Healthcare & Safety — Palatka, Florida
Hospitals
| Hospital | Rating | Emergency |
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| HCA FLORIDA PUTNAM HOSPITAL | N/A stars | N/A |
County Health Rankings
| Adult Obesity | 0.398% |
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| Adult Smoking | 0.224% |
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| Uninsured | 0.1676306926% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 0.32% |
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| Excessive Drinking | 0.1802953567% |
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| Poor Health | 0.246% |
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| Children Poverty | 0.28% |
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Crime
| Violent Crime Rate | N/A |
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| Property Crime Rate | N/A |
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Emergency Services
| Service | Name | Distance |
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| Police | PALATKA POLICE DEPARTMENT | N/A mi |
| Police | PUTNAM COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT / PUTNAM COUNTY JAIL | N/A mi |
| Police | FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL TROOP G - EAST PALATKA | N/A mi |
| Fire | Palatka Fire Department Main Station | N/A mi |
| Fire | Palatka Fire Department Key Larkin Station | N/A mi |
| Fire | Southwest Volunteer Fire Department | N/A mi |
| EMS | PUTNAM COUNTY EMERGENCY RESCUE SERVICES | N/A mi |
| EMS | FRANCIS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | N/A mi |
| EMS | PUTNAM COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES - RESCUE STATION 84 | N/A mi |
VA Medical Facilities
- Palatka CBOC (1.1 mi)
- Saint Augustine CBOC (25.1 mi)
- St. Augustine National Cemetery (26.8 mi)
Traffic Safety (County, N/A)
| Fatal Crashes | 20 |
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| Fatalities | 21 |
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| Fatality Rate (per 100K) | 28.6 |
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| Drunk Driving Crashes | 0 |
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| Pedestrian Fatalities | 4 |
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Vaccination (County)
| COVID Dose 1 | 51.2% |
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| Fully Vaccinated | N/A |
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| Booster | N/A |
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Overdose Deaths (County, N/A)
| Death Rate (per 100K) | 33.21 |
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Sources: County Health Rankings 2025; FDLE UCR 2021; NHTSA FARS 2023.
