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Scranton healthcare
Scranton has nearby hospitals and many primary care sites, with the selected route still central
Scranton lists seven hospitals within 12 kilometers, 945 reported beds, 16 HRSA adult primary care sites within 15 miles, 150 selected Medicare specialists, and 30 registered retail pharmacies. The local access labels are Excellent for healthcare, hospital, and emergency care, while primary care is Good. A useful care plan still begins at the chosen home.
Geisinger Community Medical Center offers a named institution to review. Its official source describes a 24 hour emergency room and local medical services. Keep that description tied to the facility and confirm personal coverage, clinicians, services, medications, and route details.
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
- 16
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 0.2 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
- 30
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 150
- 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
- 3
- Medicare Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 12
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 3
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 7
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 51
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 18
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 1
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.1%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 7
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 0.8 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 0.8 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 945
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 55
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 24
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 0.5 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 2
- CMS Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- 3
- CMS Listed Inpatient Rehab Facilities in City
- 1
- 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
- 10
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 34.5%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 2
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Moderate
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Scranton in everyday life
Could Scranton work for you?
What may work well
- Seven hospitals, 945 reported beds, Excellent mapped healthcare and hospital access, and nearby named facilities give Scranton a substantial starting care map.
- Sixteen HRSA adult primary care sites, 150 selected specialists, 30 pharmacies, and 55 Medicare Advantage options support a detailed personal review.
- Post acute listings include nursing homes, home health, dialysis, rehabilitation, psychiatric, FQHC, and ambulance services.
What to think about
- Counts do not answer appointments, insurance acceptance, service quality, wait times, personal fit, or outcomes.
- The home to facility route still matters during snow, ice, power interruptions, parking, and mobility changes.
- The 34.5 percent older adult disability row and 34.9 percent older resident living alone row make support planning important for an individual household.
Plan the Scranton care route before choosing a home
Place the home and care stops on one map
Compare the candidate home with Geisinger Community Medical Center, Moses Taylor Hospital, the preferred primary care site, pharmacy, rehabilitation, groceries, parking, and the route home.
Check people and plans
Review the selected clinician, Medicare or other coverage, prescriptions, records, specialist needs, emergency contacts, mobility, and the 0.1 percent older adult uninsured row.
Review seasonal access
Ask how snow, ice, power, entry surfaces, parking, and transport affect care, pharmacy pickup, dialysis, therapy, and family support.
Use the decision actions
Save the strongest care map, Compare another address, and choose Find my fit after facility, clinician, coverage, medication, mobility, and route questions are answered.
Questions retirees ask
How close is hospital care in Scranton?
The catalog lists seven hospitals within 12 kilometers. Geisinger Community Medical Center is about 1.1 miles away, Moses Taylor Hospital about 0.9 miles, Regional Hospital of Scranton about 0.8 miles, and Allied Services rehabilitation about 3.5 miles. Confirm the route from the selected home.
What does Geisinger Community Medical Center add to the review?
Geisinger's official source describes a 24 hour emergency room and local medical services. Review facility services, coverage, clinician fit, parking, mobility, and the route home.
Are 150 specialists a guarantee of access?
No. The count is a selected Medicare listed specialist inventory. Confirm the needed specialty, clinician, plan acceptance, appointment process, records, medication support, and travel from the chosen address.
What post acute services are listed?
The current inventory lists 24 nursing homes, two home health offices, no hospice offices, two dialysis facilities, three ambulatory surgery centers, one inpatient rehabilitation facility, one inpatient psychiatric facility, 10 FQHCs, and two ambulance suppliers. Confirm the service that matters to the household.
How should I plan prescriptions?
Start with the preferred pharmacy and clinician, then review plan coverage, refill timing, delivery or pickup, winter travel, medication storage, records, and backup support. The 30 pharmacy addresses are a starting list rather than a personal recommendation.
Scranton offers a substantial care inventory and a named Geisinger anchor, provided the selected home connects to the right clinician, plan, pharmacy, and winter route. Save the care map, Compare another address, and choose Find my fit after personal care 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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