Colonial Beach healthcare
Local EMS leads to a regional hospital plan
The town directory lists Community Care Clinic and East Coast Physicians, while Westmoreland County EMS operates a 24-hour local station. The directory does not show an acute-care hospital.
Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg provides a 471-bed regional medical center with Level II trauma, stroke, and NICU services. Confirm local doctors, networks, waits, transfers, transport, and aftercare before choosing the home.
Access to care
0 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.
0
Hospitals Within 12 km
- Healthcare Access
- Excellent
- Hospital Access
- Poor
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 0
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 17.3 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
- Moderate
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 1
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 0
- Emergency Care
- Good
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
- 0
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.6%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 7
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 18.3 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 18.3 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 0
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 27
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 2
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 0.7 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
- 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
- 44.6%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 1
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Healthcare Quality
- Very Poor
- Healthy Aging Environment
- Very Poor
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Moderate
3 of 5 stars · 18.3 mi away
WESTMORELAND REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARE CENTER (495268) · 0.7 mi away
Colonial Beach in everyday life
Could Colonial Beach work for you?
What may work well
- Local EMS provides a 24-hour emergency response station.
- Mary Washington supplies a substantial regional hospital and trauma route.
What to think about
- The town directory does not show a local acute-care hospital.
- Regional medical travel can be long and weather-sensitive.
Review Colonial Beach care
List current needs
Write down doctors, medicines, tests, therapy, emergency preferences, and likely future support.
Confirm the network
Check clinics, hospital, physicians, specialists, imaging, rehabilitation, prescriptions, referrals, and transport.
Plan aftercare
Identify rides, meals, home help, mobility support, and a backup for heat, storms, traffic, or a long regional trip.
Questions retirees ask
Does Colonial Beach have local medical care?
The town directory lists clinics and providers, and county EMS has a local station. Confirm current availability, appointments, insurance, and emergency transfer plans.
Where would complex care go?
Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg is the principal regional facility in this packet. Confirm the current specialty, referral, insurance, transport, and aftercare route.
Colonial Beach has local clinics and EMS but needs a regional hospital plan. The move is stronger when the household confirms referrals, transport, insurance, and aftercare.
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, Healthcare Quality, Healthy Aging Environment
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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