Astoria healthcare
Can Columbia Memorial and local urgent care fit your plan?
The current rows rate Healthcare Access Good at 66, Hospital Access Excellent at 86, Primary Care Access Good at 53, and Emergency Care Excellent at 97. Columbia Memorial is nearby, the nearest emergency hospital is listed 0.2 miles away, three Medicare emergency hospitals are within 30 miles, five pharmacies are nearby, and 49 beds are listed within 12 kilometers. One nursing home, one FQHC, two rural health clinics, and one dialysis facility are listed in the city.
Columbia Memorial lists Astoria primary care, urgent care open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., emergency care, pharmacy, rehabilitation, pulmonology, urology, and other services. Specialist Access remains unavailable. Confirm network, appointments, referrals, records, prescriptions, capacity, and the route home during rain, wind, flood, or evacuation conditions.
Access to care
2 hospitals are listed within 12 km. A primary care visit, a pharmacy stop, and an urgent need may not all be equally close to the same home.
2
Hospitals Within 12 km
- Healthcare Access
- Good
- Hospital Access
- Excellent
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 1
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 0.1 mi
Everyday and urgent care
Primary care and pharmacy access shape frequent appointments. Specialist and emergency options matter when a need cannot wait.
Everyday care
- Primary Care Access
- Good
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 5
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 26
- Emergency Care
- Excellent
Specialists and long term care
Specialist availability, emergency options, and longer term health can matter once you have chosen a neighborhood.
- Medicare Listed Rheumatology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 13
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 3
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.0%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 3
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 0.2 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 13.8 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 49
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 3
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 1
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 0.7 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 1
- CMS Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Inpatient Rehab Facilities in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Long Term Care Hospitals in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Rural Health Clinics in City
- 2
- CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- 1
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 37.9%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 1
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Very Good
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Astoria in everyday life
Could Astoria work for you?
What may work well
- Hospital Access and Emergency Care are Excellent.
- Columbia Memorial lists primary care, urgent care, pharmacy, rehabilitation, pulmonology, urology, and emergency services.
- Five pharmacies, one nursing home, two rural health clinics, and one dialysis facility create concrete follow-up calls.
What to think about
- Specialist Access is unavailable, and Primary Care Access is Good rather than Excellent.
- Facility counts do not settle appointments, insurance acceptance, capacity, wait times, or personal fit.
- Flood, wind, damp, airport distance, and car or trolley access can change the practical route to care.
Turn a strong local hospital into a personal care plan
Map the first five trips
Route the home to primary care, Columbia Memorial, urgent care, pharmacy, and a family contact. Record time, parking, weather, elevation, and backup transport.
Confirm network and intake
Ask offices and insurers about new-patient availability, referrals, network, records, language, payment, and expected waits.
List specialty needs
Write down required specialties, clinicians, prescriptions, records, telehealth choices, and the distance to any regional referral.
Prepare for coastal disruption
Ask what happens during flood, wind, evacuation, power loss, or a closed road. Keep medicine, contacts, transport, and a second route.
Questions retirees ask
Is healthcare a strength in Astoria?
Hospital Access and Emergency Care are Excellent, Healthcare Access is Good, and Columbia Memorial lists multiple local services. Confirm coverage, appointments, referrals, capacity, and specialty location.
How close is emergency care?
The nearest Medicare emergency hospital is listed 0.2 miles away, and Columbia Memorial lists emergency services. Trace the route from the exact home and confirm insurance and flood alternatives.
Does Astoria have specialists?
Specialist Access is unavailable. Columbia Memorial lists several services, but referrals, network, new-patient timing, records, regional travel, and coverage need direct confirmation.
What support should older adults review?
Check the nursing home, FQHC, rural health clinics, dialysis, pharmacy, rehabilitation, transport, caregivers, prescriptions, and emergency contacts before choosing a home.
Astoria offers an unusually strong local emergency and hospital starting point, but the care decision still depends on primary care, specialty referrals, coverage, prescriptions, aging support, and a flood-ready route from home.
Sources
Hospitals, primary care, pharmacies, specialists, and emergency care all affect how close and practical care may feel.
Confirm insurance acceptance, specialist availability, language needs, prescription access, and emergency care before making serious plans.
- OpenStreetMap healthcare amenities static probe
Used for Healthcare Access, Primary Care Access
- FEMA RAPT / HIFLD Hospitals
Used for Hospital Access, Hospitals Within 12 km, Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
Checked 2026-07-19
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for Medicare-Listed Selected Specialists in City, Medicare-Listed Rheumatology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Neurology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
Checked 2026-07-13
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services NPPES NPI Registry
Used for Registered Retail Pharmacies
Checked 2026-07-19
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Used for Emergency Care, Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles, Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital, Nearest CMS-Rated Hospital
Checked 2026-07-12
- U.S. Census Bureau
Used for Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- Health Resources and Services Administration
Used for HRSA Adult Primary-Care Sites Within 15 Miles, Nearest HRSA Adult Primary-Care Site
Checked 2026-07-18
- World Bank
Used for Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024), Life Expectancy
Checked 2026-06-18
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Used for Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles, Nearest CMS-Certified Nursing Home
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for Medicare-Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for Medicare-Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for Medicare-Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Inpatient Rehab Facilities in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Long-Term Care Hospitals in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Rural Health Clinics in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- U.S. Census Bureau
Used for Residents 65+ With a Disability
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City, CMS-Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Walkability Index
Used for Walkability for Health
Checked 2026-07-10
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