Hickory healthcare
Two nearby hospitals and broad provider counts create a strong starting map, while personal network review remains essential
Catawba Valley Health System keeps its emergency department open around the clock, and Frye Regional lists emergency, heart, brain, cancer, surgery, orthopedic, and rehabilitation services. The catalog records two mapped hospitals nearby, 596 reported beds within 12 kilometers, 110 selected specialists, 26 likely primary care sites within 15 miles, and 39 pharmacies.
The catalog places the nearest CMS rated hospital at 2 of 5 stars about one mile away. Treat that rating as a prompt for direct review rather than a complete quality judgment. Map both hospitals, primary care, pharmacy, groceries, regional specialists, parking, traffic, referrals, transfers, rehabilitation, and home return.
Access to care
2 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.
2
Hospitals Within 12 km
- Healthcare Access
- Very Good
- Hospital Access
- Excellent
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 26
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 0.7 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
- 39
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 110
- 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
- 4
- Medicare Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City
- 4
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 11
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 3
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 13
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 7
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 12
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.9%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 8
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 1 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 1.0 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 596
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 50
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 11
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 1.0 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 4
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 3
- CMS Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- 3
- CMS Listed Inpatient Rehab Facilities in City
- 2
- CMS Listed Long Term Care Hospitals in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities in City
- 2
- CMS Listed Rural Health Clinics in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- 18
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 31.5%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Moderate
2 of 5 stars · 1.0 mi away
Trinity Village (345152) · 1.0 mi away
Hickory in everyday life
Could Hickory work for you?
What may work well
- Two named hospitals publish emergency and specialty services near the city.
- The catalog records broad hospital, specialist, primary care, and pharmacy measures to verify by provider and address.
What to think about
- Facility lists and ratings do not settle every physician, wait, cost, coverage, referral, transfer, or aftercare arrangement.
- Heat, storms, flooding, traffic, parking, and regional travel can affect recovery.
Review Hickory care
List current needs
Write down doctors, medicines, diagnostics, therapy, emergency preferences, insurance, referrals, and likely future support.
Confirm the network
Check both hospitals, current specialists, primary care, prescriptions, referrals, transfers, rehabilitation, transport, traffic, and insurance.
Plan aftercare
Identify rides, meals, home help, mobility support, heating, cooling, power backup, flood plans, and follow up.
Questions retirees ask
What healthcare is available in Hickory?
Catawba Valley and Frye Regional provide nearby hospital options, and Frye lists emergency, heart, brain, cancer, surgery, orthopedic, and rehabilitation services. Confirm current doctors, plans, referrals, transfers, and aftercare.
What should I ask before moving?
Ask about physicians, specialists, primary care, diagnostics, prescriptions, insurance, referrals, transfers, rehabilitation, transport, traffic, weather roads, and home support.
Hickory has a substantial local care starting point. The move is stronger when the household confirms the right network, current quality information, transport, traffic, weather access, 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, 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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