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Healthcare in Tellico Village, Tennessee

Eastbound Tennessee State Route 444, in Tellico Village.
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Tellico Village healthcare

Regional hospitals are documented nearby, while the prepared local hospital, pharmacy, and specialist counts remain zero

The prepared catalog lists zero nearby major hospitals, zero pharmacies, and zero selected Medicare specialists, with Chota Community Health Services named by the primary-care field as the nearest HRSA site at 7.7 miles. Covenant Health says Fort Loudoun Medical Center is 15 minutes north of Tellico Village and offers inpatient, emergency, surgery, diagnostic, imaging, and specialty services. Sweetwater Hospital Association describes a 59-bed acute-care hospital serving Loudon and Monroe counties and lists emergency care, cardiology, surgery, radiology, therapy, oncology, orthopedics, urology, and other services.

The University of Tennessee Medical Center describes a 710-bed academic center with a Level I trauma center, comprehensive stroke care, critical care, a 51-bed emergency department, and specialty services. These facilities make a strong regional care starting list, but they do not change the prepared local counts or establish travel time, availability, coverage, appointment timing, or personal fit. Call each system, primary care, pharmacy, insurer, specialist, rehabilitation provider, home-health service, and EMS agency directly.

Access to care

0 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.

0

Hospitals Within 12 km

Healthcare Access
Excellent
Hospital Access
Good
HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
3
Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
7.7 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
0

More involved care

Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
0
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
11
Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
8.8 miles
Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
8.8 mi away

4 of 5 stars · 8.8 mi away

Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
0
Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
78.9 years
Medicare Advantage Plan Options
36
CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
5
Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
4.3 mi away

RIVER GROVE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION (445253) · 4.3 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
22.0%
CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
0
CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
0
Healthcare Quality
Poor
Healthy Aging Environment
Poor
Life Expectancy
About 78.9 years
Walkability for Health
Poor

Tellico Village in everyday life

Could Tellico Village work for you?

What may work well

  • Covenant Health, Sweetwater Hospital Association, and UT Medical Center describe a useful regional care network with emergency, hospital, specialty, therapy, trauma, and academic services.
  • The catalog's primary-care field identifies Chota Community Health Services as a nearby HRSA site, giving prospective residents a concrete first call.

What to think about

  • Zero prepared nearby major hospitals, zero pharmacies, and zero selected specialists mean the exact local network still needs direct verification.
  • A regional care list still needs direct checks for driving time, appointment availability, insurer participation, specialist fit, capacity, and emergency transport from a particular address.
  • Required driving, traffic, weather, lake-area roads, parking, and family support can matter as much as the hospital names.

Confirm Tellico Village care before choosing an address

  1. Confirm primary care and pharmacy

    Ask Chota and nearby pharmacies about new patients, hours, referrals, coverage, records, prescriptions, delivery, supplies, and care coordination. The catalog pharmacy count remains 0 until its field changes.

  2. Map regional care

    Identify Fort Loudoun, Sweetwater, UT Medical Center, specialists, imaging, surgery, rehabilitation, behavioral health, home support, EMS, insurers, and referral destinations. Confirm timing, parking, coverage, and transfer arrangements.

  3. Drive the route

    Repeat home-to-care, pharmacy, grocery, family, and hospital routes after dark and in rain, heat, flood, or a detour. Confirm road conditions, traffic, cellular service, fuel, parking, and backup transport.

Questions retirees ask

What hospitals are near Tellico Village?

The prepared catalog lists zero nearby major hospitals. Covenant Health describes Fort Loudoun Medical Center as 15 minutes north of Tellico Village, Sweetwater Hospital describes a 59-bed acute-care hospital serving the region, and UT Medical Center describes a 710-bed Level I trauma center. Confirm route, travel time, coverage, and current services from the exact home.

How many pharmacies and specialists are near Tellico Village?

The prepared catalog lists zero pharmacies and zero selected Medicare specialists. Its primary-care field names Chota Community Health Services 7.7 miles away as the nearest HRSA site. Verify pharmacies, clinicians, referrals, insurance, timing, delivery, and regional specialist options directly.

How should I plan healthcare in Tellico Village?

Confirm primary care, pharmacy, Fort Loudoun, Sweetwater, UT Medical Center, specialists, imaging, rehabilitation, behavioral health, home support, EMS, insurers, prescriptions, delivery, transport, road conditions, parking, and the route from the exact home.

Tellico Village has a promising regional healthcare starting list, but the prepared local hospital, pharmacy, and specialist fields are zero. Verify the actual primary-care and pharmacy network, referral path, coverage, prescriptions, transport, weather access, and home support before choosing a lake-community address.

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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