Matthews healthcare
Matthews care planning starts with nearby hospital access and moderate primary care
The current care ledger lists two mapped hospitals, 1,368 mapped beds within 12 kilometers, 110 selected Medicare listed specialists, 27 pharmacies, 18 HRSA adult primary care sites within 15 miles, and 14 Medicare emergency hospitals within 30 miles. The nearest listed hospital is Novant Health Matthews Medical Center at about 0.2 miles with 157 beds.
The mapped care geography also includes Carolinas Medical Center Center for Mental Health at about 7.3 miles with 1,211 beds. Keep the hospital, mental health, primary care, pharmacy, specialist, and emergency entries distinct, and confirm provider fit, coverage, appointments, referrals, accessibility, parking, and the route from home.
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
- Excellent
- Hospital Access
- Excellent
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 18
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 2 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
- 27
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
- 0
- Medicare Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 3
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 9
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 4
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 39
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 4
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.3%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 14
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 0.2 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 0.2 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 1368
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 56
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 30
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 1.0 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
- 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
- 24.8%
- 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
5 of 5 stars · 0.2 mi away
Royal Park Rehabilitation & Health Center (345026) · 1.0 mi away
Matthews in everyday life
Could Matthews work for you?
What may work well
- Novant Health Matthews Medical Center is listed about 0.2 miles away, with two mapped hospitals and 1,368 reported beds within 12 kilometers.
- Eighteen HRSA primary care sites, 27 pharmacies, 110 selected specialists, and 14 Medicare emergency hospitals provide concrete follow up questions.
- The care geography gives a household a nearby hospital anchor while leaving room for specialty and primary care verification.
What to think about
- Matthews care counts and distances organize research but do not settle quality, capacity, appointments, wait times, coverage, or personal fit.
- Moderate primary care access means a nearby hospital should not be treated as a complete primary care arrangement.
- The Required car plan can affect care during heat, greenway or road closures, repairs, mobility changes, or a period without driving.
Plan Matthews healthcare around provider fit, geography, and the trip home
Name the needed care
Separate primary care, emergency care, specialist visits, rehabilitation, pharmacy, imaging, prescriptions, and post acute support before comparing a home.
Map facility types
Place Novant Health Matthews Medical Center, the mental health facility entry, primary care, pharmacy, parking, CATS, and the route from home on one map.
Verify coverage and access
For a Matthews household, ask about network, referrals, appointments, records, medication transfer, accessibility, language, parking, caregiver travel, and regional route choices.
Use the decision actions
Save the strongest Matthews care plan, Compare another address, and choose Find my fit after providers, facilities, coverage, prescriptions, transport, and emergency planning are visible.
Questions retirees ask
How many hospitals are mapped near Matthews?
Two mapped hospitals and 1,368 reported beds are listed within 12 kilometers. Novant Health Matthews Medical Center is about 0.2 miles away with 157 beds. Verify facility type, service, coverage, and route.
What primary care information is available?
Eighteen HRSA adult primary care sites are listed within 15 miles, with the nearest about 2 miles. Confirm new patient availability, referrals, network, prescriptions, accessibility, parking, and travel.
How many pharmacies and specialists are listed?
The exact city registry lists 27 pharmacies and 110 selected Medicare specialists. Ask about location, coverage, referrals, medication transfer, accessibility, and the preferred provider's actual availability.
What does the 5 of 5 star entry mean?
It is a facility specific CMS entry for the nearest listed hospital, about 0.2 miles away. Keep that record separate from service, coverage, capacity, appointment, and personal care questions.
What should I ask about emergency care?
Fourteen Medicare emergency hospitals are listed within 30 miles. Confirm the preferred emergency route, coverage, transport, caregiver access, records, mobility, and what happens when weather or driving changes the usual plan.
Matthews offers a useful nearby hospital anchor, but a dependable care plan depends on moderate primary care access, provider fit, coverage, prescriptions, facility type, parking, accessibility, and the route from home. Save the strongest care plan, Compare another address, and choose Find my fit after those questions are answered.
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; FEMA RAPT / HIFLD; U.S. Census Bureau
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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