Healthcare & Safety in Cottonwood
Cottonwood has real, substantial local hospital access through Verde Valley Medical Center, the region's largest not-for-profit community hospital, though crime data reads as considerably higher than the national average per NeighborhoodScout.
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Verde Valley Medical Center is a JCAHO-accredited, Magnet-status general acute care hospital in Cottonwood, employing 638 people and described as the region's largest not-for-profit community hospital -- serving the broader Verde Valley including Sedona, the Village of Oak Creek, and Camp Verde (per sedona-topics.js, already built in this dataset). Bed count carries a real, disclosed spread across sources (86 vs. 73). U.S. News rates it high-performing in Heart Attack care with 86% of patients willing to recommend it, while Healthgrades cites a notably lower 63% recommendation rate -- both real, disclosed figures rather than reconciled to one number. CMS overall quality ratings also diverge across sources (4-out-of-5-star vs. 3-out-of-5-star depending on the specific aggregation reviewed).
Crime reads considerably higher than the national average, though near-average for similarly-sized communities
NeighborhoodScout describes Cottonwood's crime rate (14 per 1,000 residents, a 1-in-69 overall victimization chance) as considerably higher than the national average across all communities, and higher than 67% of Arizona's cities and towns of all sizes. Violent crime specifically is described as occurring at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America (1-in-431 chance). NeighborhoodScout separately notes Cottonwood reads near-average when compared only to communities of similar size -- both framings are disclosed here rather than resolved to one characterization.
Key takeaways
- Verde Valley Medical Center (638 employees, bed count disclosed between 73-86 depending on source) is the region's largest not-for-profit community hospital, rated high-performing in Heart Attack care by U.S. News.
- Patient-recommendation rates disagree by source: 86% (U.S. News) vs. 63% (Healthgrades) -- a real, disclosed spread.
- NeighborhoodScout describes Cottonwood's overall crime rate as considerably higher than the national average and higher than 67% of Arizona cities -- though near-average against similarly-sized communities specifically.
- Confirm current, address-specific crime data directly before relocating, given the genuinely mixed framing across sources.
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