Montrose healthcare
What does Montrose care look like when one regional hospital anchors the map?
The published rows list eight pharmacies and one major hospital near the city coordinate. Montrose Regional Health describes a 75-bed hospital and Level III Trauma Center with a 24-hour emergency department. The system also describes ambulatory care, medical group outreach clinics, more than 30 specialties, telehealth for stroke, neurology, and behavioral health, case management, translator services, and CareFlight transportation.
That is meaningful care depth for a smaller Western Colorado city, while a regional hospital is not the same as having every specialist nearby. Ask which physicians accept new patients, how referrals work, where complex procedures take place, how rehabilitation is arranged, and what the insurer covers. Confirm whether the household's preferred pharmacy and doctors are available close to the actual home.
Car access is part of healthcare here. Drive the possible home-to-hospital route, pharmacy, primary care office, airport, and road toward larger centers. Include snow, smoke, heat, parking, caregiver availability, prescriptions, translation, and a late return. A strong emergency department still needs a practical everyday route.
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
- 3
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 0.9 mi
A hospital nearby still needs a door-to-door plan
Map the home, pharmacy, primary care office, hospital entrance, parking, and the return route. Repeat the drive in winter, smoke, heat, or a busy visitor period.
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
- 8
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 37
- 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
- 1
- Medicare Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 3
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 3
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 3
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 3
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.5%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 2
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 0.9 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 0.9 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 75
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 11
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 3
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 0.1 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 2
- CMS Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- 1
- 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
- 1
- CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- 3
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 29.0%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 1
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 1
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Moderate
4 of 5 stars · 0.9 mi away
VALLEY MANOR CARE CENTER (065119) · 0.1 mi away
Montrose in everyday life
Could Montrose work for you?
What may work well
- Montrose Regional Health offers a 75-bed hospital, Level III trauma care, 24-hour emergency services, telehealth, case management, and translator support.
- Eight pharmacy listings, outreach clinics, more than 30 specialties, and CareFlight transportation give the local care map more depth than a small clinic alone.
- A city-sized hospital, library, parks, and airport can keep several weekly needs within the same regional setting.
What to think about
- One mapped hospital does not mean every specialty, procedure, or rehabilitation service is close to the chosen home.
- Car use, winter roads, smoke, heat, parking, and caregiver time can turn a short map distance into a harder appointment day.
- Coverage, referrals, prescriptions, language support, and transfer arrangements need confirmation before a move.
Turn the hospital listing into a workable Montrose care plan
Call the preferred doctors
Ask about new-patient access, insurance, referrals, prescription transfers, rehabilitation, language help, and appointment timing for the household's actual needs.
Walk the hospital route
Drive from the candidate home to Montrose Regional Health and a pharmacy. Check parking, entrance access, weather exposure, travel time, and a caregiver's return.
Map referral travel
Ask where complex procedures, specialty visits, rehabilitation, and transfers occur, then price fuel, lodging, time away, and family support.
Keep an emergency folder
Store coverage details, medication lists, contacts, preferred hospital information, translation needs, emergency numbers, and backup transportation.
Questions retirees ask
Does Montrose have a hospital?
Montrose Regional Health describes a 75-bed hospital with a Level III Trauma Center and a 24-hour emergency department. It also lists telehealth, case management, translator services, and CareFlight transportation.
How many pharmacies are listed in Montrose?
The published local rows list eight pharmacies. Confirm hours, delivery, insurance, refill timing, specialty medications, and the route from the exact home before relying on a count.
Will Montrose cover every specialist need?
Montrose Regional Health describes more than 30 specialties and outreach services, but the household should ask where complex procedures, specialty visits, rehabilitation, and transfers occur and how coverage works.
What should retirees check about Montrose healthcare?
Confirm doctors, new-patient access, insurance, referrals, prescriptions, language help, emergency destinations, rehabilitation, caregiver travel, winter access, and the home-to-hospital route.
Montrose has a meaningful regional care anchor, especially for emergency needs, but the retirement decision depends on the full route from home to pharmacy, primary care, hospital, specialist, and referral destination. For Montrose's healthcare plan, choose Save, Compare, or Find my fit.
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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