Bayfield healthcare
Can local community services support a regional hospital plan?
Bayfield has a useful local starting point through Red Cliff Community Health Center, which lists medical, dental, pharmacy, behavioral-health, and community-health services for the South Shore region. One HRSA primary-care site is within 15 miles, nearest at 9.7 miles, and one pharmacy is listed in the exact city registry.
Hospital Access is 29 and no hospital is listed within 12 kilometers. The nearest mapped hospital is about 17.4 straight-line miles away, with one Medicare emergency hospital within 30 miles. Confirm emergency coverage, referrals, insurance, records, prescriptions, specialist availability, winter roads, and whether the Ashland facility naming refers to the same campus across sources.
Access to care
0 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.
0
Hospitals Within 12 km
- Healthcare Access
- Moderate
- Hospital Access
- Poor
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 1
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 9.7 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
- Moderate
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 1
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 0
- Emergency Care
- Good
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
- 0
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.0%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 1
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 17.4 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 17.4 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 0
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 10
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 1
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 9.7 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 0
- 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
- 0
- CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 13.0%
- 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
3 of 5 stars · 17.4 mi away
NORTHERN LIGHTS HCC (525567) · 9.7 mi away
Bayfield in everyday life
Could Bayfield work for you?
What may work well
- Red Cliff Community Health Center offers several local service categories.
- The regional hospital source lists emergency, primary, imaging, laboratory, cancer, cardiology, rehabilitation, and other services.
- The care route is concrete enough to verify before choosing a home.
What to think about
- Hospital Access is Poor at 29 and no hospital is listed within 12 kilometers.
- The exact-city specialist count is zero and Specialist Access is unavailable.
- Winter roads, distance, facility naming, insurance, and appointment availability need direct confirmation.
Turn local services into a complete care plan
Confirm Red Cliff services
Ask about registration, clinicians, dental, pharmacy, behavioral health, records, hours, delivery, and regional eligibility.
Map the hospital route
Travel to Ashland for emergency, planned care, imaging, and referrals. Include snow, parking, fuel, companions, and the return route.
Identify specialist travel
Find the named clinician and service needed, then confirm network, appointment timing, records, prescriptions, and lodging if required.
Prepare for weather
Keep emergency contacts, medications, power, lighting, transport, and a warm route home ready for storms and ice.
Questions retirees ask
Is there a hospital in Bayfield?
No hospital is listed within 12 kilometers. The nearest mapped hospital is about 17.4 straight-line miles away in Ashland, so confirm the winter route and current services.
What local care is available?
Red Cliff Community Health Center lists medical, dental, pharmacy, behavioral-health, and community-health services. Call to confirm registration, hours, and the needed service.
Are specialists available locally?
The exact-city Medicare registry lists zero selected specialists. That does not prove the wider region has none, so identify the clinician and travel route for each condition.
Why do hospital names differ?
One source calls the facility Memorial Medical Center and the current provider site calls it Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center. Keep source names visible and verify the facility record before relying on it.
Bayfield has meaningful community health resources, but a retiree should choose a home only after confirming the regional hospital, specialty, prescription, insurance, and winter transport plan.
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.
- CMS Provider Data Catalog + OpenStreetMap
Used for Healthcare Access, Primary Care Access
Checked 2026-07-03
- 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 2026-07-03
- 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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