Healthcare & Safety — Baxter, Tennessee
Hospitals
| Hospital | Rating | Emergency |
| COOKEVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | N/A stars | N/A |
County Health Rankings
| Adult Obesity | 0.384% |
| Adult Smoking | 0.204% |
| Uninsured | 0.1116255066% |
| Physical Inactivity | 0.275% |
| Excessive Drinking | 0.1773991527% |
| Poor Health | 0.198% |
| Children Poverty | 0.186% |
Crime
| Violent Crime Rate | N/A |
| Property Crime Rate | N/A |
Emergency Services
| Service | Name | Distance |
| Police | BAXTER POLICE DEPARTMENT | N/A mi |
| Police | COOKEVILLE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT | N/A mi |
| Police | TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL DISTRICT 6 HEADQUARTERS - COOKEVILLE | N/A mi |
| Fire | Baxter Fire Department | N/A mi |
| Fire | Putnam County Fire Department Station 31 | N/A mi |
| Fire | Putnam County Fire Department Station 32 | N/A mi |
| EMS | PUTNAM COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES STATION 2 | N/A mi |
| EMS | BAXTER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | N/A mi |
| EMS | COOKEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATION 3 | N/A mi |
VA Medical Facilities
- Cookeville, Tennessee OPC (6.5 mi)
- McMinnville, Tennessee OPC (35.3 mi)
- Tennessee Valley Healthcare System - Alvin C. York (Murfreesboro) Campus (45.1 mi)
Traffic Safety (County, N/A)
| Fatal Crashes | 14 |
| Fatalities | 16 |
| Fatality Rate (per 100K) | 20.0 |
| Drunk Driving Crashes | 0 |
| Pedestrian Fatalities | 1 |
Vaccination (County)
| COVID Dose 1 | 58.0% |
| Fully Vaccinated | N/A |
| Booster | N/A |
Overdose Deaths (County, N/A)
| Death Rate (per 100K) | 39.78 |
Sources: County Health Rankings 2025; FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024; NHTSA FARS 2023.