Beaufort, North Carolina, healthcare
Can nearby Morehead City care support your long-term plan?
Carteret General Hospital is listed about 5.9 straight-line miles away with 135 reported beds, and Carteret Health Care describes a 24-hour emergency department. One HRSA primary-care likely site is within 15 miles, nine pharmacies are listed, and four certified nursing homes are within 15 miles.
The exact-city CMS specialist count is zero and Specialist Access is unavailable. The nearest CMS hospital rating is two of five stars, while Carteret Health Care separately advertises a Leapfrog A. Confirm the actual physician, service, network, referral, appointment timing, records, prescriptions, drive time, and emergency route.
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
- Excellent
- Hospital Access
- Very Good
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 1
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 6 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
- Poor
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 9
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 0
- 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
- 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
- 5.9 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 5.9 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 135
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 12
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 4
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 6.1 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
- 26.4%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 3
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Healthcare Quality
- Poor
- Healthy Aging Environment
- Poor
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Moderate
2 of 5 stars · 5.9 mi away
Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Cent (345170) · 6.1 mi away
Beaufort in everyday life
Could Beaufort work for you?
What may work well
- A regional hospital is close enough for direct route planning.
- Carteret Health Care describes 24-hour emergency services.
- Pharmacy, primary-care, nursing-home, and hospital records provide concrete verification calls.
What to think about
- Specialist Access is unavailable and exact-city selected specialists are zero.
- The CMS and Leapfrog ratings use different systems and should remain separate.
- Straight-line distance does not answer drive time, storm access, network, or appointment timing.
Turn the nearby hospital into a complete care plan
Confirm Carteret services
Ask about emergency, inpatient, imaging, rehabilitation, referrals, network, records, prescriptions, and current capacity.
Verify primary care
Call the HRSA-listed site about registration, continuity, appointment timing, records, insurance, and transport.
Map specialty travel
Identify the clinician and price drive time, parking, companion, network, follow-up, and wider regional referrals.
Prepare for storms
Keep emergency contacts, medicines, power, evacuation, transport, and a care route ready when roads or communications change.
Questions retirees ask
How close is the hospital?
Carteret General Hospital is listed about 5.9 straight-line miles away with 135 reported beds. Confirm the drive route, services, network, and emergency access.
Is primary care available?
One HRSA primary-care likely site is within 15 miles, nearest about six miles. Call about registration, continuity, and appointment timing.
Does zero selected specialists mean none are nearby?
No. It is an exact-city registry result. Confirm wider Carteret and regional clinicians, insurance, referrals, and travel.
Why are hospital ratings different?
CMS lists two of five stars, while Carteret Health Care cites a Leapfrog A grade. They are separate systems and should not be merged into one rating.
Beaufort has a nearby regional hospital, but the sound care decision depends on named clinicians, insurance, specialty travel, storm access, and the route from the exact 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, Healthcare Quality, Healthy Aging Environment
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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