Smyrna healthcare
Can Smyrna's hospital and specialty base support the household's real care plan?
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center lists a 119 bed hospital with emergency, surgical, maternity, imaging, cardiology, neurology, orthopedic, physical medicine, gastroenterology, wound, spine, and oncology services. It also lists about 500 physicians and more than 45 specialties, a Primary Stroke Center, a Level III Trauma Center, and 24 hour emergency care. Smyrna offers a level of local care that many smaller towns cannot match.
The catalog lists one major hospital nearby, 23 pharmacies, and 32 selected Medicare specialists. These are useful starting points. Confirm the personal clinician, insurance network, prescriptions, imaging, therapy, dental care, behavioral health, home health, equipment, appointment timing, and the route to Vanderbilt, Nashville, or Murfreesboro when a need is not handled locally.
Car use is Required and walkability is 36. Try the hospital entrance, parking, pharmacy, grocery, home, and backup ride from the actual address. Ask about ambulance coverage, records, aftercare, family help, road closures, and what happens when heat, lightning, heavy rain, or a traffic incident stretches the usual journey.
Access to care
Care access depends on the exact home, the person driving, parking, traffic, weather, prescriptions, and the next facility when local services are not enough.
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Hospitals Within 12 km
- Healthcare Access
- Very Good
- Hospital Access
- Very Good
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 7
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 1.8 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
- 23
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 32
- 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
- 3
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 3
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 4
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.7%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 17
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 2.1 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 2.1 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 115
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 44
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 11
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 1.3 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 2
- CMS Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- 2
- 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
- 2
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 36.6%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 3
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Moderate
4 of 5 stars · 2.1 mi away
SMYRNA CARE CENTER (445160) · 1.3 mi away
Smyrna in everyday life
Could Smyrna work for you?
What may work well
- TriStar StoneCrest lists emergency, surgery, imaging, cardiology, neurology, orthopedics, oncology, stroke, trauma, and other services close to town.
- Twenty three pharmacies and 32 selected specialists create a broad starting network for prescriptions and appointments.
- Nashville and Murfreesboro connections add options when a service, clinician, or procedure is not available in Smyrna.
What to think about
- Provider networks, appointments, coverage, capacity, and referral decisions still need household specific confirmation.
- Required car use makes care access dependent on driving, parking, traffic, weather, and a second ride.
- The $436 healthcare figure is a regional planning component, not an insurance, prescription, dental, or travel quote.
Make the Smyrna 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 Smyrna have a hospital?
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center lists a 119 bed hospital with emergency, surgery, imaging, cardiology, neurology, orthopedics, oncology, stroke, and trauma services. Confirm the specific service, provider, coverage, and referral arrangement for the household.
How many pharmacies and specialists are listed?
The catalog lists 23 pharmacies and 32 selected Medicare specialists. These counts are starting points. Check addresses, stock, delivery, clinician network, appointments, and the route for advanced care.
What should I ask before moving for Smyrna healthcare?
Ask about primary care, insurance, emergency services, imaging, surgery, specialists, prescriptions, rehabilitation, dental care, records, ambulance transport, family help, and the drive to a Nashville or Murfreesboro referral center.
Smyrna's local hospital and specialty base make care planning more practical, but the strongest retirement plan still names the personal clinicians, pharmacy, insurer, 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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