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Springfield, Illinois

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Springfield healthcare

Springfield has a strong care starting list, but the personal route still needs checking

Springfield’s displayed healthcare access, hospital access, primary care, and emergency rows are Excellent, while specialist access is Not available as a displayed city row. The directory lists nine HRSA adult primary care sites within 15 miles, the nearest at 0.8 miles, 43 pharmacies, and 238 selected Medicare specialists as of July 9, 2026.

Memorial Health describes Springfield Memorial Hospital as a teaching hospital with emergency services, specialties, regional services, and a local address. Four Medicare emergency hospitals are listed within 30 miles, the nearest at 1.0 mile, and eight CMS certified nursing homes are listed within 15 miles, with Avenues at Springfield at 1.5 miles. These counts help start a care route, but they do not guarantee a doctor, plan, appointment, coverage, language service, or outcome.

Access to care

Springfield’s nine HRSA listings, four Medicare emergency hospitals, the nearest 1.0 mile emergency route, and Memorial Health give the care search several named places to investigate.

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Hospitals Within 12 km

Healthcare Access
Excellent
Hospital Access
Excellent
HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
9
Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
0.8 mi

Everyday and urgent care

The 43 pharmacy listings, primary care sites, nursing homes, prescriptions, referrals, parking, and travel home shape the ordinary care week.

Everyday care

Primary Care Access
Excellent
Registered Retail Pharmacies
43

More involved care

Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
238
Emergency Care
Excellent

Specialists and long term care

The 238 selected Medicare specialists, 1,010 reported beds within 12 km, and facility listings are directory facts that need a personal coverage and clinician check.

Medicare Listed Rheumatology Clinicians in City
6
Medicare Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City
10
Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
14
Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
13
Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
17
Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
25
Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
2
Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
27
Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
2
Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
0.4%
Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
4
Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
1 miles
Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
1.0 mi away

2 of 5 stars · 1.0 mi away

Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
1010
Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
78.9 years
Medicare Advantage Plan Options
26
CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
8
Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
1.5 mi away

AVENUES AT SPRINGFIELD (14E847) · 1.5 mi away

Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
5
Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
6
Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
6
CMS Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
2
CMS Listed Inpatient Rehab Facilities in City
1
CMS Listed Long Term Care Hospitals in City
0
CMS Listed Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities in City
2
CMS Listed Rural Health Clinics in City
0
CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
12
CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
0
Residents 65+ With a Disability
31.6%
CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
4
CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
0
Life Expectancy
About 78.9 years
Walkability for Health
Good

Springfield in everyday life

Could Springfield work for you?

What may work well

  • Springfield has nine HRSA adult primary care sites within 15 miles and four Medicare emergency hospitals within 30 miles.
  • Memorial Health describes a local teaching hospital with emergency services, specialties, and regional services.
  • Forty three pharmacies, 238 selected Medicare specialists, 1,010 reported beds, and eight nursing homes give the household several places to verify.
  • The nearest listed primary care site is 0.8 miles and the nearest Medicare emergency hospital is 1.0 mile, subject to the actual route.

What to think about

  • Specialist access is Not available as a displayed city row even though selected Medicare specialists are counted.
  • The nearest CMS rated hospital is listed at 1.0 mile, but distance does not answer clinician fit, coverage, quality, wait time, or travel conditions.
  • Eight nursing homes within 15 miles and Avenues at Springfield at 1.5 miles are directory references, not promises of a place or outcome.
  • The Recommended car, winter, parking, prescriptions, language, and home entry can matter as much as the hospital destination.

Turn Springfield’s care listings into a personal route

  1. Name primary care and hospital

    Choose the primary care clinician, Memorial Springfield or preferred hospital, emergency route, pharmacy, and nursing support that fit coverage and referral needs.

  2. Confirm the personal network

    Verify Medicare or plan rules, the selected clinician, specialist referral, prescriptions, language services, appointment process, and any coverage question directly.

  3. Map ordinary support

    Place the 43 pharmacy listings, nine HRSA sites, Avenues at Springfield, family help, rehabilitation, parking, home entry, and winter route beside the recurring care week.

  4. Plan the return home

    Compare the Recommended car, family transport, parking, sidewalks, lighting, storm timing, medication, cold weather, and the route home after care.

Questions retirees ask

Does Springfield have good healthcare access?

The published access rows are Excellent, with nine HRSA adult primary care sites within 15 miles, 43 pharmacies, four Medicare emergency hospitals within 30 miles, and Memorial Health’s local hospital route. Confirm the personal clinician, plan, referral, and appointment process.

Does Springfield have specialist care?

The selected Medicare listing count is 238 as of July 9, 2026, while the displayed specialist access row is Not available. Confirm the specific doctor, network, referral, language, appointment, and transportation path.

What does the one mile hospital distance mean?

The nearest Medicare emergency hospital is listed at 1.0 mile, and reported beds within 12 km total 1,010. That distance does not guarantee travel time, service choice, coverage, or a personal result.

How should Springfield’s HRSA listings guide a care search?

Springfield has nine HRSA adult primary care sites within 15 miles, with the nearest listed at 0.8 miles. Verify the office, coverage, referral, language, appointment process, and route from the chosen home.

Does Memorial Health provide a complete Springfield care plan?

Memorial Health describes Springfield Memorial Hospital’s teaching role, emergency services, specialties, and regional services. It leaves the clinician, plan, appointment, language service, and route for the household to confirm.

Springfield offers a substantial care starting list through Memorial Health, primary care, pharmacies, emergency hospitals, specialists, and nursing homes, while personal fit, coverage, referrals, prescriptions, winter travel, and the exact home need direct confirmation. For Springfield’s healthcare decision, choose Save, Compare, or Find my fit.

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.

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