS OUTPATIENT CLINIC-DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 2.7 mi |
| Pharmacies · County total | 15 |
| Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 1000 | 8.17 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 1.00 |
| 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