Tyler healthcare
How should a retiree read Tyler's nine nearby facilities, 58 pharmacies, and 421 selected specialists?
The catalog lists nine nearby facilities with different roles and capacities: Baylor Scott and White Texas Spine and Joint Hospital, UT Health East Texas Rehabilitation Hospital, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rehab Hospital - Partner of Encompass, UT Health East Texas Long Term Acute Care, UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler, Tyler Continue Care Hospital, UT Health East Texas Behavioral Health Center, and CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - South Tyler. The bed values are 20, 49, 94, 36, 424, 553, 51, 75, and 8 respectively.
The catalog classifies the two large acute hospitals as Level I and Level II trauma, while CHRISTUS's official Tyler information describes 24-hour emergency access and Level II trauma care. The catalog also lists 58 pharmacies and 421 selected Medicare-listed specialists. Confirm current departments, capacity, trauma designations, ownership, coverage, referrals, new-patient access, prescription stock, rehabilitation, behavioral health, home health, and follow-up rather than treating facility counts as a complete care plan.
Call the facility that actually handles each need. A spine and joint hospital, acute-care hospital, rehabilitation hospital, long-term acute facility, psychiatric center, and care-continuation hospital do not serve the same purpose. Ask how patients move between them, where complex care goes, what transport is available, and how a caregiver can manage the route from the exact home.
Access to care
9 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.
9
Hospitals Within 12 km
- Healthcare Access
- Excellent
- Hospital Access
- Excellent
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 11
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 0.8 mi
Start with the care need, not just the facility count
List primary care, prescriptions, specialists, imaging, rehabilitation, behavioral health, emergency care, home support, and caregiver needs. Then call the facility or practice that actually handles each need.
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 Good
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 58
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 421
- 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
- 11
- Medicare Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City
- 18
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 25
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 14
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 26
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 31
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 8
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 46
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 1.9%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 6
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 0.9 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 0.9 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 1310
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 33
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 18
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 0.9 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 16
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 10
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 6
- CMS Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- 7
- CMS Listed Inpatient Rehab Facilities in City
- 2
- CMS Listed Long Term Care Hospitals in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities in City
- 1
- CMS Listed Rural Health Clinics in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- 9
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 34.5%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 2
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 1
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Moderate
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Tyler in everyday life
Could Tyler work for you?
What may work well
- Tyler has unusual acute, trauma, specialty, rehabilitation, long-term acute, psychiatric, and care-continuation depth for a regional city.
- Fifty-eight pharmacies and 421 selected specialists give the household a substantial call list.
What to think about
- The nine facility records serve different roles and must not be counted as one interchangeable hospital system.
- Counts do not settle appointment access, coverage, capacity, clinical fit, transport, or care outside Tyler.
Map care from the exact Tyler home before signing a lease or deed
List current needs
Write down primary care, prescriptions, specialists, imaging, rehabilitation, behavioral health, emergency care, home support, mobility, insurance, and caregiver needs.
Call each facility
Ask the acute, specialty, rehabilitation, long-term acute, psychiatric, and care-continuation facilities, pharmacies, practices, and insurers about availability, referrals, coverage, hours, parking, and transfers.
Practice the routes
Drive to the hospital, rehabilitation or behavioral facility, pharmacy, specialist, groceries, and a larger-care destination in daylight, darkness, heat, rain, traffic, and a road detour. Save current contacts and an alternate route.
Questions retirees ask
How many hospitals are near Tyler?
The catalog lists nine nearby facilities, including two general acute-care hospitals with 424 and 553 beds, a 20-bed specialty hospital, two rehabilitation hospitals with 49 and 94 beds, two long-term-care facilities with 36 and 51 beds, a 75-bed psychiatric facility, and an 8-bed South Tyler general acute-care facility. Confirm roles and current capacity directly.
Does Tyler have trauma care?
The catalog lists UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital with 424 beds and Level I trauma, and CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler with 553 beds and Level II trauma. CHRISTUS's official Tyler information describes 24-hour emergency access and Level II trauma care. Confirm the current designation and the care relevant to the household.
Tyler's medical depth is a substantial retirement advantage when the household reads each facility by role, checks coverage and referrals, and keeps a practical plan for prescriptions, follow-up, transportation, and care outside local capacity.
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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