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Erie healthcare
Erie has a strong care inventory, with the selected route still central
Erie lists seven hospitals within 12 kilometers, 1,198 reported beds, seven HRSA adult primary care sites within 15 miles, 265 selected Medicare specialists, and 47 registered retail pharmacies. The local access labels are Excellent for healthcare, hospital, primary care, and emergency care, but a useful care plan still begins at the chosen home.
UPMC Hamot offers a named institution to review. Its official source describes a 445 bed Level II Trauma Center and regional referral hub, while its emergency page describes a department open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Keep that description tied to UPMC Hamot and confirm personal coverage, clinicians, services, and route details.
Access to care
7 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.
7
Hospitals Within 12 km
- Healthcare Access
- Excellent
- Hospital Access
- Excellent
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 7
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 0.6 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
- Excellent
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 47
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 265
- 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
- 8
- Medicare Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City
- 11
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 16
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 7
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 24
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 40
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 34
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 2
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.3%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 6
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 0.5 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 0.5 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 1198
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 62
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 16
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 0.3 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 10
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 5
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 4
- CMS Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- 4
- CMS Listed Inpatient Rehab Facilities in City
- 3
- CMS Listed Long Term Care Hospitals in City
- 1
- CMS Listed Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities in City
- 2
- CMS Listed Rural Health Clinics in City
- 1
- CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- 6
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 37.8%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 8
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 1
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Very Good
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Erie in everyday life
Could Erie work for you?
What may work well
- Seven hospitals, 1,198 reported beds, Excellent mapped access labels, and nearby named facilities give Erie a substantial starting care map.
- Seven HRSA adult primary care sites, 265 selected specialists, 47 pharmacies, and 62 Medicare Advantage options support a detailed personal review.
- Post acute listings include nursing homes, home health, hospice, dialysis, rehabilitation, psychiatric, FQHC, and ambulance services.
What to think about
- Counts do not answer appointments, insurance acceptance, service quality, wait times, personal fit, or outcomes.
- The home to facility route still matters during winter, lake conditions, snow, ice, parking, and mobility changes.
- The 37.8 percent older adult disability row and 40.2 percent older resident living alone row make support planning important for an individual household.
Plan the Erie care route before choosing a home
Place the home and care stops on one map
Compare the candidate home with UPMC Hamot, Saint Vincent Hospital, the preferred primary care site, pharmacy, rehabilitation, groceries, parking, and the route home.
Check people and plans
Review the selected clinician, Medicare or other coverage, prescriptions, records, specialist needs, emergency contacts, mobility, and the 0.3 percent older adult uninsured row.
Review seasonal access
Ask how snow, ice, lake conditions, power, entry surfaces, parking, and transport affect care, pharmacy pickup, dialysis, therapy, and family support.
Use the decision actions
Save the strongest care map, Compare another address, and choose Find my fit after facility, clinician, coverage, medication, mobility, and route questions are answered.
Questions retirees ask
How close is hospital care in Erie?
The catalog lists seven hospitals within 12 kilometers. Saint Vincent Hospital is about 0.5 miles away, UPMC Hamot about 1.4 miles, Erie VA Medical Center about 1.1 miles, and Encompass Health rehabilitation about 1.3 miles. Confirm the route from the selected home.
What does UPMC Hamot add to the review?
UPMC's official source describes UPMC Hamot as a 445 bed Level II Trauma Center and regional referral hub. Its emergency source describes 24 hour emergency department operations. Review facility services, coverage, clinician fit, parking, mobility, and the route home.
Are 265 specialists a guarantee of access?
No. The count is a selected Medicare listed specialist inventory. Confirm the needed specialty, clinician, plan acceptance, appointment process, records, medication support, and travel from the chosen address.
What post acute services are listed?
The current inventory lists 16 nursing homes, 10 home health offices, five hospice offices, four dialysis facilities, three inpatient rehabilitation facilities, one long term care hospital, two inpatient psychiatric facilities, six FQHCs, and eight ambulance suppliers. Confirm the service that matters to the household.
How should I plan prescriptions?
Start with the preferred pharmacy and clinician, then review plan coverage, refill timing, delivery or pickup, winter travel, medication storage, records, and backup support. The 47 pharmacy addresses are a starting list rather than a personal recommendation.
Erie offers a substantial care inventory and a named UPMC Hamot anchor, provided the selected home connects to the right clinician, plan, pharmacy, and winter route. Save the care map, Compare another address, and choose Find my fit after personal care questions are answered.
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; FEMA RAPT / HIFLD; U.S. Census Bureau
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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