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Fargo, North Dakota healthcare
Fargo's hospital cluster needs a provider and winter route review
The published care counts include nine hospitals within 12 kilometers, 1,124 reported beds, 232 selected Medicare listed specialists, 30 pharmacies, two HRSA adult primary care sites within 15 miles, and three Medicare emergency hospitals within 30 miles. The nearest listed Medicare emergency and CMS rated hospital are both about 2.3 miles away, with a 3 of 5 star entry.
Sanford Medical Center Fargo is mapped about 2.6 miles away with 246 reported beds and Level I adult and Level II pediatric status. Sanford's official description identifies those trauma designations. Confirm coverage, services, referrals, appointments, pharmacy access, parking, accessibility, and winter travel before treating proximity as practical fit.
Access to care
9 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.
9
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 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
- 30
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 232
- 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
- 6
- Medicare Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City
- 14
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 10
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 8
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 21
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 31
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 23
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 1
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.4%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 3
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 2.3 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 2.3 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 1124
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 11
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 9
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 1.5 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 4
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 3
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 3
- CMS Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- 4
- CMS Listed Inpatient Rehab Facilities in City
- 2
- CMS Listed Long Term Care Hospitals in City
- 1
- CMS Listed Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities in City
- 2
- CMS Listed Rural Health Clinics in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- 1
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 30.1%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 1
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Very Good
3 of 5 stars · 2.3 mi away
THE MEADOWS ON UNIVERSITY (355024) · 1.5 mi away
Fargo in everyday life
Could Fargo work for you?
What may work well
- Nine mapped hospitals, 1,124 reported beds, 30 pharmacies, and 232 selected specialists give Fargo a detailed starting care map.
- Sanford Medical Center Fargo has a facility specific Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma description from Sanford.
- The nearest emergency and CMS rated entries are about 2.3 miles away, while primary care, post acute, and regional transport questions remain visible.
What to think about
- Two HRSA adult primary care sites within 15 miles and 30 pharmacies still require direct practice and prescription verification.
- A facility map does not decide coverage, quality, capacity, wait time, appointments, referrals, or personal fit.
- Severe winter conditions can change parking, sidewalks, transport, medication access, and the return route.
Plan Fargo healthcare around providers, coverage, and weather
Choose a provider shortlist
Compare Sanford Medical Center Fargo, Essentia Health Fargo, Sanford South University, preferred primary care, pharmacy, specialists, and post acute options by service, coverage, referrals, accessibility, and route.
Map the winter trip
Review parking, entry, sidewalks, snow and ice response, vehicle readiness, backup rides, medication access, and the complete route from the selected home to care.
Check the insurance and payment path
Use the 11 Medicare Advantage options and selected facility list as starting points, then verify network, referrals, prescriptions, appointments, payment, and personal needs.
Use the decision actions
Save the strongest Fargo care plan, Compare another home, and choose Find my fit after providers, coverage, distance, winter access, and support questions are answered.
Questions retirees ask
How many hospitals are near Fargo?
The published map lists nine hospitals within 12 kilometers and 1,124 reported beds. Sanford South University is about 1.7 miles away, Essentia Health Fargo about 2.3 miles, and Sanford Medical Center Fargo about 2.6 miles.
What does Sanford's trauma description cover?
Sanford describes Sanford Medical Center Fargo as a Level I Adult Trauma Center and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center. Keep that facility statement separate from distance, capacity, appointment, and personal care questions.
How many primary care sites are listed?
Two HRSA adult primary care sites are listed within 15 miles, with the nearest about 1 mile. Verify provider availability, coverage, referrals, accessibility, and the route from the selected home.
What does the 3 of 5 star hospital entry mean?
It is a facility specific CMS entry for the nearest listed hospital, about 2.3 miles away. Verify the service, coverage, specialty, access, and personal fit questions that matter to the household.
What do zero post acute listings mean?
A zero entry means the current file found no Fargo listing for that category. It does not rule out nearby regional service. Confirm the provider, coverage, distance, transportation, and winter route for the selected home.
Fargo offers a substantial starting care map, but a satisfying plan depends on provider fit, coverage, prescriptions, primary care, post acute support, winter access, and the route from home. Save the strongest care plan, Compare another address, and choose Find my fit after those 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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