Bethlehem healthcare
Bethlehem has a broad nearby care map, with a personal route still required
The local healthcare summary lists seven hospitals within 12 kilometers, 1,126 reported beds, 24 HRSA adult primary care sites within 15 miles, 27 pharmacies, 358 selected Medicare specialists, and 13 Medicare emergency hospitals within 30 miles. St. Luke's University Hospital Bethlehem is listed about 1.8 miles away with 563 reported beds, while Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg and St. Luke's Anderson are listed about 3.5 and 4.5 miles away.
The nearest HRSA adult primary care site is listed about 0.4 miles away and the published summary lists excellent primary care access. St. Luke's official emergency room information describes a Level I Trauma Center at the named facility. Counts and facility descriptions make a useful starting list, while clinician fit, insurance, prescriptions, referrals, accessibility, parking, and home to care travel still need confirmation.
Access to care
7 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.
7
Hospitals Within 12 km
- Healthcare Access
- Excellent
- Hospital Access
- Excellent
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 24
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 0.4 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
- Excellent
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 27
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 358
- 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
- 8
- Medicare Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City
- 30
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 21
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 11
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 23
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 60
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 9
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 59
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 4
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.8%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 13
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 1.8 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 1.8 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 1126
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 76
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 34
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 0.4 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 7
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 5
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 3
- CMS Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- 6
- CMS Listed Inpatient Rehab Facilities in City
- 1
- CMS Listed Long Term Care Hospitals in City
- 1
- CMS Listed Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities in City
- 1
- CMS Listed Rural Health Clinics in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- 7
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 35.1%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 3
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 1
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Very Good
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MORAVIAN VILLAGE OF BETHLEHEM (396096) · 0.4 mi away
Bethlehem in everyday life
Could Bethlehem work for you?
What may work well
- Seven hospitals, 1,126 reported beds, 24 HRSA primary care sites, 27 pharmacies, and 358 selected Medicare specialists create a broad starting list.
- St. Luke's University Hospital Bethlehem is listed nearby, and the named emergency source describes Level I Trauma Center services.
- The inventory includes nursing, home health, hospice, dialysis, rehabilitation, behavioral health, FQHC, and ambulance categories for later life planning.
What to think about
- A facility count does not answer clinician fit, insurance network, appointment timing, prescriptions, or care outcomes.
- The Recommended car label makes parking, winter travel, slope, and the exact home to care route important.
- High flood risk and 119 freezing days add alternate route, power, medication, and home support questions for care planning.
Plan Bethlehem healthcare around the home, clinician, coverage, and route
Map the named facilities
Place St. Luke's University Hospital Bethlehem, Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg, St. Luke's Anderson, the nearest primary care site, a pharmacy, and the return route on one map.
Call beyond the directory count
Confirm clinician fit, new patient status, insurance network, referrals, records, prescriptions, language, accessibility, parking, and how follow up care is handled.
Review later life support
Ask about nursing, home health, hospice, dialysis, rehabilitation, behavioral health, FQHC, ambulance, family support, payment, and travel from the selected address.
Use the decision actions
Save the strongest Bethlehem care plan, Compare another address, and choose Find my fit after the provider, coverage, prescription, mobility, and emergency route questions are answered.
Questions retirees ask
Which hospital is closest to Bethlehem?
St. Luke's University Hospital Bethlehem is listed about 1.8 miles away with 563 reported beds. Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg and St. Luke's Anderson are listed about 3.5 and 4.5 miles away. Confirm the preferred facility and route from the chosen home.
Does Bethlehem have primary care nearby?
The local summary lists 24 HRSA adult primary care sites within 15 miles, with the nearest listed about 0.4 miles away. Confirm clinicians, network, new patient status, referrals, records, prescriptions, and actual travel.
What emergency care is listed near Bethlehem?
The summary lists 13 Medicare emergency hospitals within 30 miles and a nearest listed Medicare emergency hospital about 1.8 miles away. St. Luke's describes the named Bethlehem emergency room as part of a Level I Trauma Center. Keep that description tied to the named facility.
Are later life services available nearby?
The inventory lists 34 nursing homes within 15 miles, seven home health offices, five hospice offices, three dialysis facilities, rehabilitation, behavioral health, FQHC, and ambulance entries. Verify openings, coverage, fit, payment, accessibility, and transportation.
Does a strong care map guarantee easy appointments?
No. The counts help organize research. Call the preferred provider about network, new patient status, records, prescriptions, referrals, accessibility, parking, and the route from the selected home.
Bethlehem offers a substantial care starting point, especially around St. Luke's University Hospital Bethlehem and its regional provider map. Save the strongest care route, Compare another address, and choose Find my fit after clinician, coverage, prescriptions, later life support, winter, flood, and transportation questions are clear.
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; FEMA RAPT / HIFLD; U.S. Census Bureau
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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