Smithfield healthcare
Can Smithfield care support ordinary needs while the household plans for referrals?
Riverside Smithfield Hospital lists a 24 hour emergency department, a 34 bed medical and surgical unit, a 10 bed intensive care unit, four operating rooms, outpatient surgery, and diagnostic imaging. That gives Smithfield a stronger local care anchor than a town with only a distant emergency department. The catalog also lists four pharmacies and one selected Medicare specialist.
Those resources do not answer the household's personal questions. Confirm primary care, insurance participation, specialists, imaging, surgery, rehabilitation, behavioral health, dental care, home health, equipment, prescriptions, and appointment timing. The published nearby hospital count is zero, so verify how the new hospital is counted and which services still require a drive toward larger Hampton Roads centers.
Car use is Required and walkability is 46. Try the care route from the actual address, including parking, the pharmacy, groceries, home, a backup driver, and the route for a person who cannot drive after treatment. Ask about ambulance coverage, records, follow up, family lodging, and a plan for heat, storms, flooding, or a power loss.
Access to care
Care access depends on the exact home, the person driving, parking, weather, prescriptions, and the distance to the next facility when local services are not enough.
0
Hospitals Within 12 km
- Healthcare Access
- Good
- Hospital Access
- Good
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 7
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 9.6 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
- Good
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 4
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 1
- 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
- 0
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.0%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 14
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 9.6 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 9.6 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 0
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 40
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 15
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 0.8 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
- 0
- 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
- 0
- CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 30.2%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Moderate
3 of 5 stars · 9.6 mi away
RIVERSIDE LIFELONG HEALTH & REHAB SMITHFIELD (495332) · 0.8 mi away
Smithfield in everyday life
Could Smithfield work for you?
What may work well
- Riverside Smithfield Hospital lists emergency, inpatient, intensive care, surgery, and diagnostic imaging close to town.
- Four pharmacies and strong internet provide useful daily connections for prescriptions, communication, and follow up.
- Airport access and Hampton Roads proximity give the household more choices when local care is not enough.
What to think about
- The published data lists one selected specialist and zero nearby major hospitals, so personal referrals and facility classification need confirmation.
- Required car use makes care access dependent on driving, parking, weather, and a second ride.
- The $436 healthcare figure is a regional planning component, not a household insurance, prescription, dental, or travel quote.
Make the Smithfield care route concrete
Confirm the provider network
Ask about primary care, hospital physicians, specialists, imaging, surgery, rehabilitation, behavioral health, dental care, home health, insurance, and appointment timing.
Run the full trip
Start at the possible home and include hospital entrance, parking, pharmacy, groceries, a backup ride, regional referral travel, and the return after treatment.
Prepare for recovery
Review stairs, bathrooms, bedroom access, cooling, power, food, prescriptions, equipment, family help, records, and a plan for storms or a driver who is unavailable.
Questions retirees ask
Does Smithfield have a hospital?
Riverside Smithfield Hospital lists a 24 hour emergency department, a 34 bed medical and surgical unit, a 10 bed intensive care unit, surgery, and diagnostic imaging. Confirm the specific service, provider, coverage, and referral arrangement for the household.
How many pharmacies and specialists are listed?
The catalog lists four pharmacies and one selected Medicare specialist. These counts are starting points. Check the actual pharmacy addresses, stock, delivery, clinician network, appointments, and the regional route for advanced care.
What should I ask before moving for Smithfield healthcare?
Ask about primary care, insurance, emergency services, imaging, surgery, specialists, prescriptions, rehabilitation, dental care, records, ambulance transport, family lodging, and the drive to a larger Hampton Roads referral center.
Smithfield's new hospital anchor makes ordinary care more practical, but the strongest retirement plan still names the personal clinicians, pharmacy, insurer, regional referral route, transportation, recovery help, and backup plan before the move.
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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