St. Joseph: Healthcare & Safety
Medical care in St. Joseph runs through 2 hospitals. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities.
- 365.0 hospitals per 100K residents (vs Wisconsin 46.7/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
2 hospitals within range (365.0 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
Items (2)
Hospitals (2)
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Joseph&state=WI… |
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| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Joseph&state=WI… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Joseph&state=WI… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Joseph&state=WI… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Joseph&state=WI… |
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 | 55063 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 55 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 063 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | La Crosse |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 5.2% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 4.40 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 6.20 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 55063 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | La Crosse County |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Small metro |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 5,717 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 55063 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | La Crosse County |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 77.4% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 72.2% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 65.6% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 118,016 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 6,574 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 | 5.1 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.1% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.3% |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 0.2% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 25.89 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 23.09 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 29.04 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Small Metro |
| Vaccination State · Date | 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000 |
| Vaccination State · Distributed | 16,474,175 |
| Vaccination State · Administered | 12,444,016 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients | 4,386,970 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct | 75.3% |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete | 3,981,606 |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct | 68.4% |
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 | 205 |
| Air Quality · Good air-quality days | 197 |
| Air Quality · Moderate AQI days | 8 |
| Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded | 67 |
| Air Quality · Median AQI | 47 |
| Air Quality · Ozone-flagged days | 205 |
| Climate · Avg Temp F | 49.80 |
| Climate · Annual Precip In | 36.90 |
| Climate · Station Name | LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 2.1 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Flood risk · Risk level | minimal |
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)
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 5 |
|---|---|
| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 5 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes | 1 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes | 4 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle | 2 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 3 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 4.10 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Year | 2023 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 55063 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | La Crosse County |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 25 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 10 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 10 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 85,716.65 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 45,826.51 |
| Crime Data · Type | Metropolitan County |
| Crime Data · Violent Crime | 6 |
| Crime Data · Rape | 2 |
| Crime Data · Aggravated Assault | 4 |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 103 |
| Crime Data · Burglary | 25 |
| Crime Data · Year | 2024 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 7.00 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 23.90 |
| Health Data · Binge | 21.50 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 28.00 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 57.30 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 7.40 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 11.40 |
| Health Data · Chd | 5.00 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | ONALASKA CARE CENTER |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 1.0 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | GUNDERSEN LUTHERAN URGENT CARE - ONALASKA |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 1.5 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | LA CROSSE RIVER VALLEY CLINIC |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 5.2 mi |
| Nursing Homes Detail · County total | 6 |
| Pharmacies · County total | 15 |
| Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 1000 | 10.95 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 164.20 |
| Safety Score · Crime Level | high crime |
Sources: NHTSA FARS 2023 · federal dataset cascade · FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024 (county level) · CDC PLACES 2025 · HIFLD — nearest by coordinates · HIFLD / IRS BMF · Census CBP — pharmacy NAICS code · Refreshed 2026-04-12