Healthcare & Safety — Athens, Michigan

Hospitals

HospitalRatingEmergency
BRONSON BATTLE CREEK HOSPITALN/A starsN/A
BATTLE CREEK VA MEDICAL CENTERN/A starsN/A
OAKLAWN HOSPITALN/A starsN/A
BRONSON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITALN/A starsN/A

County Health Rankings

Adult Obesity0.389%
Adult Smoking0.182%
Uninsured0.0615341441%
Physical Inactivity0.261%
Excessive Drinking0.1965327285%
Poor Health0.189%
Children Poverty0.194%

Crime

Violent Crime RateN/A
Property Crime RateN/A

Emergency Services

ServiceNameDistance
PoliceUNION CITY POLICE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
PoliceCOLON POLICE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
PoliceMENDON POLICE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
FireAthens Township Fire DepartmentN/A mi
FireUnion City Fire DepartmentN/A mi
FireSherwood Township Fire DepartmentN/A mi
EMSUNION CITY FIRE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
EMSSOUTH KALAMAZOO COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY STATION 3N/A mi
EMSLEONIDAS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTN/A mi

VA Medical Facilities

Traffic Safety (County, N/A)

Fatal Crashes24
Fatalities26
Fatality Rate (per 100K)19.4
Drunk Driving Crashes0
Pedestrian Fatalities1

Vaccination (County)

COVID Dose 154.3%
Fully VaccinatedN/A
BoosterN/A

Overdose Deaths (County, N/A)

Death Rate (per 100K)53.84
Sources: County Health Rankings 2025; FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024 (county level); NHTSA FARS 2023.