Breckenridge healthcare
Stephens Memorial Hospital gives Breckenridge a meaningful local care base
Stephens Memorial Hospital lists 24-hour emergency services, a five-bed Level IV trauma center, CT, X-ray, laboratory, respiratory therapy, and point-of-care diagnostics. Its rural health clinic provides seven-day walk-in care, and the specialty clinic lists cardiology, podiatry, audiology, gastroenterology, and general surgery.
Swing-bed and skilled-nursing care, physical therapy, wellness, imaging, and laboratory services are also listed. These service descriptions do not answer appointment timing, outcomes, coverage, or every complex referral. Confirm the care network, pharmacy, specialist, insurance, and route for advanced needs.
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
- 1.4 mi
Confirm the local first door
Call the hospital, rural clinic, insurer, pharmacy, and likely specialists. Ask which services are available, when, and with what 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
- Very Poor
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 3
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 1
- Emergency Care
- Excellent
Map clinic and pharmacy life
Include walk-in care, prescriptions, laboratory, imaging, therapy, grocery, home, parking, and the route when the household is tired.
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
- 1
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 1.1%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 3
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 1.5 miles
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 40
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 15
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 1
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 1.8 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
- 1
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 40.4%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Healthcare Quality
- Poor
- Healthy Aging Environment
- Poor
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Good
VILLA HAVEN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER (675279) · 1.8 mi away
Plan the advanced-care trip
Ask where oncology, complex surgery, advanced cardiology, or other referrals go. Add travel, companion, lodging, and recovery.
Breckenridge in everyday life
Could Breckenridge work for you?
What may work well
- A local hospital offers 24-hour emergency care and a Level IV trauma center.
- A rural clinic and listed specialties support ordinary and follow-up care.
- Swing-bed, therapy, imaging, and laboratory services add depth.
What to think about
- Every specialist, wait time, network, and complex referral needs direct confirmation.
- Small hospital scale may mean advanced care travels.
- Regional distance and a car can be important for ongoing care.
Plan a Breckenridge care route around local and regional services
Verify local care
Check hospital, clinic, specialties, pharmacy, imaging, laboratory, therapy, skilled care, and insurance-network participation.
Ask about referrals
Identify advanced-care destinations, travel time, transport, companion needs, and the route home.
Try the ordinary route
Drive to clinic, pharmacy, grocery, hospital, parking, and home at the times the household would use them.
Price support
Include prescriptions, rehabilitation, home help, transport, family, lodging, and time away from home.
Questions retirees ask
What emergency services are local?
Stephens Memorial Hospital lists 24-hour emergency care, a five-bed Level IV trauma center, CT, X-ray, laboratory, respiratory therapy, and point-of-care diagnostics.
Does Breckenridge have primary care?
The hospital lists Breckenridge Medical Center as a rural health clinic and seven-day walk-in clinic. Confirm appointments, coverage, hours, and the household's clinicians.
What specialties are listed?
The specialty clinic lists cardiology, podiatry, audiology, gastroenterology, and general surgery, among other services. Verify availability and referral requirements.
Where does complex care go?
The reviewed packet does not name every referral destination. Ask the hospital and insurer how advanced care is arranged and what travel the household should expect.
Breckenridge has a useful local hospital and clinic network for a small city. A sound move plan connects those services to the insurer, pharmacy, specialist, referral, transport, and regional return route.
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
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 2026-06-30
- 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
Not yet available for this place: Specialist Access, Nearest CMS-Rated Hospital.
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