Kearney healthcare
A regional referral hospital anchors care, while personal access, coverage, and referrals need confirmation
CHI Health Good Samaritan describes a 236 bed regional referral center with an Advanced Level II Trauma Center, Primary Stroke Center, AirCare, cancer care, orthopedic services, cardiac and vascular care, emergency services, imaging, and rehabilitation. The catalog maps three nearby hospitals, 12 pharmacies, and 70 selected Medicare listed specialists. These are useful access starting points, not guarantees of an open appointment or a covered service.
Ask which primary care practice accepts new patients, how specialists are scheduled, how prescriptions are filled, what Medicare or private insurance pays, which hospital handles a particular procedure, how rehabilitation works, and when a referral goes to Lincoln, Omaha, or another center. Drive from the exact home in winter and during a storm so care access includes parking, road treatment, mobility, and the return home.
Access to care
3 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.
3
Hospitals Within 12 km
- Healthcare Access
- Poor
- Hospital Access
- Excellent
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 0
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 24.1 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 Poor
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 12
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 70
- 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
- 10
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 14
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 4
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 3
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 4
- 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
- 0.3 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 0.3 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 329
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 20
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 5
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 0.3 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 1
- CMS Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- 4
- CMS Listed Inpatient Rehab Facilities in City
- 1
- 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
- 0
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 29.4%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 4
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Healthcare Quality
- Poor
- Healthy Aging Environment
- Poor
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Moderate
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Kearney in everyday life
Could Kearney work for you?
What may work well
- Good Samaritan publishes a broad regional service set including trauma, stroke, emergency, cancer, heart, orthopedic, rehabilitation, and AirCare services.
- Three mapped hospitals, pharmacies, and selected specialists give a smaller city more concrete care destinations than many rural locations.
What to think about
- A hospital service list does not settle physician availability, appointment timing, cost, coverage, wait times, or personal fit.
- Winter roads, storms, car dependence, parking, insurance, referrals, and transfers can affect recovery and family support.
Review Kearney care
List current needs
Write down doctors, medicines, diagnostics, therapy, emergency preferences, insurance, records, referrals, transport, and future support.
Confirm local services
Check Good Samaritan, other hospitals, physicians, pharmacies, appointments, diagnostics, coverage, parking, language, and emergency transport.
Plan the return home
Identify rides, meals, home help, mobility support, heating, power continuity, snow alternatives, family support, and follow up after care.
Questions retirees ask
What healthcare is available near Kearney?
CHI Health Good Samaritan describes a regional referral hospital with Advanced Level II Trauma, Primary Stroke, AirCare, cancer, orthopedic, cardiac, vascular, emergency, and rehabilitation services. The catalog maps three nearby hospitals, 12 pharmacies, and 70 selected Medicare listed specialists. Confirm personal access and coverage.
What should a retiree ask before choosing a Kearney home?
Ask about primary care, specialists, prescriptions, insurance, hospital affiliations, emergency transport, rehabilitation, parking, winter access, referrals, medical records, and the route to Lincoln, Omaha, or another center when needed.
Kearney offers a documented regional care anchor. The move is stronger when the household confirms physicians, appointments, coverage, prescriptions, referrals, winter access, 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.
- FEMA RAPT / HIFLD Hospitals
Used for Healthcare Access, Hospital Access, Hospitals Within 12 km, Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km, Healthcare Quality, Healthy Aging Environment
- Health Resources and Services Administration
Used for Primary Care Access, HRSA Adult Primary-Care Sites Within 15 Miles, Nearest HRSA Adult Primary-Care Site
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
- World Bank
Used for Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024), Life Expectancy
Checked 2026-07-03
- 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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