Devens: Healthcare & Safety
10 hospitals anchor health services in Devens. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities.
- 580.4 hospitals per 100K residents (vs Massachusetts 30.9/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
10 hospitals within range (580.4 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
Items (3)
PARK AVENUE HEALTH CENTER
VISITING NURSE COMM HEALTH INC
VISITING NURSE AND COMMUNITY CARE
Hospitals (10)
MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL
CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE
BEDFORD VA MEDICAL CENTER
UMASS MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE-MARLBOROUGH HOSPITAL
LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL
MELROSEWAKEFIELD HEALTHCARE
EMERSON HOSPITAL -
NASHOBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
NEWTON-WELLESLEY HOSPITAL
WINCHESTER HOSPITAL
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Devens&state=MA&limit=50 |
|---|---|
| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Devens&state=MA&taxon… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Devens&state=MA&taxon… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Devens&state=MA&taxon… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Devens&state=MA&taxon… |
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 | 25017 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 25 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 017 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | Middlesex |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 3.6% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 3.40 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 3.90 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 25017 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | Middlesex County |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Large fringe metro |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 41,440 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 25017 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | Middlesex County |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 95.0% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 85.7% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 62.2% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 1,611,699 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 4,415 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported) | 0.1% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 3.3 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 4.8 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.1% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 0.2% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 30.93 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 30.02 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 31.87 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Large Central Metro |
| Vaccination State · Date | 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000 |
| Vaccination State · Distributed | 23,747,420 |
| Vaccination State · Administered | 18,179,748 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients | 7,393,770 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct | 95.0% |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete | 5,825,021 |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct | 84.5% |
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 | 314 |
| Air Quality · Moderate AQI days | 52 |
| Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded | 93 |
| Air Quality · Median AQI | 54 |
| Air Quality · Days No2 | 3 |
| Air Quality · Ozone-flagged days | 270 |
| Climate · Avg Temp F | 51.00 |
| Climate · Annual Precip In | 42.70 |
| Climate · Station Name | FITCHBURG MUNICIPAL AP |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 7.7 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Environmental Orgs · Total count | 2 |
| Flood risk · Flood Disaster Declarations | 259 |
| 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
Other
Facilities (8)
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR
VERANOVA L.P.
ADAPTIVE OPTICS ASSOCIATES
XINETICS INC
U S ARMY GARRISON FORT DEVENS RANGES
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB
DEVENS FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER
EVERGREEN SOLAR, INC.
Va Facilities (3)
Fitchburg Outpatient Clinic
Lowell Outpatient Clinic
Lowell Vet Center
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 40 |
|---|---|
| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 43 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Pedestrian fatalities | 11 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes | 40 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle | 19 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 21 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 2.60 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Year | 2023 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 25017 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | Middlesex County |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 317 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 127 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 127 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 936,982.45 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 429,472.80 |
| Crime Data · Population Covered | 46,956 |
| Crime Data · Violent Crime | 26 |
| Crime Data · Rape | 5 |
| Crime Data · Aggravated Assault | 21 |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 204 |
| Crime Data · Burglary | 28 |
| Crime Data · Year | 2024 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 7.00 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 20.30 |
| Health Data · Binge | 20.70 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 32.60 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 55.50 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 6.40 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 10.00 |
| Health Data · Chd | 5.70 |
| Health Nonprofits · Total count | 1 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | NASHOBA PARK |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 1.6 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | SAINTS WALK-IN MEDICAL CENTER - URGENT CARE AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 13.7 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | FITCHBURG COMMUNITY BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 10.7 mi |
| Nursing Homes Detail · County total | 3 |
| Pharmacies · County total | 184 |
| Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 1000 | 15.09 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 52.20 |
| Safety Score · Crime Level | high crime |
Sources: NHTSA FARS 2023 · federal dataset cascade · FBI CIUS Table 8 — matched by city+state name (county sibling) · 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