diff --git a/cmd/solana_exporter/exporter.go b/cmd/solana_exporter/exporter.go
index eb7cc2e..51b092a 100644
--- a/cmd/solana_exporter/exporter.go
+++ b/cmd/solana_exporter/exporter.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"github.com/asymmetric-research/solana_exporter/pkg/rpc"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ type SolanaCollector struct {
 	validatorDelinquent     *prometheus.Desc
 	solanaVersion           *prometheus.Desc
 	balances                *prometheus.Desc
+	isHealthy               *prometheus.Desc
+	numSlotsBehind          *prometheus.Desc
 }
 
 func NewSolanaCollector(
@@ -97,6 +100,18 @@ func NewSolanaCollector(
 			[]string{AddressLabel},
 			nil,
 		),
+		isHealthy: prometheus.NewDesc(
+			"solana_is_healthy",
+			"Whether the node is healthy or not.",
+			nil,
+			nil,
+		),
+		numSlotsBehind: prometheus.NewDesc(
+			"solana_num_slots_behind",
+			"The number of slots that the node is behind the latest cluster confirmed slot.",
+			nil,
+			nil,
+		),
 	}
 	return collector
 }
@@ -109,11 +124,14 @@ func (c *SolanaCollector) Describe(ch chan<- *prometheus.Desc) {
 	ch <- c.validatorRootSlot
 	ch <- c.validatorDelinquent
 	ch <- c.balances
+	ch <- c.isHealthy
+	ch <- c.numSlotsBehind
 }
 
 func (c *SolanaCollector) collectVoteAccounts(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
 	voteAccounts, err := c.rpcClient.GetVoteAccounts(ctx, rpc.CommitmentConfirmed, nil)
 	if err != nil {
+		klog.Errorf("failed to get vote accounts: %v", err)
 		ch <- prometheus.NewInvalidMetric(c.totalValidatorsDesc, err)
 		ch <- prometheus.NewInvalidMetric(c.validatorActivatedStake, err)
 		ch <- prometheus.NewInvalidMetric(c.validatorLastVote, err)
@@ -169,6 +187,7 @@ func (c *SolanaCollector) collectVersion(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- promethe
 	version, err := c.rpcClient.GetVersion(ctx)
 
 	if err != nil {
+		klog.Errorf("failed to get version: %v", err)
 		ch <- prometheus.NewInvalidMetric(c.solanaVersion, err)
 		return
 	}
@@ -179,6 +198,7 @@ func (c *SolanaCollector) collectVersion(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- promethe
 func (c *SolanaCollector) collectBalances(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
 	balances, err := FetchBalances(ctx, c.rpcClient, c.balanceAddresses)
 	if err != nil {
+		klog.Errorf("failed to get balances: %v", err)
 		ch <- prometheus.NewInvalidMetric(c.solanaVersion, err)
 		return
 	}
@@ -188,6 +208,45 @@ func (c *SolanaCollector) collectBalances(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- prometh
 	}
 }
 
+func (c *SolanaCollector) collectHealth(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
+	var (
+		isHealthy      = 1
+		numSlotsBehind int64
+	)
+
+	_, err := c.rpcClient.GetHealth(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		var rpcError *rpc.RPCError
+		if errors.As(err, &rpcError) {
+			var errorData rpc.NodeUnhealthyErrorData
+			if rpcError.Data == nil {
+				// if there is no data, then this is some unexpected error and should just be logged
+				klog.Errorf("failed to get health: %v", err)
+				ch <- prometheus.NewInvalidMetric(c.isHealthy, err)
+				ch <- prometheus.NewInvalidMetric(c.numSlotsBehind, err)
+				return
+			}
+			if err = rpc.UnpackRpcErrorData(rpcError, errorData); err != nil {
+				// if we error here, it means we have the incorrect format
+				klog.Fatalf("failed to unpack %s rpc error: %v", rpcError.Method, err.Error())
+			}
+			isHealthy = 0
+			numSlotsBehind = errorData.NumSlotsBehind
+		} else {
+			// if it's not an RPC error, log it
+			klog.Errorf("failed to get health: %v", err)
+			ch <- prometheus.NewInvalidMetric(c.isHealthy, err)
+			ch <- prometheus.NewInvalidMetric(c.numSlotsBehind, err)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(c.isHealthy, prometheus.GaugeValue, float64(isHealthy))
+	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(c.numSlotsBehind, prometheus.GaugeValue, float64(numSlotsBehind))
+
+	return
+}
+
 func (c *SolanaCollector) Collect(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
@@ -195,6 +254,7 @@ func (c *SolanaCollector) Collect(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
 	c.collectVoteAccounts(ctx, ch)
 	c.collectVersion(ctx, ch)
 	c.collectBalances(ctx, ch)
+	c.collectHealth(ctx, ch)
 }
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/cmd/solana_exporter/exporter_test.go b/cmd/solana_exporter/exporter_test.go
index a63edaf..38adb41 100644
--- a/cmd/solana_exporter/exporter_test.go
+++ b/cmd/solana_exporter/exporter_test.go
@@ -178,6 +178,12 @@ func (c *staticRPCClient) GetBlock(
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
+//goland:noinspection GoUnusedParameter
+func (c *staticRPCClient) GetHealth(ctx context.Context) (*string, error) {
+	health := "ok"
+	return &health, nil
+}
+
 /*
 ===== DYNAMIC CLIENT =====:
 */
@@ -373,6 +379,12 @@ func (c *dynamicRPCClient) GetBlock(
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
+//goland:noinspection GoUnusedParameter
+func (c *dynamicRPCClient) GetHealth(ctx context.Context) (*string, error) {
+	health := "ok"
+	return &health, nil
+}
+
 /*
 ===== OTHER TEST UTILITIES =====:
 */
diff --git a/cmd/solana_exporter/slots.go b/cmd/solana_exporter/slots.go
index f4ec113..cd56485 100644
--- a/cmd/solana_exporter/slots.go
+++ b/cmd/solana_exporter/slots.go
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func (c *SlotWatcher) WatchSlots(ctx context.Context, pace time.Duration) {
 // and updates the prometheus gauges associated with those metrics.
 func (c *SlotWatcher) trackEpoch(ctx context.Context, epoch *rpc.EpochInfo) {
 	klog.Infof("Tracking epoch %v (from %v)", epoch.Epoch, c.currentEpoch)
-	firstSlot, lastSlot := getEpochBounds(epoch)
+	firstSlot, lastSlot := GetEpochBounds(epoch)
 	// if we haven't yet set c.currentEpoch, that (hopefully) means this is the initial setup,
 	// and so we can simply store the tracking numbers
 	if c.currentEpoch == 0 {
@@ -393,12 +393,6 @@ func (c *SlotWatcher) fetchAndEmitSingleBlockInfo(
 	return nil
 }
 
-// getEpochBounds returns the first slot and last slot within an [inclusive] Epoch
-func getEpochBounds(info *rpc.EpochInfo) (int64, int64) {
-	firstSlot := info.AbsoluteSlot - info.SlotIndex
-	return firstSlot, firstSlot + info.SlotsInEpoch - 1
-}
-
 // fetchAndEmitInflationRewards fetches and emits the inflation rewards for the configured inflationRewardAddresses
 // at the provided epoch
 func (c *SlotWatcher) fetchAndEmitInflationRewards(ctx context.Context, epoch int64) error {
diff --git a/cmd/solana_exporter/slots_test.go b/cmd/solana_exporter/slots_test.go
index bf07fbc..ca44114 100644
--- a/cmd/solana_exporter/slots_test.go
+++ b/cmd/solana_exporter/slots_test.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func TestSolanaCollector_WatchSlots_Static(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 
-	firstSlot, lastSlot := getEpochBounds(&staticEpochInfo)
+	firstSlot, lastSlot := GetEpochBounds(&staticEpochInfo)
 	type testCase struct {
 		expectedValue float64
 		metric        prometheus.Gauge
diff --git a/cmd/solana_exporter/utils.go b/cmd/solana_exporter/utils.go
index 492036f..0c66a36 100644
--- a/cmd/solana_exporter/utils.go
+++ b/cmd/solana_exporter/utils.go
@@ -113,3 +113,9 @@ func CombineUnique[T comparable](args ...[]T) []T {
 	}
 	return uniqueItems
 }
+
+// GetEpochBounds returns the first slot and last slot within an [inclusive] Epoch
+func GetEpochBounds(info *rpc.EpochInfo) (int64, int64) {
+	firstSlot := info.AbsoluteSlot - info.SlotIndex
+	return firstSlot, firstSlot + info.SlotsInEpoch - 1
+}
diff --git a/cmd/solana_exporter/utils_test.go b/cmd/solana_exporter/utils_test.go
index 8054091..a05bea6 100644
--- a/cmd/solana_exporter/utils_test.go
+++ b/cmd/solana_exporter/utils_test.go
@@ -56,3 +56,10 @@ func TestGetAssociatedVoteAccounts(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, votekeys, voteAccounts)
 }
+
+func TestGetEpochBounds(t *testing.T) {
+	epoch := rpc.EpochInfo{AbsoluteSlot: 25, SlotIndex: 5, SlotsInEpoch: 10}
+	first, last := GetEpochBounds(&epoch)
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(20), first)
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(29), last)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/client.go b/pkg/rpc/client.go
index a4817d1..8fcff76 100644
--- a/pkg/rpc/client.go
+++ b/pkg/rpc/client.go
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ type Provider interface {
 	GetLeaderSchedule(ctx context.Context, commitment Commitment, slot int64) (map[string][]int64, error)
 
 	GetBlock(ctx context.Context, commitment Commitment, slot int64, transactionDetails string) (*Block, error)
+
+	GetHealth(ctx context.Context) (*string, error)
 }
 
 func (c Commitment) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@ func getResponse[T any](
 
 	// check for an actual rpc error
 	if rpcResponse.Error.Code != 0 {
+		rpcResponse.Error.Method = method
 		return &rpcResponse.Error
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -301,3 +304,14 @@ func (c *Client) GetBlock(
 	}
 	return &resp.Result, nil
 }
+
+// GetHealth returns the current health of the node. A healthy node is one that is within a blockchain-configured slots
+// of the latest cluster confirmed slot.
+// See API docs: https://solana.com/docs/rpc/http/gethealth
+func (c *Client) GetHealth(ctx context.Context) (*string, error) {
+	var resp response[string]
+	if err := getResponse(ctx, c, "getHealth", []any{}, &resp); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &resp.Result, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/errors.go b/pkg/rpc/errors.go
index 5e3fb9f..552f2e9 100644
--- a/pkg/rpc/errors.go
+++ b/pkg/rpc/errors.go
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 package rpc
 
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
 // error codes: https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/blob/489f483e1d7b30ef114e0123994818b2accfa389/rpc-client-api/src/custom_error.rs#L17
 const (
 	BlockCleanedUpCode                           = -32001
@@ -21,3 +26,20 @@ const (
 	EpochRewardsPeriodActiveCode                 = -32017
 	SlotNotEpochBoundaryCode                     = -32018
 )
+
+type (
+	NodeUnhealthyErrorData struct {
+		NumSlotsBehind int64 `json:"numSlotsBehind"`
+	}
+)
+
+func UnpackRpcErrorData[T any](rpcErr *RPCError, formatted T) error {
+	bytesData, err := json.Marshal(rpcErr.Data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal %s rpc-error data: %w", rpcErr.Method, err)
+	}
+	if err = json.Unmarshal(bytesData, formatted); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal %s rpc-error data: %w", rpcErr.Method, err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/responses.go b/pkg/rpc/responses.go
index 529a7bf..f587f22 100644
--- a/pkg/rpc/responses.go
+++ b/pkg/rpc/responses.go
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ type (
 		Message string         `json:"message"`
 		Code    int64          `json:"code"`
 		Data    map[string]any `json:"data"`
+		// Method is not returned by the RPC, rather added by the client for visibility purposes
+		Method string
 	}
 
 	response[T any] struct {
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ type (
 )
 
 func (e *RPCError) Error() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("rpc error (code: %d): %s (data: %v)", e.Code, e.Message, e.Data)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s rpc error (code: %d): %s (data: %v)", e.Method, e.Code, e.Message, e.Data)
 }
 
 func (hp *HostProduction) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {