Eau Claire healthcare
Can Eau Claire's regional care fit your needs after the hospital count is refreshed?
Healthcare and Hospital Access are Excellent, Primary Care Access is Very Good, and Emergency Care is Excellent in the current rows. Five nearby hospitals, 729 reported beds within 12 kilometers, 12 pharmacies, 173 selected Medicare-listed specialists, seven Medicare emergency hospitals within 30 miles, and a nearest emergency hospital 0.9 miles away provide a strong starting point. The nearest CMS-rated hospital is listed at 5 of 5 stars.
Mayo Clinic Health System and Marshfield Medical Center are the clearest current local anchors. The HIFLD row that includes Sacred Heart needs a refresh because HSHS Sacred Heart closed on March 22, 2024. Specialist Access is displayed as Not available, so confirm current facilities, preferred clinicians, network, prescriptions, appointments, and winter travel before relying on the count.
Access to care
5 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.
5
Hospitals Within 12 km
- Healthcare Access
- Excellent
- Hospital Access
- Excellent
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 2
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 1.8 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
- Very Good
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 12
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 173
- 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
- 7
- Medicare Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City
- 6
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 11
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 7
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 14
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 15
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 3
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 19
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 1
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.5%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 7
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 0.9 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 0.9 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 729
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 16
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 7
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 2.0 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 3
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 5
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 2
- CMS Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- 1
- 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
- 2
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 28.8%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 3
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Moderate
5 of 5 stars · 0.9 mi away
DOVE HEALTHCARE - WEST EAU CLAIRE (525387) · 2.0 mi away
Eau Claire in everyday life
Could Eau Claire work for you?
What may work well
- Healthcare and Hospital Access are Excellent, while Primary Care Access is Very Good and Emergency Care is Excellent.
- Mayo, Marshfield, 12 pharmacies, 173 selected specialists, and the ADRC provide named resources to investigate.
- The nearest CMS-rated hospital is listed at 5 of 5 stars and 0.9 miles, subject to current-facility verification.
What to think about
- The HIFLD hospital row includes Sacred Heart, which closed on March 22, 2024, so the count needs a current refresh.
- Specialist Access is displayed as Not available, and registry counts do not prove appointments, network, waits, or capacity.
- Snow, ice, parking, discharge support, prescriptions, and the return home matter as much as facility distance.
Give Eau Claire healthcare a current home-to-care route
Verify operating facilities
Confirm which hospitals currently operate, which services remain local, where Sacred Heart patients were redirected, and which emergency route fits the proposed home.
Call preferred clinicians
Confirm network, new-patient timing, referrals, prescriptions, geriatric needs, language, accessibility, and office locations.
Ride the winter route
Travel from the proposed home to current care, pharmacy, groceries, and home. Note snow, ice, parking, transit, discharge support, and the return.
Check older-adult support
Ask the ADRC about care options, nutrition, caregivers, benefits, disability support, transportation, and what happens after illness or a procedure.
Questions retirees ask
Does Eau Claire have good healthcare?
Healthcare and Hospital Access are Excellent, Primary Care Access is Very Good, and Emergency Care is Excellent. The rows list five nearby hospitals, 729 reported beds, 12 pharmacies, and 173 selected specialists, but Sacred Heart's closure requires a current review.
Why does the hospital count need review?
The HIFLD row includes HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital, while local health material and a March 22, 2024 report state it closed. Confirm current operating hospitals and services before relying on the count.
What does Specialist Access mean here?
The healthcare route displays Specialist Access as Not available. Listed clinicians are useful leads, but the household needs to confirm doctors, network, referrals, timing, and fit.
What support is available beyond hospitals?
Eau Claire County's ADRC provides information, long-term care options, benefits help, nutrition programs, caregiver support, and disability resources. Confirm the service that fits the household.
Eau Claire has strong care anchors, but the useful question is which facilities operate now and whether the preferred doctor, coverage, prescriptions, transportation, and winter return home fit together. Confirm those pieces from the address you would choose.
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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