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Healthcare in Columbia, Tennessee

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Columbia healthcare

A broad local hospital still needs a personal referral map

Maury Regional describes a 255-bed hospital with more than 500 providers, more than 60 specialty areas, 24-hour emergency care, imaging, surgery, rehabilitation, behavioral health, and a Level IV trauma designation from 2024.

Confirm current doctors, insurance networks, waits, prescriptions, therapy, referrals, trauma transfers, home support, and the route home from Maury Regional or a Nashville-area specialist.

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
Good
Hospital Access
Very Good
HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
1
Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
1.5 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
14

More involved care

Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
83
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
23
Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
5
Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
0
Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
3
Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
3
Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
0
Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
18
Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
0
Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
0.5%
Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
4
Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
1.8 miles
Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
1.8 mi away

3 of 5 stars · 1.8 mi away

Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
255
Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
78.9 years
Medicare Advantage Plan Options
36
CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
6
Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
1.4 mi away

LIFE CARE CENTER OF COLUMBIA (445236) · 1.4 mi away

Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
3
Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
0
Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
2
CMS Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
2
CMS Listed Inpatient Rehab Facilities in City
0
CMS Listed Long Term Care Hospitals in City
0
CMS Listed Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities in City
2
CMS Listed Rural Health Clinics in City
6
CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
1
CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
0
Residents 65+ With a Disability
34.0%
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

Columbia in everyday life

Could Columbia work for you?

What may work well

  • A 255-bed hospital provides broad local and regional services.
  • Emergency, specialty, imaging, surgery, rehabilitation, and behavioral health are listed.

What to think about

  • The Level IV designation does not establish every specialty or transfer time.
  • Some complex care may require Nashville or another regional destination.

Review Columbia care

  1. List current needs

    Write down doctors, medicines, tests, therapy, emergency preferences, and likely future support.

  2. Confirm the network

    Check hospital, clinicians, specialists, imaging, rehabilitation, prescriptions, referrals, and transport.

  3. Plan aftercare

    Identify rides, meals, home help, mobility support, and a backup for heat, rain, traffic, or a regional trip.

Questions retirees ask

Does Maury Regional provide every specialty?

It lists more than 60 specialty areas, but confirm the doctor, specialty, network, wait, referral, and transfer route you need.

What should I ask before moving?

Ask about emergency care, physicians, specialists, imaging, prescriptions, rehabilitation, trauma transfers, transport, home health, and aftercare.

Columbia has a strong local care anchor. The move is stronger when the household confirms current services, insurance, regional referrals, transport, 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.

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