Healthcare & Safety — Gainesville, Florida

Hospitals

HospitalRatingEmergency
UF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITALN/A starsN/A
HCA FLORIDA NORTH FLORIDA HOSPITALN/A starsN/A
VA NORTH FLORIDA/SOUTH GEORGIA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM - GAINESVILLEN/A starsN/A

County Health Rankings

Adult Obesity0.33%
Adult Smoking0.156%
Uninsured0.1015170141%
Physical Inactivity0.244%
Excessive Drinking0.1858731809%
Poor Health0.176%
Children Poverty0.175%

Crime

Violent Crime RateN/A
Property Crime RateN/A

Emergency Services

ServiceNameDistance
PoliceGAINESVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
PoliceUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA POLICE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
PoliceALACHUA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE - CIVIL BUREAUN/A mi
FireGainesville Fire and Rescue Station 1N/A mi
FireGainesville Fire and Rescue Station 5N/A mi
FireAlachua County Fire Rescue Station 10N/A mi
EMSGAINESVILLE FIRE AND RESCUE STATION 1N/A mi
EMSGAINESVILLE FIRE AND RESCUE STATION 5N/A mi
EMSALACHUA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT - HEADQUARTERSN/A mi

VA Medical Facilities

Traffic Safety (County, N/A)

Fatal Crashes56
Fatalities58
Fatality Rate (per 100K)20.8
Drunk Driving Crashes0
Pedestrian Fatalities16

Vaccination (County)

COVID Dose 179.8%
Fully VaccinatedN/A
BoosterN/A

Overdose Deaths (County, N/A)

Death Rate (per 100K)20.21
Sources: County Health Rankings 2025; NHTSA FARS 2023.