Healthcare & Safety — Fort Meade, Florida

Hospitals

HospitalRatingEmergency
WINTER HAVEN HOSPITALN/A starsN/A
ADVENTHEALTH LAKE WALESN/A starsN/A
BARTOW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERN/A starsN/A
ADVENTHEALTH HEART OF FLORIDAN/A starsN/A
LAKELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERN/A starsN/A

County Health Rankings

Adult Obesity0.416%
Adult Smoking0.173%
Uninsured0.1465998671%
Physical Inactivity0.295%
Excessive Drinking0.1835213593%
Poor Health0.217%
Children Poverty0.181%

Crime

Violent Crime RateN/A
Property Crime RateN/A

Emergency Services

ServiceNameDistance
PolicePOLK COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE - FORT MEADEN/A mi
PoliceBOWLING GREEN POLICE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
PoliceSHERIFFS TRAINING AND RESPECT PROGRAMN/A mi
FirePolk County Fire Department Fort Meade StationN/A mi
FirePolk County Fire Department Fort Meade StationN/A mi
FirePolk County Fire Rescue Station 10N/A mi
EMSPOLK COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES STATION 2 - FORT MEADEN/A mi
EMSHARDEE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT STATION 3N/A mi
EMSPOLK COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES STATION 1 - 8 - BARTOWN/A mi

VA Medical Facilities

Traffic Safety (County, N/A)

Fatal Crashes143
Fatalities157
Fatality Rate (per 100K)21.7
Drunk Driving Crashes0
Pedestrian Fatalities40

Vaccination (County)

COVID Dose 169.2%
Fully VaccinatedN/A
BoosterN/A

Overdose Deaths (County, N/A)

Death Rate (per 100K)34.73
Sources: County Health Rankings 2025; NHTSA FARS 2023.