St. Michaels: Healthcare & Safety

4 hospitals anchor health services in St. Michaels. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 2 police facilities.

Hospitals & Facilities

4 hospitals within range (350.3 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.

Items (3)

SOUTHWESTERN EYE CENTER-COTTONWOOD SURGERY CE
4808928400 · 270 SOUTH CANDY LANE, Cottonwood AZ 86326 · 86326
NORTHERN ARIZONA HOSPICE
9286396676 · 203 SOUTH CANDY LANE, SUITE 2A, Cottonwood AZ 86326 · 86326
NORTHERN ARIZONA HOME HEALTH
9286396674 · 203 SOUTH CANDY LANE, SUITE 5A, Cottonwood AZ 86326 · 86326

Hospitals (4)

FORT DEFIANCE INDIAN HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospitals · PO BOX 649, FT. DEFIANCE AZ 86504 · (928) 729-8000 · Yes · Not Available
CHINLE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE FACILITY
Acute Care Hospitals · US HWY 191, HOSPITAL ROAD, CHINLE AZ 86503 · (928) 674-7001 · Yes · Not Available
SAGE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Critical Access Hospitals · HIGHWAY 264 WEST AND 191 SOUTH, GANADO AZ 86505 · (928) 755-4500 · No · Not Available
WHITE MOUNTAIN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Critical Access Hospitals · 118 SOUTH MOUNTAIN AVENUE, SPRINGERVILLE AZ 85938 · (928) 333-4368 · Yes · Not Available
Healthcare Links · Npi Allhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Michaels&state=…
Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Carehttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Michaels&state=…
Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinaryhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Michaels&state=…
Healthcare Links · Npi Dentalhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Michaels&state=…
Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacyhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20Michaels&state=…

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 · Fips4,001
Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips4
Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips1
Cdc Birth Rate · CountyApache
Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate25.6%
Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci22.80
Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci28.70
Cdc Mortality · Fips4,001
Cdc Mortality · CountyApache County
Cdc Mortality · Urban RuralNoncore
Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 20231,977
Cdc Vaccination · Fips4,001
Cdc Vaccination · CountyApache County
Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct95.0%
Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct95.0%
Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct55.3%
Cdc Vaccination · Population 201971,887
Cdc Vaccination · Metro StatusNon-metro
Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K27,851 per 100K
Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported)0.3%
Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month6.6 days/month
Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month7.6 days/month
Health Rankings · Adult smoking0.3%
Health Rankings · Adult obesity0.4%
Health Rankings · Physically inactive0.3%
Health Rankings · Excessive drinking0.2%
Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K24.12
Overdose Deaths · Year2021
Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci20.74
Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci28.06
Overdose Deaths · Urban RuralNoncore
Vaccination State · Date2023-05-10T00:00:00.000
Vaccination State · Distributed19,959,120
Vaccination State · Administered14,647,405
Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients5,704,677
Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct78.4%
Vaccination State · Series Complete4,821,350
Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct66.2%

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 · Year2024
Air Quality · Days with measurable AQI352
Air Quality · Good air-quality days350
Air Quality · Moderate AQI days2
Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded57
Air Quality · Median AQI26
Air Quality · Days Pm2555
Air Quality · Days Pm10297
Climate · Avg Temp F53.30
Climate · Annual Precip In4.00
Climate · Station NameGANADO
Climate · Station Distance Miles6.2 mi
Climate · Period2015-2024 average
Flood risk · Risk levelminimal

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)

Chinle Comprehensive Care Facility (Indian Health Services)
Outpatient Clinic · Chinle · AZ
Chinle Vet Center Outstation
Vet Center · Chinle · AZ
Gallup CBOC
Outpatient Clinic · Gallup · NM
Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS)21
Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities23
Nhtsa Fars · Pedestrian fatalities5
Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes20
Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes1
Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle13
Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle8
Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K34.80
Usda Food Atlas · Fips4,001
Usda Food Atlas · CountyApache County
Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts16
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi13
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi13
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi68,078.36
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi62,704.48
Crime Data · TypeNonmetropolitan County
Crime Data · Violent Crime47
Crime Data · Murder6
Crime Data · Rape2
Crime Data · Robbery1
Crime Data · Aggravated Assault38
Crime Data · Property Crime79
Crime Data · Burglary35
Health Data · Access212.10
Health Data · Arthritis23.40
Health Data · Binge13.90
Health Data · Bphigh30.90
Health Data · Bpmed55.60
Health Data · Cancer6.30
Health Data · Casthma14.50
Health Data · Chd7.10
Nearest Urgent Care · NameSTATCLINIX URGENT CARE - SHOW LOW
Nearest Urgent Care · Distance25.4 mi
Nearest Va Medical · NameGALLUP VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMUNITY-BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC
Nearest Va Medical · Distance43.7 mi
Nursing Homes Detail · County total14
Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 100041.16
Safety Score · Emergency Services Count8
Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents70.10
Safety Score · Crime Levelhigh crime

Sources: NHTSA FARS 2023 · federal dataset cascade · FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024 (county level) · CDC PLACES 2025 · HIFLD — nearest by coordinates · HIFLD / IRS BMF  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12