Ellis County: Healthcare & Safety
Hospitals & Facilities
CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
| Total Hospitals | 5 |
|---|
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.
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 11,604 per 100K |
|---|---|
| Health Rankings · Poor Fair Health Pct | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 4.1 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 5.5 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.4% |
| Health Rankings · Food Environment Index | 6.60 |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.3% |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 11,604 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 20.0% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 39.4% |
| Health Rankings · Food Environment Index | 6.60 |
| Health Rankings · Exercise Access Pct | 36.9% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 13.5% |
| Health Rankings · Uninsured Pct | 20.8% |
| Health Rankings · Unemployment Pct | 2.3% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 19.57 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 12.24 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 31.27 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Noncore |
| Overdose Deaths · Trend 5Yr | rising |
Sources: FIPS match · Robert Wood Johnson Foundation County Health Rankings 2024 · CDC NCHS Drug Poisoning Mortality — FIPS matched
Other
| Crime · Type | Nonmetropolitan County |
|---|---|
| Crime · Violent Crime | 10 |
| Crime · Rape | 1 |
| Crime · Aggravated Assault | 9 |
| Crime · Property Crime | 34 |
| Crime · Burglary | 5 |
| Crime · Year | 2024 |
Sources: FBI CIUS Table 10 — county sheriff data, matched by state+county name