Pittsburgh: Healthcare & Safety
11 hospitals anchor health services in Pittsburgh. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities. 35 nursing facilities in the area.
- 3.6 hospitals per 100K residents (vs Pennsylvania 92.4/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
11 hospitals within range (3.6 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
Facilities (15)
John J Kane Regional Center-Sc
JOHN J KANE REGIONAL CENTER-GL
JOHN J KANE REGIONAL CENTER-RO
SOUTHWESTERN VETERANS CENTER
ROSE MEADOWS HEALTH & REHAB CENTER
HIGHLAND HILLS POST ACUTE
PITTSBURGH SKILLED NURSING AND REHABILITATION CTR
CORNER VIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER
CARNEGIE PARK POST ACUTE
SQUIRREL HILL WELLNESS AND REHABILITATION CENTER
WHITEHALL BOROUGH POST ACUTE
IVY PARK POST ACUTE
EAST END HEALTH & REHAB CENTER
HERITAGE CARE CENTER
ASBURY HEALTH CENTER
Hospitals (11)
UPMC MCKEESPORT HOSPITAL
UPMC MERCY
ALLEGHENY VALLEY HOSPITAL
HERITAGE VALLEY SEWICKLEY
ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL
WEST PENN HOSPITAL
UPMC ST MARGARET
UPMC PASSAVANT
MAGEE WOMENS HOSPITAL OF UPMC HEALTH SYSTEM
VA PITTSBURGH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM - UNIV DR
UPMC PASSAVANT
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Pittsburgh&state=PA&l… |
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| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Pittsburgh&state=PA&t… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Pittsburgh&state=PA&t… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Pittsburgh&state=PA&t… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Pittsburgh&state=PA&t… |
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 | 42003 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 42 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 003 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | Allegheny |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 9.5% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 8.90 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 10.00 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 42003 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | Allegheny County |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Large central metro |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 64,251 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 42003 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | Allegheny County |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 87.1% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 75.6% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 54.8% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 1,216,045 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 8,412 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 | 5.4 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.3% |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 0.2% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 59.29 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 57.84 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 60.78 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Large Central Metro |
| Vaccination State · Date | 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000 |
| Vaccination State · Distributed | 42,895,735 |
| Vaccination State · Administered | 27,586,432 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients | 11,666,613 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct | 91.1% |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete | 9,444,480 |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct | 73.8% |
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 · Days with measurable AQI | 366 |
|---|---|
| Air Quality · Good air-quality days | 175 |
| Air Quality · Moderate AQI days | 182 |
| Air Quality · Unhealthy days (sensitive groups) | 9.0 days/month |
| Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded | 129 |
| Air Quality · Median AQI | 77 |
| Air Quality · Ozone-flagged days | 165 |
| Climate · Avg Temp F | 54.10 |
| Climate · Annual Precip In | 45.30 |
| Climate · Station Name | PITTSBURGH ALLEGHENY COUNTY AP |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 6.7 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Environmental Orgs · Total count | 148 |
| Flood risk · Flood Disaster Declarations | 728 |
| Flood risk · Risk level | high |
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 | 8 |
|---|
Sources: IRS BMF keyword search
Other
Facilities (15)
ASBURY HEALTH CENTER
BALDWIN HEALTH CENTER
BAPTIST HOMES OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CANTERBURY PLACE
COMMONS AT SQUIRREL HILL
CONCORDIA OF THE SOUTH HILLS
CUMBERLAND CROSSING MANOR
FORBES CENTER FOR REHAB & HEALTHCARE
GOLDEN LIVING CENTER MT LEBANON
HARMARVILLE TRANSITIONAL REHAB UNIT
HEARTLAND HEALTH CARE CENTER PITTSBURGH
HIGHLAND PARK CARE CENTER
JOHN J KANE REGIONAL CENTER GLEN HAZEL
JOHN J KANE REGIONAL CENTER ROSS TWP
JOHN J KANE REGIONAL CENTER SCOTT TWP
Facilities (82)
BARBER SPRING
PITTSBURGH FLATROLL CO
EM-BED-IT & CO. INC.
EM-BED-IT & CO INC
MCCONWAY & TORLEY LLC PLT 1801
MOTOR COILS MANUFFACTURING CO
PENNZOIL-QUAKER STATE CO PITTSBURGH TERMINAL
PRESSURE CHEMICAL CO
PITTSBURGH BREWING CO
SHORE CORP
SUNOCO PARTNERS MARKETING & TERMINALS L. P. PITTSBURGH TERM
EXXON CO USA PITTSBURGH PLANT
SMITH STEELITE
BALL METAL FOOD CONTAINER CORP
PITTSBURGH INDL PLATING
SCHAFFNER MFG CO
SUPERIOR FORGE & STEEL CORP
BINGHAM CO
FERRO CORP COLOR DIV
PRUETT-SCHAFFER CHEMICAL CO INC.
BORDEN INC DAIRY
CRUCIBLE RESEARCH
FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO LLC ELECTROCHEMISTRY OPS
ALL AMERICAN GOURMET CO
NABISCO BISCUIT CO
STEEL DYNAMICS INC. - TECHS DIV - GALVTECH PLANT
LTV STEEL COMPANY INC PITTSBURGH WORKS
BECK/ARNLEY WORLD PARTS CORP
HOECHSTETTER PRINTING
LAFARGE RMX
+ 52 more
Va Facilities (3)
Pittsburgh Regional Office
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, University Drive Campus
VISN 4: VA Healthcare - VISN 4
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 74 |
|---|---|
| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 77 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Pedestrian fatalities | 20 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes | 4 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes | 70 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle | 44 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 30 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 6.20 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 42003 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | Allegheny County |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 400 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 146 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 146 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 855,232.78 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 360,846.31 |
| Crime Data · Population Covered | 317,177 |
| Crime Data · Violent Crime | 1,355 |
| Crime Data · Murder | 36 |
| Crime Data · Rape | 164 |
| Crime Data · Robbery | 394 |
| Crime Data · Aggravated Assault | 761 |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 7,232 |
| Crime Data · Burglary | 738 |
| Health Data · Colon Screen | 58.50 |
| Health Data · Dental | 61.30 |
| Health Data · Mammouse | 78.40 |
| Health Data · Sleep | 38.40 |
| Health Data · Teethlost | 16.10 |
| Health Nonprofits · Total count | 412 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | UPMC TRANSITIONAL CARE UNIT |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 1.0 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | SELECT SPECIALITY AT UPMC MONTEFIORE |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 1.0 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | VETERANS AFFAIRS PITTSBURGH HEALTH CARE SYSTEM UNIVERSITY DRIVE DIVISION - OAKLAND |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 1.1 mi |
| Pharmacies · County total | 194 |
| Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 1000 | 4.45 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 30.0% |
| 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