Lawrenceburg healthcare
A named local hospital anchors care while regional referrals remain part of the plan
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrenceburg describes a 99 bed acute care campus serving Lawrence County and surrounding communities. Its service list includes emergency care, cardiology, diagnostic and interventional radiology, inpatient rehabilitation, orthopedics, urology, wound care, imaging, intensive care, respiratory therapy, and surgery. The emergency department is open 24 hours at 1607 South Locust Avenue.
The catalog lists one major hospital nearby and 11 pharmacies, with strong mapped emergency access but more limited primary and specialist access. Those inputs identify useful starting points. They do not answer whether a particular doctor accepts the retiree's insurance, how quickly an appointment is available, how far a complex procedure is away, or how much help is available after discharge.
A good care visit includes the hospital entrance, pharmacy pickup, primary care, specialists, therapy, parking, ride options, and the return home. Ask how referrals move beyond Lawrenceburg, how prescriptions are handled, where rehabilitation takes place, and what a family member would need to do during a sudden change in health.
Access to care
1 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.
1
Hospitals Within 12 km
- Healthcare Access
- Good
- Hospital Access
- Very Good
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 0
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 24.4 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
- 11
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 14
- 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
- 0
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 5
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.0%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 4
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 1.9 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 1.9 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 99
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 35
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 3
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 0.4 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 1
- CMS Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- 0
- 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
- 6
- CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 46.7%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 3
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Good
3 of 5 stars · 1.9 mi away
NHC HEALTHCARE, LAWRENCEBURG (445180) · 0.4 mi away
Lawrenceburg in everyday life
Could Lawrenceburg work for you?
What may work well
- The local hospital publishes a 24 hour emergency department and a broad list of acute, diagnostic, surgical, specialty, and rehabilitation services.
- The city provides emergency medical assistance and fire protection, while the catalog lists one nearby major hospital and 11 pharmacies.
- A small town can make the first care route easier to understand once the actual home, hospital, pharmacy, and clinician are selected.
What to think about
- A local hospital does not eliminate the need for regional referrals, insurance checks, or future care planning.
- The catalog's primary and specialist access inputs are less strong than its emergency and hospital proximity inputs.
- A car or reliable ride may be needed for appointments, pharmacies, rehabilitation, and regional services.
Turn a named hospital into a workable care plan
List current and likely needs
Write down clinicians, medicines, diagnostics, therapy, emergency preferences, insurance, mobility, language, and the support that may be needed later.
Confirm the local network
Ask Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrenceburg and prospective clinicians about insurance, referrals, imaging, rehabilitation, pharmacy coordination, and payment.
Map regional care
Find out where complex procedures, advanced specialists, and additional rehabilitation take place, then price the drive, parking, lodging, and family support.
Run the route in difficult weather
Travel from the home to care and back in heat, heavy rain, or winter conditions while noting mobility, energy, parking, medicines, and the support available afterward.
Questions retirees ask
What healthcare is available in Lawrenceburg?
The local hospital lists a 24 hour emergency department, acute care, cardiology, imaging, intensive care, rehabilitation, orthopedics, urology, wound care, respiratory therapy, and surgery. Confirm personal insurance, doctors, referrals, prescriptions, and regional options.
Is the Lawrenceburg emergency department open all day?
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrenceburg lists its emergency department as open 24 hours at 1607 South Locust Avenue. Confirm current services, billing, transport, and follow up needs for a particular household.
How should I evaluate care before moving?
Run the complete trip from the proposed home to the hospital, pharmacy, primary care, specialists, and therapy. Ask about insurance, waits, referrals, prescriptions, discharge help, and the route to a larger center.
Lawrenceburg's care plan can begin with a named local hospital and 24 hour emergency department, then grow through insurance, primary care, specialists, pharmacy support, rehabilitation, and regional referrals. The chosen home should make the entire care day manageable, not only the drive to the hospital.
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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