Charleston: Healthcare & Safety
Healthcare in Charleston is anchored by 6 hospitals. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities. 4 nursing facilities in the area.
- 3.9 hospitals per 100K residents (vs South Carolina 37.9/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
6 hospitals within range (3.9 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
Facilities (15)
WHITE OAK MANOR - CHARLESTON
Riverside Health and Rehab
The Reserve Healthcare And Rehabilitation
Ashley River Healthcare
NHC Healthcare - Charleston
Retreat at Wellmore of Daniel Island
Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Health Care Center
Kempton Of Charleston
MUSC Health Hospice at Home by Bayada-Charleston
TRIDENT EYE SURGERY CENTER LP
TRIDENT AMBULATORY SURGERY
ST FRANCIS XAVIER HOME HEALTH CARE
AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF CHARLESTON EAST
PHC HOME HEALTH
SURGERY CENTER OF CHARLESTON
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Charleston&state=SC&l… |
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| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Charleston&state=SC&t… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Charleston&state=SC&t… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Charleston&state=SC&t… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Charleston&state=SC&t… |
| Hospitals | count, note, source, how_found, {'facility_id': '420087', '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 | 45015 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 45 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 015 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | Berkeley |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 17.8% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 16.30 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 19.50 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 45015 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | Berkeley County |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Medium metro |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 5,908 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 45015 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | Berkeley County |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 66.1% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 55.0% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 40.8% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 227,907 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 9,014 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported) | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 3.9 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 5.3 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.1% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.4% |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 0.2% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 30.38 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 28.00 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 32.96 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Medium Metro |
| Vaccination State · Date | 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000 |
| Vaccination State · Distributed | 14,205,395 |
| Vaccination State · Administered | 8,666,603 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients | 3,666,079 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct | 71.2% |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete | 3,091,956 |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct | 60.1% |
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 | 278 |
| Air Quality · Good air-quality days | 255 |
| Air Quality · Moderate AQI days | 23 |
| Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded | 90 |
| Air Quality · Median AQI | 49 |
| Air Quality · Ozone-flagged days | 278 |
| Climate · Avg Temp F | 68.50 |
| Climate · Annual Precip In | 48.60 |
| Climate · Station Name | DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 3.6 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Environmental Orgs · Total count | 45 |
| 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 | 2 |
|---|
Sources: IRS BMF keyword search
Other
Facilities (4)
BISHOP GADSDEN EPISCOPAL HEALTH CARE CENTER
HEARTLAND OF WEST ASHLEY REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER
NHC HEALTHCARE CHARLESTON
RETREAT AT WELLMORE OF DANIEL ISLAND
Facilities (27)
CHARLESTON PACKAGING CO INC
CHEVRON
CUMMINS TURBO TECHNOLOGIES
CUMMINS MERCRUISER DIESEL MARINE LLC
G & I III 4500 LEEDS LLC
QUEST CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS LLC - CHARLESTON
KOCH FUELS INC KOCH MATERIALS CO
LOCKHEED MARTIN AERONAUTICAL SYS CHARLESTON ADH BND PLANT
NATIONAL WELDERS SUPPLY CO INC
PUGH LUBRICANTS CHARLESTON
BRENNTAG MID-SOUTH
WR GRACE & CO CONN
EXXONMOBIL LUBRICANTS & PETROLEUM SPECIALTIES CO
SHELIA'S INC
CONCRETE SUPPLY CO. LLC - NORTH CHARLESTON
GAF
CONCRETE PIPE & PRECAST LLC-CHARLESTON PLANT
CORINTHIAN CULTURED MARBLE LTD
ITT KALIBURN
KALIBURN
RENKEN BOAT MANUFACTURING CO INC
YANCY CO INC
LANXESS CORP
SALISBURY ELECTRICAL SAFETY LLC
ALLIED AVIATION FUELING OF SOUTH CAROLINA LLC
MIKASA SOUTHEAST DISTRIBUTION FACILITY
CONCRETE SUPPLY CO. LLC - CLEMENTS FERRY
Va Facilities (3)
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Charleston Vet Center
Goose Creek CBOC
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 58 |
|---|---|
| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 61 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Pedestrian fatalities | 17 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes | 33 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes | 25 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle | 30 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 28 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 26.50 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 45015 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | Berkeley County |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 44 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 23 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 23 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 150,158.37 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 97,548.84 |
| Crime Data · Population Covered | 156,898 |
| Crime Data · Violent Crime | 561 |
| Crime Data · Murder | 7 |
| Crime Data · Rape | 44 |
| Crime Data · Robbery | 67 |
| Crime Data · Aggravated Assault | 443 |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 3,172 |
| Crime Data · Burglary | 219 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 8.50 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 22.20 |
| Health Data · Binge | 23.00 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 28.60 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 61.10 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 7.50 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 8.80 |
| Health Data · Chd | 4.50 |
| Health Nonprofits · Total count | 89 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | HEARTLAND OF WEST ASHLEY REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 2.1 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | WINDERMERE FAMILY MEDICINE AND URGENT CARE |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 1.2 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | RALPH H JOHNSON VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 1.7 mi |
| Pharmacies · County total | 18 |
| Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 1000 | 3.63 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 60.0% |
| Safety Score · Crime Level | moderate 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