St. John's University: Healthcare & Safety

5 hospitals anchor health services in St. John's University. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities.

Hospitals & Facilities

5 hospitals within range (316.5 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.

Items (1)

Paynesville Health Care Center
3203994267 · 200 FIRST STREET WEST, Paynesville MN 56362 · 56362

Hospitals (5)

ST CLOUD VA MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care - Veterans Administration · 4801 VETERANS DRIVE, ST. CLOUD MN 56303 · (320) 252-1670 · No · Not Available
ST CLOUD HOSPITAL
Acute Care Hospitals · 1406 6TH AVE NORTH, SAINT CLOUD MN 56303 · (320) 255-5661 · Yes · 4
CENTRACARE HEALTH SYSTEM - MELROSE HOSPITAL
Critical Access Hospitals · 525 WEST MAIN STREET, MELROSE MN 56352 · (320) 256-1805 · No · Not Available
CENTRACARE HEALTH PAYNESVILLE LLC
Critical Access Hospitals · 200 1ST STREET WEST, PAYNESVILLE MN 56362 · (320) 243-3767 · Yes · Not Available
CENTRACARE HEALTH SYSTEM - SAUK CENTRE
Critical Access Hospitals · 425 NORTH ELM STREET, SAUK CENTRE MN 56378 · (320) 352-2221 · Yes · Not Available
Healthcare Links · Npi Allhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20John%27s%20Univ…
Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Carehttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20John%27s%20Univ…
Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinaryhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20John%27s%20Univ…
Healthcare Links · Npi Dentalhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20John%27s%20Univ…
Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacyhttps://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=St.%20John%27s%20Univ…

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 · Fips27,145
Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips27
Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips145
Cdc Birth Rate · CountyStearns
Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate8.1%
Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci7.00
Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci9.20
Cdc Mortality · Fips27,145
Cdc Mortality · CountyStearns County
Cdc Mortality · Urban RuralSmall metro
Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 20236,490
Cdc Vaccination · Fips27,145
Cdc Vaccination · CountyStearns County
Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct66.4%
Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct61.7%
Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct56.8%
Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019161,075
Cdc Vaccination · Metro StatusMetro
Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K6,211 per 100K
Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported)0.2%
Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month3.7 days/month
Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month5.2 days/month
Health Rankings · Adult smoking0.2%
Health Rankings · Adult obesity0.4%
Health Rankings · Physically inactive0.2%
Health Rankings · Excessive drinking0.2%
Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K17.38
Overdose Deaths · Year2021
Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci15.41
Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci19.61
Overdose Deaths · Urban RuralSmall Metro
Vaccination State · Date2023-05-10T00:00:00.000
Vaccination State · Distributed18,519,240
Vaccination State · Administered12,829,141
Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients4,461,994
Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct79.1%
Vaccination State · Series Complete4,082,263
Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct72.4%

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 · Year2024
Air Quality · Days with measurable AQI366
Air Quality · Good air-quality days282
Air Quality · Moderate AQI days84
Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded97
Air Quality · Median AQI58
Air Quality · Ozone-flagged days154
Air Quality · Days Pm25212
Climate · Avg Temp F44.80
Climate · Annual Precip In30.00
Climate · Station NameCOLLEGEVILLE ST. JOHN'S
Climate · Station Distance Miles7.7 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 (2)

St. Cloud VA Health Care System
Hospital · St. Cloud · MN
Alexandria Community Based Outpatient Clinic
Outpatient Clinic · Alexandria · MN
Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS)14
Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities16
Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes10
Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes3
Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle5
Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle9
Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K10.10
Nhtsa Fars · Year2023
Usda Food Atlas · Fips27,145
Usda Food Atlas · CountyStearns County
Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts29
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi12
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi12
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi126,113.25
Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi80,916.46
Crime Data · TypeMetropolitan County
Crime Data · Violent Crime35
Crime Data · Rape18
Crime Data · Aggravated Assault17
Crime Data · Property Crime96
Crime Data · Burglary23
Crime Data · Year2024
Health Data · Access27.30
Health Data · Arthritis16.50
Health Data · Binge24.80
Health Data · Bphigh28.40
Health Data · Bpmed54.30
Health Data · Cancer7.20
Health Data · Casthma7.20
Health Data · Chd6.00
Nearest Nursing Home · NameASSUMPTION HOME
Nearest Nursing Home · Distance6.9 mi
Nearest Urgent Care · NameEXPRESS CARE - NORTH CAMPUS
Nearest Urgent Care · Distance16.6 mi
Nearest Va Medical · NameSAINT CLOUD VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER
Nearest Va Medical · Distance15.8 mi
Nursing Homes Detail · County total2
Pharmacies · County total13
Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 100022.15
Safety Score · Emergency Services Count9
Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents57.00
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 · Census CBP — pharmacy NAICS code  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12