Provo healthcare
Provo has a strong Utah Valley care anchor, with specialist and appointment questions still open
The published page labels healthcare access Excellent, hospital access Excellent, primary care Very Good, and emergency care Excellent. Seven mapped hospital points sit within 12 kilometers, including Orem, and the nearest mapped point is Utah State Hospital, a psychiatric facility. Utah Valley Hospital is the nearby general acute care anchor at about 1.1 miles from the city coordinate.
The useful question is not whether a hospital appears close. It is whether the selected home connects to the right primary care clinician, referral path, pharmacy, insurer, emergency entrance, and follow up service. Counts and modeled availability do not establish quality, capacity, wait time, network acceptance, appointment availability, or outcome.
Access to care
7 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.
7
Hospitals Within 12 km
- Healthcare Access
- Excellent
- Hospital Access
- Excellent
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 4
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 0.9 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
- Very Good
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 21
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 132
- 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
- 2
- Medicare Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City
- 5
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 3
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 4
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 17
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 6
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 17
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 3.1%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 12
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 0.9 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 1.1 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 1103
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 28
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 13
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 1.3 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 3
- CMS Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- 3
- CMS Listed Inpatient Rehab Facilities in City
- 2
- CMS Listed Long Term Care Hospitals in City
- 1
- CMS Listed Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities in City
- 1
- CMS Listed Rural Health Clinics in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- 3
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 43.4%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 3
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 1
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Good
5 of 5 stars · 1.1 mi away
Provo Rehabilitation and Nursing (465119) · 1.3 mi away
Provo in everyday life
Could Provo work for you?
What may work well
- Utah Valley Hospital provides a defined tertiary care and emergency anchor near the city coordinate.
- Seven mapped hospital points within 12 kilometers, 21 pharmacies, and primary care labeled Very Good create several starting points for a care plan.
- The exact city specialist registry count can help a household identify possible clinicians before checking coverage and appointment access.
What to think about
- The hospital radius includes Orem and several non acute facilities, so mapped count and bed totals do not describe a single local hospital system.
- A broad specialist access value is not published, and provider directories do not prove open panels, network acceptance, wait time, or quality.
- Winter, smoke, hills, construction, parking, and a Recommended car can change the practical burden of a care trip.
Turn Provo's care map into a personal care route
Name the first clinician
Confirm primary care acceptance, new patient timing, referral rules, records transfer, laboratory access, and after hours instructions.
Match the facility
Separate general acute, psychiatric, rehabilitation, long term care, and emergency services before choosing a route or coverage plan.
Secure prescriptions
Verify the pharmacy, pickup or delivery options, insurance, refill timing, backup location, and a winter or smoke day alternative.
Use the decision actions
Save the care map, Compare another home, and choose Find my fit after coverage, travel, appointments, and backup support are confirmed.
Questions retirees ask
What is the main hospital near Provo?
Utah Valley Hospital is about 1.1 miles from the city coordinate. Its official page describes a 395 bed tertiary hospital, Level II trauma designation, a 46 bed emergency department, and 24 hour Life Flight. Those facts do not promise a personal outcome or appointment.
Does the seven hospital count describe Provo city proper?
No. The count uses a 12 kilometer radius and includes Orem and different facility types. Review the exact hospital, service, entrance, coverage, and route for the care you need.
Is specialist access confirmed?
No broad specialist access value is published in the current information. The selected Medicare registry lists 132 city records, but that does not prove an open panel, coverage, appointment, or complete specialty roster.
How many pharmacies are listed?
The current exact city registry count is 21 pharmacies. It identifies organization locations, not drive time, hours, inventory, insurance acceptance, delivery, or a particular household's convenience.
What should I ask a primary care office?
Ask about plan acceptance, new patient timing, referrals, records, laboratory access, after hours instructions, accessibility, parking, telehealth, and a backup route when weather or construction changes the trip.
Provo's care case is strongest when Utah Valley Hospital is treated as an anchor rather than a complete answer. Save the personal care route, Compare another home, and choose Find my fit after primary care, specialists, pharmacy, coverage, winter, smoke, and transport are clear.
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
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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