Key West healthcare
Local emergency and primary care are useful, while advanced needs may require travel
Lower Keys Medical Center describes a 24 hour emergency and acute care hospital with 167 licensed beds, while Florida HealthFinder lists 118 licensed beds, including 103 acute care and 15 skilled nursing beds. The official figures conflict and should be confirmed directly. AHCA lists emergency medicine, cardiology, gastroenterology, and general surgery, and Keys Medical Group lists primary care plus several specialties.
The catalog maps two nearby hospitals, six pharmacies, and 44 selected Medicare listed specialists. The HRSA query finds two likely adult primary care sites within 15 miles. Ask about new patient acceptance, insurance, appointments, prescriptions, diagnostics, rehabilitation, emergency transport, hospital affiliations, and which procedures or referrals move to Miami or another center.
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
- Good
- Hospital Access
- Excellent
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 2
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 1.3 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
- Moderate
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 6
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 44
- 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
- 3
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 17
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 8
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 1.3%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 1
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 2.3 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 2.3 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 167
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 7
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 1
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 0.9 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 1
- 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
- 1
- 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
- 28.5%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 2
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Very Good
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Key West in everyday life
Could Key West work for you?
What may work well
- The hospital publishes emergency and acute care services, while local physician sources list primary care and several specialties.
- Two mapped hospitals, six pharmacies, 44 selected specialists, and two likely HRSA adult primary care sites give the household concrete resources to confirm.
What to think about
- The official hospital bed totals conflict, and a service list does not settle physician availability, appointment timing, coverage, wait times, quality, or advanced referrals.
- Emergency or specialty care beyond the Lower Keys adds travel, planning, weather, and family support considerations.
Review Key West care
List current needs
Write down doctors, medicines, diagnostics, therapy, emergency preferences, insurance, records, referrals, transport, and future support.
Confirm local access
Check the hospital, primary care, specialists, pharmacies, appointments, diagnostics, coverage, parking, emergency transport, and rehabilitation.
Plan the referral route
Identify likely destinations beyond the Keys, travel options, lodging, records, family support, home help, and follow up after care.
Questions retirees ask
What healthcare is available in Key West?
Lower Keys Medical Center describes 24 hour emergency and acute care, while Keys Medical Group lists primary care and several specialties. The catalog maps two nearby hospitals, six pharmacies, and 44 selected specialists. Confirm personal access, coverage, and referral routes.
What should a retiree ask before choosing a Key West home?
Ask about primary care, specialists, prescriptions, insurance, hospital affiliations, emergency transport, rehabilitation, parking, storm access, referrals, medical records, and the route to Miami or another center when needed.
Key West offers identifiable local hospital and physician resources. The move is stronger when the household confirms appointments, coverage, prescriptions, transport, rehabilitation, emergency alternatives, and referrals beyond the Lower Keys.
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
- FEMA RAPT / HIFLD Hospitals
Used for Hospital Access, Hospitals Within 12 km, Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
Checked 2026-07-19
- 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 2026-06-18
- 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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