Salem healthcare
Salem Hospital gives the city a substantial care anchor, with personal coverage and aftercare still required
Salem Hospital describes 644 licensed acute care beds, 24 hour emergency care, Level II trauma services, imaging, laboratory, heart and vascular care, cancer, neurology, orthopedics, rehabilitation, pharmacy, stroke, psychiatric care, and other specialties. Salem Health also publishes primary care, urgent care, virtual care, and clinic routes. The catalog lists two mapped hospital facilities and 32 pharmacies nearby.
A facility list does not answer whether the needed clinician accepts the plan, whether new appointments are available, or how a patient gets imaging, rehabilitation, home support, prescriptions, or complex care. Confirm the network and write down a named list of primary care, specialists, pharmacy, emergency, rehabilitation, behavioral health, and a family contact.
Map the complete care day from the selected home. Include rain, flood, traffic, parking, transit, companion travel, a low energy return, and the possibility that a specialist or procedure requires travel outside Salem.
Access to care
2 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.
2
Hospitals Within 12 km
- Healthcare Access
- Very Good
- Hospital Access
- Excellent
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 7
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 1.6 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
- Excellent
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 32
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 173
- 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
- 6
- Medicare Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City
- 12
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 9
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 3
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 21
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 8
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 21
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 1.2%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 9
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 0.8 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 0.8 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 1048
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 25
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 9
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 1.6 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 5
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 4
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 6
- CMS Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- 9
- CMS Listed Inpatient Rehab Facilities in City
- 1
- CMS Listed Long Term Care Hospitals in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities in City
- 2
- CMS Listed Rural Health Clinics in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- 6
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 39.1%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 4
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 1
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Very Good
3 of 5 stars · 0.8 mi away
WINDSOR HEALTH and REHABILITATION (385224) · 1.6 mi away
Salem in everyday life
Could Salem work for you?
What may work well
- Salem Hospital publishes a broad hospital and specialty care base with 24 hour emergency services.
- Primary care, urgent care, virtual care, pharmacies, transit, and Center 50+ give a retiree several local support routes.
- A full city makes it practical to compare home locations around care, pharmacy, food, and mobility.
What to think about
- Facility scale does not settle insurance, appointment timing, specialist access, or aftercare.
- Rain, flooding, traffic, parking, companion travel, and mobility can change the care day.
- Some complex procedures, specialists, or rehabilitation may require travel beyond Salem.
Plan a Salem care route before moving
Confirm the network
Check Salem Hospital, primary care, specialists, pharmacies, imaging, rehabilitation, behavioral health, home health, and emergency services against the insurance plan.
Run the hospital trip
Travel from the possible home to Salem Hospital, including entrance location, parking, transit, walking, rain, flood detours, and the route home after a long visit.
Map prescriptions and support
List medications, refill timing, pharmacy hours, delivery, backup pickup, a family contact, transport, and help after an appointment or discharge.
Ask what leaves Salem
Identify procedures, specialists, rehabilitation, imaging, or transfers that may require travel, and price time, coverage, parking, and support.
Questions retirees ask
What are the main hospitals near Salem?
The catalog maps two nearby hospital facilities, with Salem Hospital as the major acute care anchor. Salem Health describes 644 licensed acute care beds, 24 hour emergency care, Level II trauma services, and broad specialty services.
Does a nearby hospital guarantee easy care?
No. Confirm insurance, clinicians, referrals, appointment timing, prescriptions, imaging, rehabilitation, parking, transit, emergency routes, and which needs may require travel.
How should I use the pharmacy count?
The catalog lists 32 pharmacies nearby. Treat that as a starting point, then confirm the preferred location, medication availability, delivery, refill timing, after-hours coverage, weather route, and backup pickup.
What should I ask Salem Health?
Ask about the insurance network, primary care and specialty referrals, emergency entrance, imaging, rehabilitation, behavioral health, prescriptions, transfer arrangements, and the route from the home in rain or flood conditions.
Who may find Salem healthcare manageable?
It may fit someone who values substantial local care and is willing to verify the personal network, keep prescriptions organized, and choose a home with a workable route for appointments and future mobility changes.
Salem offers a strong local care starting point through Salem Hospital, clinics, pharmacies, transit, and older adult services. The right home still depends on confirmed coverage, named clinicians, aftercare, prescriptions, parking, weather, and a future mobility plan.
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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