Plymouth healthcare
A 170-bed hospital and age-friendly services anchor care in a large coastal town
BID Plymouth is a 170-bed acute-care hospital serving more than 250,000 residents in Plymouth and Barnstable counties. Its 24-hour emergency department and listed services include cancer, heart care, neurology and neurosurgery, surgery, and pain management. The catalog lists hospital access at 80, emergency care at 100, 14 pharmacies, and 120 selected Medicare specialists.
Plymouth Health and Human Services includes the Center for Active Living, public health, the library, recreation, veterans services, and an Age and Dementia Friendly Plymouth initiative. Ask the hospital, prospective clinicians, insurers, Medicare plans, pharmacies, and the Center about referrals, networks, rehabilitation, home health, behavioral health, transport, prescriptions, and emergency transfers.
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
- 3
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 6.9 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
- Good
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 14
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 120
- 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
- 9
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 5
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 10
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 13
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 14
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 17
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 1
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.0%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 7
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 3.6 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 3.6 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 164
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 37
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 12
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 3.6 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 1
- 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
- 1
- CMS Listed Rural Health Clinics in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- 1
- 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
- 0
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Good
4 of 5 stars · 3.6 mi away
LIFE CARE CENTER OF PLYMOUTH (225666) · 3.6 mi away
Plymouth in everyday life
Could Plymouth work for you?
What may work well
- BID Plymouth provides a 170-bed hospital, 24-hour emergency department, and broad services in the town.
- The catalog lists 14 pharmacies and 120 selected Medicare specialists, while the town provides Center for Active Living and age-friendly resources.
- A large service area and GATRA or Dial-A-Ride resources can support later-life logistics when the exact route works.
What to think about
- Directory counts do not show appointment access, network acceptance, wait times, or continuity with a preferred clinician.
- A large town footprint can make a nearby hospital feel far from an outer village during traffic or storms.
- Coastal weather, power, flooding, and winter roads can affect a care route when support is most needed.
Practice the Plymouth care chain
Call primary-care offices
Ask about new-patient openings, Medicare and supplemental networks, referrals, annual visits, language, transport, and after-hours help.
Visit BID Plymouth
Walk the emergency, parking, entrance, imaging, specialist, pharmacy, and rehabilitation routes. Ask what happens after transfer or discharge.
Set up prescriptions
Compare pharmacy hours, delivery, stock, refill synchronization, insurance, parking, and backup options for essential medication.
Practice difficult travel
Drive or ride to care, groceries, pharmacy, and home during visitor traffic, winter weather, darkness, rain, or a coastal storm.
Questions retirees ask
Does Plymouth have a major hospital?
Yes. BID Plymouth is a 170-bed acute-care hospital with a 24-hour emergency department and cancer, heart, neurology, surgery, and other services.
How many specialists are available in Plymouth?
The catalog lists 120 selected Medicare specialists and 14 pharmacies. Confirm specialty, network, new-patient status, wait time, location, and appointment continuity directly.
What aging resources does Plymouth offer?
The town's Health and Human Services department includes a Center for Active Living and an Age and Dementia Friendly Plymouth initiative, along with library, public health, recreation, and veterans services.
Plymouth has a valuable local hospital and unusually visible age-friendly services for a coastal town. The move still depends on a household-specific care chain, network confirmation, prescription planning, and a route that works across seasons and villages.
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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