Healthcare & Safety in Decorah
Decorah's safety record runs genuinely strong, and this record discloses honestly how healthcare access here centers on the real, in-city WinnMed hospital.
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Learn moreA genuinely low, disclosed crime rate
Decorah's overall crime rate ran 75% below the national average, with violent crime 93% below and property crime 71% below -- NeighborhoodScout ranks Decorah safer than 73% of US cities and towns (base record).
A real, in-city critical access hospital
WinnMed (formerly Winneshiek Medical Center), a real, 25-bed critical access hospital and the region's largest employer (~650 employees), completed a $50 million expansion in 2024 including a renovated Obstetrics unit and expanded surgery suites (base record).
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Key takeaways
- Decorah's crime rate runs a genuinely low 75% below the national average.
- WinnMed, a 25-bed critical access hospital, is both the region's largest employer and its primary in-city healthcare provider.
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