Saranac Lake: Healthcare & Safety
Medical care in Saranac Lake runs through 2 hospitals. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities.
- 40.3 hospitals per 100K residents (vs New York 36.3/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
2 hospitals within range (40.3 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
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Hospitals (2)
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Saranac%20Lake&state=… |
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| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Saranac%20Lake&state=… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Saranac%20Lake&state=… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Saranac%20Lake&state=… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Saranac%20Lake&state=… |
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 · Fips | 36031 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 36 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 031 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | Essex |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 13.0% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 10.00 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 16.70 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 36031 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | Essex County |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Noncore |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 1,328 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 36031 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | Essex County |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 80.2% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 74.3% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 59.8% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 36,885 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Non-metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 7,205 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported) | 0.1% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 4.1 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 5.6 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.4% |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 0.2% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 21.08 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 17.07 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 26.03 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Noncore |
| Vaccination State · Date | 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000 |
| Vaccination State · Distributed | 61,302,975 |
| Vaccination State · Administered | 45,177,512 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients | 18,427,712 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct | 94.7% |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete | 15,763,340 |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct | 81.0% |
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 · Year | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Air Quality · Days with measurable AQI | 366 |
| Air Quality · Good air-quality days | 310 |
| Air Quality · Moderate AQI days | 56 |
| Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded | 80 |
| Air Quality · Median AQI | 57 |
| Air Quality · Ozone-flagged days | 334 |
| Air Quality · Days Pm25 | 32 |
| Climate · Avg Temp F | 41.10 |
| Climate · Annual Precip In | 37.70 |
| Climate · Station Name | SARANAC LAKE ADIRONDACK REGIONAL AP |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 5.0 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Environmental Orgs · Total count | 4 |
| Flood risk · Flood Disaster Declarations | 108 |
| Flood risk · Risk level | high |
Sources: EPA AQI Annual Summary 2024 · NOAA RCC-ACIS MultiStnData — nearest station by coordinates · IRS BMF NTEE C/D · FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations · Refreshed 2026-04-12
Animal & Domestic
Animal-shelter capacity and domestic-violence services in the area.
| Animal Shelters · Total count | 1 |
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Sources: IRS BMF keyword search
Other
Va Facilities (3)
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 6 |
|---|---|
| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 7 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes | 5 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes | 1 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle | 3 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 3 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 18.70 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Year | 2023 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 36031 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | Essex County |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 13 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 1 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 1 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 34,227.10 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 29,828.58 |
| Crime Data · Type | Nonmetropolitan County |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 2 |
| Crime Data · Year | 2024 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 5.80 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 24.90 |
| Health Data · Binge | 19.50 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 29.70 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 56.40 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 7.80 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 11.50 |
| Health Data · Chd | 5.50 |
| Health Nonprofits · Total count | 5 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | ELDERWOOD OF UIHLEIN AT LAKE PLACID |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 9.1 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | MOUNTAIN MEDICAL SERVICES URGENT CARE - SARANAC LAKE |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 0.8 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 27.8 mi |
| Nursing Homes Detail · County total | 1 |
| Pharmacies · County total | 10 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 18.10 |
| Safety Score · Crime Level | very low crime |
Sources: NHTSA FARS 2023 · federal dataset cascade · FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024 (county level) · CDC PLACES 2025 · IRS BMF NTEE E/F/G/H · HIFLD — nearest by coordinates · HIFLD / IRS BMF · Census CBP — pharmacy NAICS code · Refreshed 2026-04-12