St. Helens: Healthcare & Safety
Hospitals & Facilities
4 hospitals within range (28.1 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
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AVALON CARE CENTER - SCAPPOOSE
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Helens&state=OR… |
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| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Helens&state=OR… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Helens&state=OR… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Helens&state=OR… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Helens&state=OR… |
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 | 41,009 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 41 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 9 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | Columbia |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 12.4% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 10.00 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 15.20 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 41,009 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | Columbia County |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Large fringe metro |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 1,114 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 41,009 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | Columbia County |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 72.6% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 63.7% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 52.5% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 52,354 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 7,768 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported) | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 4.2 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 5.8 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.4% |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 0.2% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 27.01 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 22.85 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 31.93 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Large Fringe Metro |
| Vaccination State · Date | 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000 |
| Vaccination State · Distributed | 14,222,125 |
| Vaccination State · Administered | 9,399,175 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients | 3,459,096 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct | 82.0% |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete | 3,065,513 |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct | 72.7% |
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 | 364 |
| Air Quality · Good air-quality days | 354 |
| Air Quality · Moderate AQI days | 10 |
| Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded | 74 |
| Air Quality · Median AQI | 41 |
| Air Quality · Ozone-flagged days | 119 |
| Air Quality · Days Pm25 | 245 |
| Climate · Avg Temp F | 47.00 |
| Climate · Annual Precip In | 15.00 |
| Climate · Station Name | SAINT HELENS RFD |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 6.1 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Flood risk · Flood Disaster Declarations | 72 |
| Flood risk · Risk level | high |
Sources: EPA AQI Annual Summary 2024 · NOAA RCC-ACIS MultiStnData — nearest station by coordinates · FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations · Refreshed 2026-04-12
Other
Va Facilities (3)
Portland VA Medical Center - Vancouver Campus
VISN 20: Northwest Network
Hillsboro CBOC
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 19 |
|---|---|
| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 19 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Pedestrian fatalities | 3 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes | 14 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes | 5 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle | 7 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 12 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 36.10 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 41,009 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | Columbia County |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 10 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 2 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 2 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 37,836.22 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 24,455.19 |
| Crime Data · Population Covered | 14,616 |
| Crime Data · Violent Crime | 40 |
| Crime Data · Rape | 5 |
| Crime Data · Robbery | 1 |
| Crime Data · Aggravated Assault | 34 |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 135 |
| Crime Data · Burglary | 32 |
| Crime Data · Year | 2024 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 9.00 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 26.30 |
| Health Data · Binge | 17.30 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 29.90 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 50.60 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 7.50 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 12.70 |
| Health Data · Chd | 5.70 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | AVAMERE AT ST HELENS |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 7.8 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | LEGACY URGENT CARE CLINIC |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 8.2 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | PORTLAND VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 23.3 mi |
| Nursing Homes Detail · County total | 2 |
| Pharmacies · County total | 4 |
| Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 1000 | 2.81 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 6.30 |
| Safety Score · Crime Level | low crime |
Sources: NHTSA FARS 2023 · federal dataset cascade · FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024 · CDC PLACES 2025 · HIFLD — nearest by coordinates · HIFLD / IRS BMF · Census CBP — pharmacy NAICS code · Refreshed 2026-04-12