Silver City healthcare
Local emergency, clinic, urgent-care, and VA options are useful, while complex needs still need a travel plan
Gila Regional Medical Center provides an emergency department and EMS in town. Silver Health CARE lists primary care, urgent care, behavioral health, podiatry, laboratory, and radiology, while the Silver City VA Clinic offers primary care and selected specialty, sleep, telehealth, and behavioral-health services for eligible veterans. These are meaningful local anchors for a small regional community.
The catalog lists one major hospital nearby, seven pharmacies, and seven selected Medicare specialists. Ask which clinician, medication, diagnostic, procedure, rehabilitation, mental-health, dental, or equipment need stays local and which moves to another city. Confirm insurance, current hours, appointments, records, emergency transport, referral destination, lodging, and the person who would drive after treatment.
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
- Good
- Hospital Access
- Very Good
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 6
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 0.4 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
- 7
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 7
- 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
- 0
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.0%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 1
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 1.4 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 1.4 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 35
- 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
- 1.5 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
- 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
- 1
- CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- 5
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 37.5%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 1
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Moderate
2 of 5 stars · 1.4 mi away
Silver City Care Center (325091) · 1.5 mi away
Silver City in everyday life
Could Silver City work for you?
What may work well
- Gila Regional offers emergency and EMS care, while Silver Health CARE adds primary care, urgent care, behavioral health, laboratory, radiology, and podiatry.
- The VA clinic, pharmacies, broadband, and Grant County Airport add support for eligible veterans, everyday care, family connections, and regional travel.
What to think about
- Facility lists and directory counts do not establish current capacity, physician availability, insurance access, fees, or a personal care relationship.
- Complex referrals, road distance, driver availability, lodging, smoke, weather, and the ability to get home after treatment can shape the real care day.
Review Silver City care
List personal needs
Write down clinicians, medicines, diagnostics, therapy, dental and vision needs, emergency preferences, insurance, records, referrals, transport, and future support.
Call the named facilities
Check services, clinicians, pharmacies, appointments, insurance, emergency transport, payment, rehabilitation, telehealth, and current access at Gila Regional, Silver Health CARE, and the VA clinic if relevant.
Price the referral route
Identify the larger center, driver, aircraft or road option, lodging, records, insurance documents, family support, and follow-up after discharge before a complex need arises.
Questions retirees ask
What healthcare is available in Silver City?
Gila Regional Medical Center provides emergency and EMS services. Silver Health CARE lists primary care, urgent care, behavioral health, podiatry, laboratory, and radiology. The VA clinic provides services for eligible veterans. Confirm current access, coverage, prescriptions, and referral options.
What should a retiree ask a Silver City hospital or clinic?
Ask about the personal clinician, emergency transport, insurance, VA eligibility if relevant, prescriptions, imaging, therapy, referrals, records, rehabilitation, payment, specialist timing, and the route to a larger center and back home.
Silver City has useful local care starting points, but retirement is stronger when the household confirms the exact clinician, coverage, prescription, emergency, referral, transport, lodging, and aftercare arrangement.
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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