Pittsburgh healthcare
Pittsburgh has a large care map, but a directory entry is not a personal guarantee
Pittsburgh’s published healthcare rows list healthcare, hospital, primary care, and emergency access as Excellent. The city has 25 HRSA adult primary care sites within 15 miles, with the nearest at 0.4 miles, 148 registered retail pharmacies, 1,218 selected Medicare specialists, and 24 Medicare emergency hospitals within 30 miles. The nearest listed Medicare emergency hospital is 0.6 miles away, and 5,825 reported hospital beds sit within 12 km.
The same route includes 55 CMS certified nursing homes within 15 miles, with the nearest at 0.8 miles, 18 home health offices, 14 hospice offices, 19 dialysis facilities, 9 ambulatory surgical centers, 6 inpatient rehabilitation facilities, 1 long term care hospital, 2 inpatient psychiatric facilities, 15 federally qualified health centers, 10 ambulance suppliers, and 1 MDPP supplier. Pittsburgh lists 63 Medicare Advantage plan options, 0.4 percent of residents age 65 plus without health insurance, and 32.6 percent with a disability. These are directory and household statistics, not predictions about staffing, quality, coverage, appointment timing, or results.
Access to care
Pittsburgh’s 25 HRSA sites, 24 Medicare emergency hospitals, 5,825 reported beds, and mapped hospital distances describe available directory information, not the personal care route.
20
Hospitals Within 12 km
- Healthcare Access
- Excellent
- Hospital Access
- Excellent
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 25
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 0.4 mi
Everyday and urgent care
The 148 pharmacy count, 1,218 selected specialists, 55 nursing homes, 18 home health offices, 14 hospice offices, and 19 dialysis facilities give Pittsburgh many questions to verify for one household.
Everyday care
- Primary Care Access
- Excellent
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 148
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 1,218
- Emergency Care
- Excellent
Specialists and long term care
National life expectancy is 78.9 years, while the Pittsburgh care rows need to be read through the preferred clinician, plan, referral, prescription, language, and home support questions.
- Medicare Listed Rheumatology Clinicians in City
- 47
- Medicare Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City
- 60
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 110
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 45
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 106
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 154
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 61
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 157
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 20
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.4%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 24
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 0.6 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 0.6 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 5825
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 63
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 55
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 0.8 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 18
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 14
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 19
- CMS Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- 9
- CMS Listed Inpatient Rehab Facilities in City
- 6
- CMS Listed Long Term Care Hospitals in City
- 1
- CMS Listed Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities in City
- 2
- CMS Listed Rural Health Clinics in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- 15
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 32.6%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 10
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 1
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Very Good
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Pittsburgh in everyday life
Could Pittsburgh work for you?
What may work well
- Pittsburgh’s published healthcare, hospital, primary care, and emergency rows are Excellent.
- The local map includes 25 HRSA sites, 148 pharmacies, 1,218 selected specialists, and 24 Medicare emergency hospitals within 30 miles.
- UPMC Mercy and UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside provide named institutional routes to investigate.
What to think about
- Directory counts do not establish personal access, coverage, appointment timing, quality, or outcomes.
- Pittsburgh hills, winter surfaces, parking, and river crossings can affect a care day.
- The selected specialist, prescription, referral, language, home support, and family help still need direct confirmation.
Turn Pittsburgh’s care listings into a personal route
Choose the preferred care path
Identify primary care, hospital, emergency, pharmacy, specialist, nursing, home health, hospice, dialysis, rehabilitation, and mental health needs before comparing addresses.
Contact the named institutions
Use UPMC Mercy and the relevant hospital or health system pages to confirm services, registration, referrals, insurance, prescriptions, language, and patient transport questions.
Map a hard weather care day
Review hills, river crossings, parking, winter surfaces, drop off, home entry, family help, and the return trip when Pittsburgh weather is difficult.
Keep counts separate from personal fit
Treat 25 HRSA sites, 148 pharmacies, 1,218 specialists, 24 emergency hospitals, 5,825 beds, and 55 nursing homes as directory starting points.
Questions retirees ask
Does Pittsburgh have good healthcare?
The published healthcare, hospital, primary care, and emergency rows are Excellent. Pittsburgh also lists 25 HRSA sites, 148 pharmacies, 1,218 selected Medicare specialists, and 24 emergency hospitals within 30 miles. Confirm the personal clinician, plan, referral, prescription, language, and route.
How close are hospitals in Pittsburgh?
The mapped ledger places UPMC Mercy at 0.6 miles and UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside at 0.8 miles. The nearest listed Medicare emergency hospital is 0.6 miles away. Distances do not establish travel time, appointment access, coverage, capacity, or results.
Does Pittsburgh have specialists?
The published city count is 1,218 selected Medicare specialists, including cardiology 157, neurology 154, pulmonary disease 110, ophthalmology 106, medical oncology 61, nephrology 60, rheumatology 47, endocrinology 45, and geriatric medicine 20. Verify the individual clinician and plan.
What long term care resources are listed for Pittsburgh?
The published rows list 55 CMS certified nursing homes within 15 miles, 18 home health offices, 14 hospice offices, 19 dialysis facilities, 6 inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and other care suppliers. Use them as a call list, not a personal outcome promise.
What should someone ask a Pittsburgh hospital?
Ask about registration, coverage, referrals, prescriptions, language, specialist availability, emergency arrival, parking, mobility, home support, and the route from the exact address. UPMC Mercy’s own published services should be confirmed directly with the institution.
Pittsburgh offers a wide published care map and named hospital routes, while each household still has to confirm the clinician, network, appointment, transport, and home support that fit. For Pittsburgh’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, 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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