Boulder healthcare
Boulder offers substantial local hospital, primary, and specialty depth
The available metrics list three hospitals within 12 kilometres, 385 beds, 48 emergency hospitals within 30 miles, a nearest emergency hospital about 0.9 miles away, and a nearby CMS rating of four of five stars. HRSA lists 10 primary-care sites within 15 miles, with the nearest about 1.6 miles away.
Selected specialist listings total 127, including geriatric, cardiology, neurology, ophthalmology, pulmonary, endocrine, oncology, and rheumatology categories. Confirm individual clinicians, networks, wait times, prescriptions, rehabilitation, home health, and winter or smoke access rather than reading counts as guaranteed appointment capacity.
Access to care
3 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.
3
Hospitals Within 12 km
- Healthcare Access
- Very Good
- Hospital Access
- Excellent
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 10
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 1.6 mi
Confirm the clinician, not just the count
Call primary care, hospital, specialist, pharmacy, therapy, and insurer offices. Ask about panel status, wait, referral, and coverage.
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
- 24
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 127
- Emergency Care
- Excellent
Map the care and grocery loop
Use hospital, pharmacy, laboratory, therapy, grocery, HOP, parking, and home in one day and note traffic, weather, and energy.
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
- 2
- Medicare Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 7
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 5
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 11
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 11
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 15
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 5
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.3%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 23
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 0.9 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 0.9 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 385
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 42
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 12
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 1.0 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 1
- CMS Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- 4
- CMS Listed Inpatient Rehab Facilities in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Long Term Care Hospitals in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities in City
- 1
- CMS Listed Rural Health Clinics in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- 2
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 21.1%
- 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
4 of 5 stars · 0.9 mi away
BOULDER POST ACUTE (065052) · 1.0 mi away
Plan smoke and storm access
Check emergency entrances, indoor air, power, transport, companion help, and the route home when smoke, snow, or flooding changes the trip.
Boulder in everyday life
Could Boulder work for you?
What may work well
- Three hospitals and 385 beds are listed within 12 kilometres.
- Ten HRSA primary-care sites and 127 selected specialists provide broad local orientation.
- The nearest emergency hospital is about 0.9 miles in the available measure.
What to think about
- Counts do not establish networks, wait times, quality, or appointment availability.
- Smoke, winter, flooding, traffic, and parking can affect access.
- Complex needs may still require regional referrals.
Turn Boulder care depth into a personal route
Verify the local network
Check hospital, primary care, specialists, pharmacy, imaging, therapy, home health, nursing, and insurance.
Ask about referrals
Identify advanced care, travel, transport, parking, companion needs, and the route during smoke, snow, or storms.
Try the ordinary care day
Use the proposed home, hospital, pharmacy, grocery, HOP stop, and return in real traffic.
Price ongoing support
Include prescriptions, rehabilitation, home care, transport, family, and recovery time.
Questions retirees ask
How many hospitals are near Boulder?
The available data list three hospitals within 12 kilometres, 385 beds, and 48 emergency hospitals within 30 miles. Confirm the specific facility and service needed.
How broad is the specialist list?
The selected listings total 127, including geriatric, cardiology, neurology, ophthalmology, pulmonary, endocrine, oncology, and rheumatology categories.
Does the nearest hospital guarantee access?
No. Distance and bed counts do not establish insurance, appointment timing, physician fit, or treatment availability. Confirm the household's plan and clinicians.
What should an emergency route include?
Include entrance, parking, ambulance, insurance, medication, companion, indoor air, smoke or snow, traffic, and the return home.
Boulder has strong local healthcare depth on paper. A good retirement decision still connects the right clinician and insurance network to the exact home and its smoke, winter, traffic, and transport realities.
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 2026-06-18
- 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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