Salt Lake City healthcare
Salt Lake City has a large regional care inventory that still needs personal route review
Salt Lake City lists 14 mapped hospitals and 2,508 reported beds within 12 kilometers. University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics is listed at about five miles with 977 beds and Level I trauma, LDS Hospital at about 2.7 miles, and Salt Lake Regional Medical Center at about 3.7 miles.
The local file also lists 694 selected Medicare specialists, 86 retail pharmacies, 11 HRSA adult primary care sites within 15 miles, and 19 Medicare emergency hospitals within 30 miles. Counts and distances help organize research, while coverage, appointments, quality, medication access, clinician fit, and travel effort remain personal questions.
Access to care
14 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.
14
Hospitals Within 12 km
- Healthcare Access
- Excellent
- Hospital Access
- Excellent
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 11
- 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
- Excellent
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 86
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 694
- 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
- 21
- Medicare Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City
- 33
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 37
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 19
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 84
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 88
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 25
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 43
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 9
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.9%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 19
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 2.7 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 2.7 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 2508
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 31
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 34
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 0.9 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 3
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 3
- CMS Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- 7
- CMS Listed Inpatient Rehab Facilities in City
- 2
- CMS Listed Long Term Care Hospitals in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities in City
- 3
- CMS Listed Rural Health Clinics in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- 5
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 1
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 33.9%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 3
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 3
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Very Good
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Salt Lake City in everyday life
Could Salt Lake City work for you?
What may work well
- Fourteen mapped hospitals, 2,508 reported beds, 694 selected specialists, 86 pharmacies, 11 HRSA primary care sites, and 19 Medicare emergency hospitals create a substantial research inventory.
- University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics, LDS Hospital, and Salt Lake Regional Medical Center provide named local care anchors at listed distances.
- University of Utah Health publishes a broad system description that can guide institution specific questions without replacing personal coverage review.
What to think about
- Counts do not answer appointment availability, insurance acceptance, quality, medication access, or travel effort.
- The nearest listed hospital distance is 2.7 miles, while traffic, parking, air conditions, winter, and the chosen home can change the practical route.
- The 33.9 percent residents 65 plus disability row is an aggregate planning fact and calls for individual mobility and support review.
Plan Salt Lake City care from the selected home outward
Map the care inventory
Place University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics, LDS Hospital, Salt Lake Regional Medical Center, the nearest HRSA site, pharmacy, nursing, home health, dialysis, and emergency listings beside the selected home.
Verify personal fit
Check coverage, appointments, clinicians, medications, pharmacy, records, language, mobility, parking, winter surfaces, air conditions, emergency contacts, and the route home rather than relying on a count alone.
Review the named health system
Use University of Utah Hospital and University of Utah Health descriptions for institution specific questions, then compare the facility, plan, clinician, and route with personal needs.
Use the decision actions
Save the strongest Salt Lake City care map, Compare another address, and choose Find my fit after facility, coverage, pharmacy, mobility, winter, air, and support questions are visible.
Questions retirees ask
How many hospitals are near Salt Lake City?
The catalog lists 14 mapped hospitals and 2,508 reported beds within 12 kilometers. University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics is listed at about five miles, LDS Hospital at about 2.7 miles, and Salt Lake Regional Medical Center at about 3.7 miles.
What does the Salt Lake City specialist count mean?
The local inventory lists 694 selected Medicare specialists and 86 retail pharmacies. These are directory counts for research and do not settle coverage, appointments, quality, medication fit, or personal preference.
What should I make of the nearest hospital distance?
The nearest Medicare emergency hospital and CMS rated hospital are both listed at about 2.7 miles. Review the facility directly and compare services, coverage, clinicians, air conditions, winter travel, and personal needs.
Does Salt Lake City have emergency care nearby?
The catalog lists 19 Medicare emergency hospitals within 30 miles, and University of Utah Hospital is a named local institution with an official 24 hour facility source. Confirm the selected route, coverage, parking, winter conditions, and personal fit.
What post acute services are listed?
The current counts include 34 nursing homes, three home health offices, two hospice offices, three dialysis facilities, seven ambulatory surgery centers, two inpatient rehab facilities, three inpatient psychiatric facilities, five FQHCs, one home infusion supplier, three ambulance suppliers, and three MDPP suppliers. Verify each provider and plan before relying on a listing.
Salt Lake City offers a substantial regional care map with University of Utah Health as a named institutional anchor, while air conditions, winter, mobility, coverage, and the home to facility route still need personal review. Save the care map, Compare another address, and choose Find my fit after coverage, appointments, medications, mobility, and route questions are answered.
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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