Madison healthcare
Nearby UMMC care gives Madison a strong hospital anchor, while personal access still needs direct calls
UMMC Madison in Canton provides 24-hour emergency care, inpatient medical and surgical services, intensive care, imaging, laboratory services, rehabilitation, respiratory care, and outpatient specialty care. The adjacent UMMC Madison Medical Clinics list internal medicine, oncology, general surgery, orthopedics, urology, pain care, and other specialties. Baptist Madison Campus offers primary-care and specialty offices, and Baptist Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital-Madison in Ridgeland provides inpatient acute rehabilitation. These facilities give Madison a meaningful nearby care network without placing the hospital inside the city boundary.
The catalog maps one nearby major hospital, fourteen pharmacies, and selected Medicare provider records in Madison. Primary care, specialist access, dental, vision, therapy, prescriptions, and new-patient timing still require direct calls. Facility proximity tells you where care is offered, not whether a preferred clinician accepts a plan or has an appointment available.
CMPDD's Area Agency on Aging and MCCSA add older-adult nutrition, Medicare counseling, transportation, and other support routes. Before moving, confirm insurance network, primary-care intake, referrals, lab and imaging arrangements, pharmacy hours, rehabilitation, home health, caregiver relief, wheelchair access, parking, and the aftercare ride home.
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
- Very Good
- Hospital Access
- Very Good
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 16
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 5.1 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
- Moderate
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 14
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 100
- 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
- 0
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 3
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 24
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 12
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 8
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 1
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.0%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 10
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 7.9 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 7.9 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 53
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 33
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 18
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 0.7 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
- 0
- CMS Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- 5
- 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
- 23.9%
- 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
3 of 5 stars · 7.9 mi away
THE MADISON HEALTH AND REHAB (255276) · 0.7 mi away
Madison in everyday life
Could Madison work for you?
What may work well
- UMMC Madison provides nearby 24-hour emergency care, inpatient services, intensive care, imaging, laboratory, rehabilitation, and specialty routes.
- Adjacent UMMC Madison Medical Clinics add internal medicine and outpatient specialty appointments near the hospital.
- Fourteen pharmacies and county aging services give the household several starting points for daily care and support.
- CMPDD and MCCSA connect healthcare planning with nutrition, Medicare help, transportation, and older-adult services.
What to think about
- The hospital and medical clinics are in nearby Canton, so the care route still crosses the city boundary.
- Insurance, referral rules, new-patient access, specialist timing, dental and vision care, and rehabilitation need direct confirmation.
- Car use is marked Required, and county transportation may not fit urgent, late, or complex care trips.
- Emergency and hospital resources are not a substitute for an aftercare, prescription, caregiver, and transportation plan.
Make the Madison healthcare plan route specific
Confirm primary care
Call UMMC Madison and preferred practices about new patients, coverage, referrals, prescriptions, virtual visits, accessibility, and the route from the chosen address.
Visit the emergency route
Drive to UMMC Madison in Canton, locate the emergency entrance, review parking and storm access, and keep a second route toward Jackson for services the community hospital does not offer.
Map the supporting network
Place pharmacy, lab, therapy, dental, vision, specialist, home health, meals, aging services, and emergency transport on one household map.
Plan after discharge
Ask who provides rehabilitation, prescriptions, mobility help, meals, transportation, caregiver relief, and home support when the household returns from care.
Questions retirees ask
What hospital is near Madison, Mississippi?
UMMC Madison is at 161 River Oaks Drive in nearby Canton. It offers 24-hour emergency care, inpatient medical and surgical services, intensive care, imaging, laboratory services, rehabilitation, respiratory care, and outpatient specialty care.
Does Madison have primary care?
UMMC Madison offers primary care and the adjacent UMMC Madison Medical Clinics list internal medicine and other specialties. Call about new patients, insurance, referrals, prescriptions, appointment timing, and access from the selected home.
Are there pharmacies in Madison?
The catalog maps fourteen pharmacies near Madison. Use that as a starting list, then confirm hours, delivery, controlled-medication policies, insurance, refill timing, and the route from the home.
How should a retiree plan a Madison emergency?
Drive the UMMC Madison emergency route, save 911 and hospital contacts, identify a second route toward Jackson, ask about transportation limits, and plan who handles prescriptions, mobility, meals, and follow-up care.
Madison's healthcare fit is strongest for someone who values nearby community-hospital care and academic-system support while accepting that personal access, specialist timing, aftercare, and transportation need direct confirmation. Time the route, check the network, and plan the week after care before choosing an address.
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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