Bisbee healthcare
Can a small local hospital and telemedicine links support your care plan?
Copper Queen Community Hospital describes a 14-bed inpatient unit, 24-hour emergency care, imaging, laboratory services, cardiopulmonary care, rural health clinics, and telemedicine links to specialists outside Bisbee. The current rows rate Emergency Care Excellent and list the nearest Medicare emergency hospital about 3.2 miles away.
Two HRSA adult-primary-care sites are within 15 miles, nearest at 3.3 miles. The city records list one pharmacy, seven selected Medicare specialists, two rural health clinics, two FQHC enrollments, and no CMS-certified nursing homes within 15 miles. The nearest nursing home is about 22.6 miles away. Confirm referrals, telemedicine, prescriptions, coverage, long-term care, and specialist travel.
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
- Moderate
- Hospital Access
- Very Good
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 2
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 3.3 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
- 1
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 7
- 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
- 1
- 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
- 1
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.0%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 2
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 3.2 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 20.5 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 14
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 14
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 0
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 22.6 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
- 1
- CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- 2
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 33.1%
- 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
2 of 5 stars · 20.5 mi away
LIFE CARE CENTER OF SIERRA VISTA (035136) · 22.6 mi away
Bisbee in everyday life
Could Bisbee work for you?
What may work well
- Copper Queen provides local emergency, inpatient, imaging, laboratory, cardiopulmonary, rural-clinic, and telemedicine services.
- Two HRSA primary-care sites, two FQHC enrollments, two rural health clinics, and two ambulance suppliers are listed.
- Telemedicine links may reduce some specialist travel when coverage, equipment, and clinician access are confirmed.
What to think about
- Primary Care Access is Poor and Specialist Access is unavailable.
- No CMS-certified nursing home is listed within 15 miles, with the nearest about 22.6 miles away.
- Registry counts do not show appointments, capacity, insurance, wait times, or current service availability.
Turn Bisbee care rows into a personal care plan
Confirm primary care
Ask about accepting patients, continuity, appointments, records, referrals, after-hours contact, telemedicine, and heat access.
Visit Copper Queen
Trace emergency, imaging, laboratory, inpatient, cardiopulmonary, telemedicine, and discharge routes. Include parking, companions, coverage, and the return home.
Identify specialty travel
Find the named clinician for each condition and confirm network, appointment timing, records, prescriptions, telemedicine, transport, and backup care.
Prepare for regional care
Keep emergency contacts, medication, power, water, cooling, transport, and a safe route home ready for fire, flood, heat, smoke, or outages.
Questions retirees ask
Is there emergency care in Bisbee?
Copper Queen Community Hospital describes 24-hour emergency care and a 14-bed inpatient unit, with imaging, laboratory, cardiopulmonary, and telemedicine services. Confirm current capacity and transfers.
How much primary care is nearby?
Two HRSA adult-primary-care sites are listed within 15 miles, nearest at 3.3 miles. Ask about registration, clinicians, appointments, records, and referrals.
Is long-term care close?
No CMS-certified nursing home is listed within 15 miles; the nearest is about 22.6 miles away. Confirm openings, eligibility, costs, support, and transport.
What should a retiree verify?
Verify coverage, referrals, emergency transport, pharmacy access, records, appointment timing, telemedicine, specialist routes, nursing care, heat, wildfire, and flood access.
Bisbee has a useful small hospital and telemedicine base, while a retiree should confirm primary care, specialty travel, prescriptions, long-term care, coverage, transport, heat, and hazard access for 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.
- 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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