Albuquerque: Healthcare & Safety
Albuquerque is served by 8 hospitals. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities. 20 nursing facilities in the area.
- 1.4 hospitals per 100K residents (vs New Mexico 49.1/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
8 hospitals within range (1.4 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
Facilities (15)
Princeton Health & Rehabilitation
Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center
Sandia Ridge Center
Uptown Rehabilitation Center
Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation
Spanish Trails Rehabilitation Suites
The Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque
Ladera Center
Skies Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
Las Estancias by Pure Health
Las Palomas Center
Odelia Healthcare
Manzano Del Sol by Purehealth
Fiesta Park Wellness & Rehabilitation
Canyon Transitional Rehabilitation Center, LLC
Hospitals (8)
UNM HOSPITAL
LOVELACE MEDICAL CENTER
LOVELACE WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL
VA NEW MEXICO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
LOVELACE WESTSIDE HOSPITAL
HAVEN BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL OF ALBUQUERQUE
CENTRAL DESERT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITAL
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Albuquerque&state=NM&… |
|---|---|
| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Albuquerque&state=NM&… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Albuquerque&state=NM&… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Albuquerque&state=NM&… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Albuquerque&state=NM&… |
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 | 35001 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 35 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 001 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | Bernalillo |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 16.9% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 16.00 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 17.90 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 35001 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | Bernalillo County |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Medium metro |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 30,235 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 35001 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | Bernalillo County |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 92.1% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 74.4% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 58.4% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 679,121 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 11,523 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported) | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 4.3 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 5.5 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.1% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.3% |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 0.2% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 63.49 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 61.49 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 65.55 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Medium Metro |
| Vaccination State · Date | 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000 |
| Vaccination State · Distributed | 6,176,205 |
| Vaccination State · Administered | 4,750,638 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients | 1,989,307 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct | 94.9% |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete | 1,582,545 |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct | 75.5% |
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 | 100 |
| Air Quality · Moderate AQI days | 233 |
| Air Quality · Unhealthy days (sensitive groups) | 26.0 days/month |
| Air Quality · Unhealthy Days | 4.0 days/month |
| Air Quality · Very Unhealthy Days | 1.0 days/month |
| Air Quality · Hazardous Days | 2 |
| Climate · Avg Temp F | 57.60 |
| Climate · Annual Precip In | 6.80 |
| Climate · Station Name | RIO GRANDE NATURE CENTER |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 3.8 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Environmental Orgs · Total count | 138 |
| Flood risk · Flood Disaster Declarations | 75 |
| 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 | 5 |
|---|
Sources: IRS BMF keyword search
Other
Facilities (15)
ADVANCED HEALTH CARE OF ALBUQUERQUE
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION
CANYON TRANSITIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER, LLC
GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - MANZANO DEL SOL
KASEMAN SUBACUTE AND REHABILITATION
LA VIDA LLENA
LADERA CENTER
LAS PALOMAS CENTER
MEDICAL RESORT AT FIESTA PARK (THE)
MONTEBELLO ON ACADEMY (THE)
PALOMA BLANCA HEALTH AND REHABILITATION
PRINCETON PLACE
REHABILITATION CENTER OF ALBUQUERQUE, LLC (THE)
SKIES HEALTHCARE & REHABILITATION CENTER, LLC
SOUTH VALLEY CARE CENTER, LLC
Facilities (79)
BORDEN INC
COCA-COLA DR PEPPER OF ALBUQUERQUE
DFA DAIRY BRANDS FLUID LLC DBA CREAMLAND
CREAMLAND DAIRIES INC
PVS DX INC.
GE AVIATION ALBUQUERQUE
CMC REBAR ALBUQUERQUE
EL ENCANTO INC
NATIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES INC
UNIVAR USA INC ALBUQUERQUE
G&K DEV CO INC DBA PLASCO SALES
AJ MAES DBA SANDIA MARBLE
SOUTHEASTERN ICE PLANT
WELLBORN DE CORP
LAUN-DRY SUPPLY CO INC
PONDEROSA PRODS INC
CHEVRON PRODDS.CO. ALBUQUERQUE TERMINAL
SPARTON TECHNOLOGY INC
ADVENT SOLAR INC
CREATION TECHNOLOGIES (FORMERLY IEC ELECTRONICS)
HF SINCLAIR ASPHALT CO LLC - ALBUQUERQUE NM
PLASTECH CORP
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS (700801)
MATERION ADVANCED MATERIALSTECHNOLOGIES & SERVICES CORP RE
MATERION WEST
MATERION ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES & SERVICES NORTH
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORP
DELTA GROUP ELECTRONICS INC
DELUXE CHECK PRINTERS INC
GOODRICH ISR SYSTEMS
+ 49 more
Va Facilities (3)
Albuquerque Regional Office
Albuquerque Vet Center
New Mexico VA Health Care System
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 112 |
|---|---|
| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 115 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Pedestrian fatalities | 58 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes | 5 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes | 107 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle | 66 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 46 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 17.00 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 35001 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | Bernalillo County |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 153 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 55 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 55 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 427,655.66 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 157,903.38 |
| Crime Data · Population Covered | 558,745 |
| Crime Data · Violent Crime | 6,603 |
| Crime Data · Murder | 103 |
| Crime Data · Rape | 349 |
| Crime Data · Robbery | 890 |
| Crime Data · Aggravated Assault | 5,261 |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 25,863 |
| Crime Data · Burglary | 4,316 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 14.70 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 21.90 |
| Health Data · Binge | 14.80 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 30.30 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 51.20 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 6.10 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 9.90 |
| Health Data · Chd | 5.40 |
| Health Nonprofits · Total count | 183 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | PALOMA BLANCA HEALTH AND REHABILITATION |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 0.2 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | CONCENTRA URGENT CARE - ENCINO |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 0.8 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | ALBUQUERQUE VETERANS CENTER |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 2.1 mi |
| Pharmacies · County total | 71 |
| Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 1000 | 11.74 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 20.0% |
| Safety Score · Crime Level | high crime |
Sources: NHTSA FARS 2023 · federal dataset cascade · FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024 · CDC PLACES 2025 · IRS BMF NTEE E/F/G/H · HIFLD — nearest by coordinates · Census CBP — pharmacy NAICS code · Refreshed 2026-04-12