Ponca City: Healthcare & Safety
Medical care in Ponca City runs through 3 hospitals. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities. 3 nursing facilities in the area.
- 12.3 hospitals per 100K residents (vs Oklahoma 46.0/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
3 hospitals within range (12.3 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
Facilities (10)
PONCA CITY NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER
SHAWN MANOR NURSING HOME
Bradbury Commons
OUTPATIENT SURGICAL CTR OF PONCA CITY
Assured Home Health of Ponca City
Traditions Health of Ponca City
ADVANCED HOMECARE
Hospice of North Central Oklahoma, Inc.
HOME HEALTH SERVICES CARE TEAM
PRECISE HOME HEALTH CARE
Hospitals (3)
INTEGRIS HEALTH PONCA CITY
STILLWATER MEDICAL-BLACKWELL
INTEGRIS HEALTH PONCA CITY
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Ponca%20City&state=OK… |
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| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Ponca%20City&state=OK… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Ponca%20City&state=OK… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Ponca%20City&state=OK… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Ponca%20City&state=OK… |
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 | 40071 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 40 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 071 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | Kay |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 37.4% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 32.80 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 42.50 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 40071 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | Kay County |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Micropolitan |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 1,827 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 40071 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | Kay County |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 54.2% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 45.9% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 47.0% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 43,538 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Non-metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 13,037 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported) | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 5.0 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 6.3 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 | 27.12 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 22.77 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 32.30 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Micropolitan |
| 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 | 356 |
| Air Quality · Good air-quality days | 223 |
| Air Quality · Moderate AQI days | 128 |
| Air Quality · Unhealthy days (sensitive groups) | 4.0 days/month |
| Air Quality · Unhealthy Days | 1.0 days/month |
| Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded | 193 |
| Air Quality · Median AQI | 61 |
| Climate · Avg Temp F | 60.90 |
| Climate · Annual Precip In | 29.90 |
| Climate · Station Name | PONCA CITY MUNICIPAL AP |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 2.1 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Environmental Orgs · Total count | 7 |
| 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 | 1 |
|---|
Sources: IRS BMF keyword search
Other
Facilities (3)
PONCA CITY NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER
SHAWN MANOR NURSING HOME
WESTMINSTER VILLAGE, INC.
Facilities (13)
MERTZ MANUFACTURING INC
ENCLEAN INC
PHILIPS INDUSTRIES INC AIR DISTRIBUTION DIV
AIRGAS USA, LLC
SMITH BITS A SCHLUMBERGER CO
THORN APPLE VALLEY INC PONCA CITY DIV
AIR SYSTEM COMPONENTS LP
JUPITER SULPHUR LLC
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP ALATHON POLYMERS DIV
MODERN INVESTMENT CASTINGS CO
CONTINENTAL CARBON CO PONCA CITY OK PLANT
PHILLIPS 66 PONCA CITY SITE
EVANS & ASSOCIATES CONSTRUCTION CO INC
Va Facilities (2)
Blackwell CBOC
Stillwater CBOC
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 10 |
|---|---|
| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 10 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Pedestrian fatalities | 1 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes | 8 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes | 2 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle | 3 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 7 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 22.90 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 40071 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | Kay County |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 11 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 8 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 8 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 38,197.71 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 23,730.20 |
| Crime Data · Population Covered | 24,286 |
| Crime Data · Violent Crime | 140 |
| Crime Data · Murder | 2 |
| Crime Data · Rape | 21 |
| Crime Data · Robbery | 10 |
| Crime Data · Aggravated Assault | 107 |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 608 |
| Crime Data · Burglary | 142 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 12.10 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 27.20 |
| Health Data · Binge | 15.50 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 37.00 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 59.30 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 7.20 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 12.20 |
| Health Data · Chd | 6.70 |
| Health Nonprofits · Total count | 10 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | CREEKSIDE VILLAGE |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 1.0 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | URGENT CARE AND FAMILY PRACTICE CENTER |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 0.4 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | PONCA CITY RURAL HEALTH CLINIC |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 1.0 mi |
| Pharmacies · County total | 5 |
| Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 1000 | 5.76 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 3.70 |
| 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