Steamboat Springs healthcare
A 39-bed hospital, six pharmacies, and selected specialists give the town a local care base with regional limits
UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center is a 39-bed acute-care hospital in Steamboat Springs. Its published services include emergency care, laboratory, radiology, surgery, orthopedics, cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, pharmacy, and outpatient clinics. UCHealth describes the hospital emergency department as a 24-hour Level III Trauma Center and the only hospital-based emergency department in town.
The catalog counts six nearby pharmacies and 24 selected Medicare specialists. Those figures are useful starting points, not promises of availability. Call about primary care, prescriptions, specialist appointments, rehabilitation, behavioral health, home support, insurance, transportation, and the likely regional referral. Practice the trip from the possible home in winter and during a busy weekend.
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
- 1
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 1 mi
Call before choosing the home
Ask the hospital, primary care offices, specialists, pharmacies, insurers, rehabilitation providers, behavioral health contacts, and home support services about new patients, referrals, prescriptions, coverage, parking, mobility, and winter transport.
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
- Very Poor
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 6
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 24
- 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
- 1
- 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
- 4
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 3
- 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 miles
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 39
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 1
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 1
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 1.8 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 0
- CMS Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- 1
- 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
- 1
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 22.8%
- 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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Steamboat Springs in everyday life
Could Steamboat Springs work for you?
What may work well
- UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center is a named 39-bed hospital with 24-hour emergency care and Level III Trauma Center designation.
- The hospital lists imaging, laboratory, surgery, rehabilitation, pharmacy, and many outpatient clinics, while the catalog counts six nearby pharmacies.
What to think about
- One nearby hospital does not replace a large metropolitan center for every complex procedure, specialty, or transfer.
- The 24 selected specialist count needs direct checking for new patients, insurance, wait times, and winter travel.
- Snow, smoke, slope, visitor traffic, and required car use make the exact care route part of the home decision.
Confirm healthcare before committing to a Steamboat Springs address
Map current needs
List primary care, prescriptions, specialists, imaging, emergency care, behavioral health, rehabilitation, home support, mobility, insurance, caregiver needs, and pharmacy delivery.
Call the providers
Ask the hospital, clinicians, pharmacies, insurers, and support services about availability, referrals, coverage, transportation, parking, winter access, and follow up.
Practice alternate routes
Repeat the routes to the hospital, pharmacy options, and regional referrals in clear weather, snow, smoke, evening, and a road closure. Keep a larger regional alternative.
Questions retirees ask
What hospital is near Steamboat Springs?
The prepared catalog counts UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center about one mile away. It is a 39-bed acute-care hospital, and UCHealth describes 24-hour emergency care and a Level III Trauma Center. Confirm current services, transfers, referrals, and coverage.
Are pharmacies available in Steamboat Springs?
The catalog lists six nearby pharmacies and the hospital lists an outpatient pharmacy. Check current locations, medication availability, delivery, hours, insurance, parking, and access during snow or a road closure.
How should I plan healthcare in Steamboat Springs?
Confirm primary care, prescriptions, hospital emergency and referral routes, specialists, rehabilitation, home support, insurance, backup transportation, records, and alternate roads for snow, smoke, storms, and regional transfers.
Steamboat Springs offers a substantial local care starting point for a mountain town, with a hospital, emergency department, pharmacy, outpatient services, and selected specialists. It can work for a retiree who confirms the household's actual care needs, regional referral route, coverage, prescriptions, and winter transportation before moving.
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
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
Not yet available for this place: Specialist Access, Nearest CMS-Rated Hospital.
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