Bristol Tennessee healthcare
Bristol Regional provides substantial local hospital depth with a Level I referral nearby
Bristol Regional is described as a Level II trauma hospital with emergency, cardiac catheterization, stroke, cancer, joint replacement, rehabilitation, behavioral health, hospice, and palliative services. The dated 2024 facility document states 312 beds, while another Ballad source lists 348 licensed beds.
Bristol has urgent care, outpatient rehabilitation, and an eight-bed Hospice House. Johnson City Medical Center provides a Level I trauma referral in the region. Confirm physicians, specialist panels, insurer network, appointment timing, prescriptions, home health, and transport from the proposed home.
Access to care
4 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.
4
Hospitals Within 12 km
- Healthcare Access
- Good
- Hospital Access
- Excellent
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 2
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 2.7 mi
Confirm the clinician and plan
Call Bristol Regional, primary care, urgent care, pharmacy, specialists, and the insurer. Ask about networks, waits, referrals, and the bed-count source date.
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
- Moderate
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 13
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 79
- Emergency Care
- Excellent
Map the ordinary care loop
Use clinic, pharmacy, hospital, rehabilitation, grocery, parking, transit, and home in one day and note traffic 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
- 0
- Medicare Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 4
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 11
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 9
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 1
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.0%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 10
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 2.9 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 2.9 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 400
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 30
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 6
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 2.6 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 2
- CMS Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- 5
- CMS Listed Inpatient Rehab Facilities in City
- 0
- 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
- 0
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 33.6%
- 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
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Plan the Level I referral
Ask when Johnson City is used, then price drive, parking, companion, lodging, weather, medicine, and recovery.
Bristol in everyday life
Could Bristol work for you?
What may work well
- Level II trauma, cardiac, stroke, cancer, rehabilitation, and hospice services are listed.
- Urgent care and outpatient rehabilitation add local support.
- Johnson City provides a Level I trauma referral in the wider region.
What to think about
- Ballad bed counts differ between documents.
- Networks, wait times, specialist depth, and outcomes require direct confirmation.
- Regional referral travel remains part of some care plans.
Connect Bristol Regional to the full household care route
Verify local services
Check hospital, urgent care, specialists, pharmacy, imaging, therapy, hospice, home health, and insurance.
Ask about advanced care
Identify Johnson City referrals, transport, travel time, parking, companion needs, and the route home.
Try the actual route
Drive or ride to hospital, clinic, pharmacy, grocery, parking, and home at different times.
Price support
Include prescriptions, rehabilitation, nursing, hospice, home help, transport, and family travel.
Questions retirees ask
What trauma level is Bristol Regional?
Ballad describes Bristol Regional as a Level II trauma center. Johnson City Medical Center is the Level I trauma referral in the wider region.
How many beds does it have?
The 2024 facility document states 312 beds, while another Ballad page lists 348 licensed beds. Keep the discrepancy dated and visible.
What local services are listed?
Emergency, cardiac catheterization, stroke, cancer, joint replacement, rehabilitation, behavioral health, hospice, palliative care, urgent care, and therapy are listed.
What should a care route include?
Include clinician, insurer, hospital, pharmacy, therapy, Johnson City referral, transport, parking, companion help, prescriptions, and return.
Bristol Tennessee has strong local hospital depth for a smaller city. A durable move plan connects that institution to the exact network, clinician, prescriptions, referral, and transportation the household will use.
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
- FEMA RAPT / HIFLD Hospitals
Used for Hospital Access, Hospitals Within 12 km, Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
Checked 2026-07-19
- Health Resources and Services Administration
Used for Primary Care Access, HRSA Adult Primary-Care Sites Within 15 Miles, Nearest HRSA Adult Primary-Care Site
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
- 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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