Bastrop healthcare
Can Ascension Seton Bastrop and regional CMS care fit your plan?
The current rows rate Healthcare Access at 72, Hospital Access at 82, and Primary Care Access at 83. One mapped hospital is listed 1.6 miles away, Ascension advertises 24-hour emergency care, 68 selected specialists are listed, seven pharmacies are nearby, four nursing homes are within 15 miles, and two dialysis facilities are recorded. Specialist Access remains unavailable.
Ascension describes emergency care, imaging, laboratory services, primary care, and specialty connections. The CMS-derived emergency metric is narrower and lists the nearest qualifying emergency hospital 26.7 miles away, with the nearest CMS-rated hospital 27.3 miles away and four of five stars. Keep both definitions visible and confirm actual service, network, referrals, appointments, and transport.
Access to care
1 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.
1
Hospitals Within 12 km
- Healthcare Access
- Very Good
- Hospital Access
- Very Good
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 4
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 0.5 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
- Very Good
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 7
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 68
- Emergency Care
- Moderate
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
- 1
- Medicare Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City
- 3
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 24
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 17
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.0%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 5
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 26.7 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 27.3 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 7
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 33
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 4
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 0.7 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 2
- 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
- 1
- CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- 3
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 34.8%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 1
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Moderate
4 of 5 stars · 27.3 mi away
Windsor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Bastr (675356) · 0.7 mi away
Bastrop in everyday life
Could Bastrop work for you?
What may work well
- Healthcare Access is 72, Hospital Access is 82, and Primary Care Access is 83.
- Ascension advertises 24-hour emergency care, imaging, laboratory, primary care, and specialty connections.
- Four nursing homes, two dialysis facilities, seven pharmacies, and 68 selected specialists create concrete follow-up calls.
What to think about
- Specialist Access is unavailable and CMS emergency definitions differ from the local Ascension service description.
- Facility counts do not settle appointments, capacity, network acceptance, wait times, or quality.
- Heat, storms, car dependence, and regional CMS-listed care can change the practical route to treatment.
Turn Bastrop care access into a personal route
Map the first five trips
Route the home to Ascension, primary care, pharmacy, CMS qualifying hospital, and a family contact. Record time, parking, heat, storms, and backup transport.
Confirm the emergency definition
Ask the local facility and insurer how the 24-hour service relates to CMS-listed emergency hospitals, transfers, network, and ambulance arrangements.
List specialty needs
Write down required specialties, clinicians, prescriptions, records, telehealth choices, regional distance, and referral timing.
Prepare for heat and storms
Ask what happens during heat, tornado, flood, power loss, road closure, or evacuation. Keep medicine, contacts, transport, and a second route.
Questions retirees ask
Is healthcare a strength in Bastrop?
Healthcare Access is 72, Hospital Access is 82, and Primary Care Access is 83. Ascension advertises 24-hour emergency care, but CMS uses a narrower emergency definition, so confirm services and transfers.
Why is the CMS emergency distance farther away?
The local Ascension facility advertises 24-hour emergency care, while the CMS metric counts only hospitals meeting its Medicare emergency-services criteria. Keep both facts labeled and confirm the actual route.
Are specialists available?
Sixty-eight selected specialists are listed, but Specialist Access is unavailable. Ask about referrals, network, new-patient timing, records, and regional travel.
What support should older adults review?
Check four nursing homes, two dialysis facilities, FQHC and rural-clinic records, pharmacies, home help, caregivers, transport, prescriptions, and emergency contacts.
Bastrop has a strong local care starting point, but the personal plan depends on the Ascension and CMS definitions, specialty referrals, coverage, appointments, aging support, and a heat- and storm-ready route.
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 2026-07-01
- 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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