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Augusta, Maine

Aerial view of downtown Augusta, Maine

Augusta healthcare

Care in Augusta begins with the right door and a dependable return home

A retiree arranging care in Augusta needs two different plans: one for a concern that can wait for ordinary hours and another for an emergency. Keeping those destinations separate can make the first decision calmer when the household is tired or worried.

MaineGeneral lists emergency care open twenty four hours at the Alfond Center for Health, 35 Medical Center Parkway. The address belongs with household contacts and medication details, while the ride there and the return still need people who can adapt when timing is uncertain.

Access to care

A care day starts at the Augusta home, with the correct destination, the person who can help, and a return that does not depend on the visit ending at a precise hour.

4

Hospitals Within 12 km

Healthcare Access
Excellent
Hospital Access
Excellent
HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
2
Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
10.8 mi

Illustrative household moment one: The emergency address is already at hand

A retiree and an adult child keep 35 Medical Center Parkway with medication details and family contacts. When they decide emergency care is needed late at night, the adult child can focus on the ride instead of searching for the Augusta destination.

Everyday and urgent care

Express Care at 15 Enterprise Drive handles nonemergency needs during its posted daily hours. A retiree should confirm the hours before leaving and keep an established clinician for continuing care.

Everyday care

Primary Care Access
Moderate
Registered Retail Pharmacies
14

More involved care

Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
72
Emergency Care
Excellent

Illustrative household moment two: A daytime concern has a different door

A couple considers Express Care for a nonemergency concern and checks the posted hours before leaving for 15 Enterprise Drive. They bring the questions needed for that visit and keep continuing care with the clinician who knows the retiree over time.

Specialists and long term care

The Alfond Center lists acute care along with inpatient and outpatient hospital services and programs. The office handling a particular need still has to confirm where to arrive and what the household should bring.

Medicare Listed Rheumatology Clinicians in City
1
Medicare Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City
4
Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
6
Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
1
Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
2
Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
4
Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
1
Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
13
Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
6
Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
0.9%
Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
7
Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
3 miles
Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
3.0 mi away

4 of 5 stars · 3.0 mi away

Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
476
Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
78.9 years
Medicare Advantage Plan Options
26
CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
5
Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
1.3 mi away

Maine Veterans Home - Augusta (205126) · 1.3 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
1
CMS Listed Rural Health Clinics in City
0
CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
1
CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
1
Residents 65+ With a Disability
30.3%
CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
2
CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
0
Life Expectancy
About 78.9 years
Walkability for Health
Moderate

The return home deserves as much thought as the arrival

When an Augusta household receives instructions for an Alfond Center service, it records the entrance, time, ride, and person to call if plans change. A flexible return gives the retiree room to rest without assuming how long the visit will take.

Augusta in everyday life

Could Augusta work for you?

What may work well

  • MaineGeneral lists twenty four hour emergency care at the Alfond Center, 35 Medical Center Parkway.
  • Augusta has separate MaineGeneral locations for hospital services and nonemergency Express Care.

What to think about

  • A named hospital service does not promise an appointment, clinician, capacity, coverage, waiting time, or outcome.
  • Express Care is for nonemergency needs and does not replace continuing primary care.

Questions retirees ask

Where is twenty four hour emergency care in Augusta?

At 35 Medical Center Parkway, MaineGeneral's Alfond Center receives emergency patients throughout the day and night. The opening does not promise how long a particular visit will take.

What hospital care does the Alfond Center list?

The center lists acute care and inpatient and outpatient hospital services and programs. Confirm the destination and instructions for the particular need.

Is Express Care at 15 Enterprise Drive an emergency department?

No. MaineGeneral describes it as nonemergency care with posted daily hours. An emergency belongs at the Alfond Center emergency department.

Can Express Care replace an established primary care relationship?

No. It can address a nonemergency concern during posted hours, while continuing care remains with a clinician who knows the retiree's history.

What should an Augusta household keep ready for a care trip?

Keep the correct address, medication details, identification, visit instructions, helpful contacts, transportation, and a flexible return together.

Healthcare in Augusta may feel more manageable when the household knows which concern belongs at Express Care, which requires the Alfond Center emergency department, and who can help with the ride home. The arrangement is strongest when every planned visit has confirmed instructions and no named service is treated as a promise about timing or coverage.

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.

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