Columbia: Healthcare & Safety
Columbia's health system: 4 hospitals. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities. 13 nursing facilities in the area.
- 2.9 hospitals per 100K residents (vs South Carolina 37.9/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
4 hospitals within range (2.9 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
Facilities (15)
C M Tucker Jr Nursing Care Center Roddey Pavilion
C M Tucker Jr Nursing Care Center Fewell and Stone
PruittHealth- Columbia
NHC Healthcare - Parklane
Life Care Center Of Columbia
Forest Acres Post Acute
White Oak Manor - Columbia
PruittHealth- Blythewood
St Andrews Operator, LLC
Midlands Health & Rehabilitation Center
Rice Estate Rehabilitation and Healthcare
Wildewood Downs
PALMETTO HEALTH REHABILITATION CENTER
Scent Surgical Center
LMC IRMO ASC
Hospitals (4)
LEXINGTON MEDICAL CENTER
PRISMA HEALTH BAPTIST PARKRIDGE
THREE RIVERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
PRISMA HEALTH BAPTIST PARKRIDGE
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Columbia&state=SC&limit=50 |
|---|---|
| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Columbia&state=SC&tax… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Columbia&state=SC&tax… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Columbia&state=SC&tax… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Columbia&state=SC&tax… |
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 | 45063 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 45 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 063 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | Lexington |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 19.3% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 17.80 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 20.80 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 45063 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | Lexington County |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Medium metro |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 11,824 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 45063 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | Lexington County |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 67.4% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 58.2% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 46.3% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 298,750 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 8,865 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported) | 0.1% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 3.8 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 5.4 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 | 33.18 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 31.04 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 35.47 |
| 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 · Good air-quality days | 96 |
|---|---|
| Air Quality · Moderate AQI days | 53 |
| Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded | 77 |
| Air Quality · Median AQI | 41 |
| Air Quality · Year | 2023 |
| Climate · Avg Temp F | 67.30 |
| Climate · Annual Precip In | 52.20 |
| Climate · Station Name | COLUMBIA UNIV OF SC |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 4.3 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Environmental Orgs · Total count | 62 |
| Flood risk · Risk level | minimal |
Sources: EPA AQI 2023 · 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 | 5 |
|---|
Sources: IRS BMF keyword search
Other
Facilities (13)
BRIAN CENTER OF NURSING CARE-ST ANDREWS
C M TUCKER JR NURSING CARE CENTER FEWELL AND STONE PAVILIONS
C M TUCKER JR NURSING CARE CENTER RODDEY PAVILION
HEARTLAND OF COLUMBIA REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER
LIFE CARE CENTER OF COLUMBIA
MAGNOLIA MANOR-COLUMBIA
NHC HEALTHCARE PARKLANE
PALMETTO HEALTH BAPTIST SUBACUTE REHABILITATION CENTER
PRUITTHEALTH-BLYTHEWOOD
PRUITTHEALTH-COLUMBIA
RICE ESTATE REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE
WHITE OAK MANOR COLUMBIA
WILDEWOOD DOWNS NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER
Facilities (52)
CHEMSTATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA
CARDINAL COS LP
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC.
LINDAU CHEMICALS INC.
ENGINEERED COMPOSITES
UNITED BRAKE SYSTEM INC
PINNACLE COMPOSITES
ARGOS KEY RD CONCRETE PLANT
ASHLAND INC COLUMBIA
CMC REBAR CAROLINAS
SUNBIRD BOAT CO INC
SEA-HUNT BOAT MANUFACTURING CO INC
PRECOAT METALS
KLINE IRON & STEEL CO INC
OWEN STEEL CO
OWEN STEEL CO INC
SMI-OWEN STEEL CO
GKN DRIVELINE COLUMBIA
GENERAL SHALE BRICK INC. - PLANT 14
PEPSI COLA CO BOTTLING GROUP LLC
TRANE
INTERTAPE POLYMER GROUP COLUMBIA DIV
ASSOCIATED ASPHALT COLUMBIA LLC
QUALSERV CORP - COLUMBIA DIV
AMERICAN ITALIAN PASTA CO
CONCRETE SUPPLY CO - DOWNTOWN
CONCRETE SUPPLY CO - TAYLOR STREET PLANT
KRM MIDLANDS LLC-PLANT 3
MARK ANTHONY BREWING COLUMBIA
MIWON SPECIALTY CHEMICAL USA INC.
+ 22 more
Va Facilities (3)
Columbia Vet Center
Columbia Regional Office
Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 46 |
|---|---|
| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 47 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Pedestrian fatalities | 6 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes | 24 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes | 22 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle | 25 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 21 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 16.00 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 45063 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | Lexington County |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 73 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 34 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 34 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 227,205.52 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 155,940.25 |
| Crime Data · Population Covered | 144,559 |
| Crime Data · Violent Crime | 1,113 |
| Crime Data · Murder | 14 |
| Crime Data · Rape | 89 |
| Crime Data · Robbery | 157 |
| Crime Data · Aggravated Assault | 853 |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 4,673 |
| Crime Data · Burglary | 718 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 13.20 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 26.80 |
| Health Data · Binge | 16.50 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 38.40 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 64.00 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 6.50 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 10.00 |
| Health Data · Chd | 6.20 |
| Health Nonprofits · Total count | 119 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | WHITE OAK MANOR COLUMBIA |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 1.9 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | DOCTORS CARE - FOREST ACRES |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 3.2 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | COLUMBIA VETERANS CENTER |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 3.3 mi |
| Pharmacies · County total | 52 |
| Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 1000 | 7.97 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 60.0% |
| 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