Port Townsend healthcare
Jefferson Healthcare provides local hospital and emergency care, with specialty travel still worth planning
Jefferson Healthcare describes 24-hour emergency care, an 8-bed emergency department, Washington Level IV trauma designation, transfers for services not available locally, clinics, home health, and hospice. For a small peninsula community, that is a meaningful local base. The household should still ask how care changes when a specialty, procedure, advanced test, or complex transfer is needed.
The catalog lists healthcare at 100, hospital access at 82, emergency care at 100, one major hospital nearby, four pharmacies, and 16 selected Medicare specialists. These measures do not answer appointment timing, insurance, provider continuity, referral rules, rehabilitation, home support, or ferry and weather effects. Confirm the actual doctors and services that matter before treating the local care base as complete.
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
- Excellent
- Hospital Access
- Very Good
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 2
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 13.4 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
- 4
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 16
- 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
- 1
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.6%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 6
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 1.1 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 1.1 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 39
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 17
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 2
- 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
- 0
- 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
- 4
- CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 30.3%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 2
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Healthcare Quality
- Poor
- Healthy Aging Environment
- Poor
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Very Good
3 of 5 stars · 1.1 mi away
LIFE CARE CENTER OF PORT TOWNSEND (505306) · 1.0 mi away
Port Townsend in everyday life
Could Port Townsend work for you?
What may work well
- A local 24-hour emergency department, Level IV trauma designation, clinics, home health, and hospice create a strong local care base.
- The catalog lists 16 selected specialists and high healthcare, hospital-access, and emergency measures for further review.
- Walkability, transit, pharmacies, and a compact center can make some care-related errands easier to repeat.
What to think about
- Local hospital capacity and transfer language mean some complex or unavailable services may require regional travel.
- Provider counts do not guarantee a preferred doctor, network participation, appointment time, specialty depth, or follow-up.
- Ferries, weather, smoke, roads, and a peninsula location can affect a scheduled visit or transfer even when local care is strong.
Run the complete Port Townsend care route
Start with Jefferson Healthcare
Ask about primary care, emergency services, Level IV trauma, clinics, imaging, referrals, records, after-hours help, parking, and accessibility.
Map specialty care
List preferred emergency, oncology, cardiac, surgical, neurological, imaging, dental, vision, behavioral-health, and rehabilitation destinations and their routes.
Check the medication chain
Confirm pharmacy stock, refills, delivery, insurance, weekend hours, emergency supply, storage, and what happens during a ferry delay, storm, smoke event, or power loss.
Plan a difficult transfer
Ask about transfer destinations, transport, weather, ferry and road conditions, family lodging, discharge, home health, prescriptions, and the return trip.
Questions retirees ask
What healthcare is available in Port Townsend?
Jefferson Healthcare provides a local hospital, 24-hour emergency department, 8-bed emergency capacity, Washington Level IV trauma care, clinics, home health, and hospice. Confirm which specialists and complex services are local and which require transfer or regional travel.
Is emergency care close to Port Townsend?
Jefferson Healthcare operates a 24-hour emergency department and describes Level IV trauma care. Test the route from the exact home, ask about ambulance and transfer arrangements, and plan for ferry, road, smoke, and weather disruption.
Are specialists easy to reach from Port Townsend?
The catalog lists 16 selected Medicare specialists. Confirm each office, specialty, insurance network, new-patient timing, referral rule, records process, and regional route before treating the number as personal access.
Port Townsend's medical position is strongest for a retiree who values a real local hospital and emergency department, then builds a clear specialty, pharmacy, transfer, home-support, and weather plan. Local care is a strength when the household knows what happens next for both ordinary and complex needs.
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, Healthcare Quality, Healthy Aging Environment
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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