Healthcare & Safety — Charleston, West Virginia

Hospitals

HospitalRatingEmergency
CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTERN/A starsN/A
THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITALN/A starsN/A
CAMC CHARLESTON SURGICAL HOSPITALN/A starsN/A
HIGHLAND HOSPITALN/A starsN/A

County Health Rankings

Adult Obesity0.403%
Adult Smoking0.208%
Uninsured0.0751565147%
Physical Inactivity0.294%
Excessive Drinking0.1860633622%
Poor Health0.224%
Children Poverty0.187%

Crime

Violent Crime RateN/A
Property Crime RateN/A

Emergency Services

ServiceNameDistance
PoliceKANAWHA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE HEADQUARTERSN/A mi
PoliceCHARLESTON POLICE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
PoliceCHARLESTON RESIDENT AGENCYN/A mi
FireCharleston Fire Department Station 2N/A mi
FireCharleston Fire Department StationN/A mi
FireCharleston Fire Department Station 1N/A mi
EMSCHARLESTON FIRE DEPARTMENT STATION 2N/A mi
EMSKANAWHA COUNTY EMERGENCY AMBULANCE 50 OPERATIONSN/A mi
EMSCHARLESTON FIRE DEPARTMENT STATION 7N/A mi

VA Medical Facilities

Traffic Safety (County, N/A)

Fatal Crashes23
Fatalities26
Fatality Rate (per 100K)14.4
Drunk Driving Crashes0
Pedestrian Fatalities5

Vaccination (County)

COVID Dose 175.6%
Fully VaccinatedN/A
BoosterN/A

Overdose Deaths (County, N/A)

Death Rate (per 100K)89.06
Sources: County Health Rankings 2025; FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024; NHTSA FARS 2023.