Walterboro healthcare in focus
How does healthcare fit into retirement in Walterboro, South Carolina?
Walterboro has a named local hospital and a separate pharmacy and specialist network. The prepared catalog maps Colleton Medical Center, now presented officially as HCA Healthcare Colleton Hospital, with 135 general acute-care beds about 1.5 miles from the city coordinate. The hospital describes inpatient and outpatient services plus 24/7 emergency care for adults and children.
The catalog also lists eight pharmacies and 19 selected Medicare-listed specialists. The selected specialty set includes cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, nephrology, neurology, orthopedic surgery, ophthalmology, pulmonary disease, and radiation oncology. These counts do not show appointment availability, service quality, coverage outside Medicare, clinician fit, or travel time.
Call the hospital, primary-care office, pharmacy, insurer, and clinicians the household expects to use. Confirm current departments, emergency arrangements, imaging, laboratory, prescriptions, rehabilitation, referrals, specialist schedules, coverage, language, and the route to Charleston or another regional center. Drive the route from the exact home and include the return after a long appointment.
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
- 2
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 1.5 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
- Moderate
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 8
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 19
- 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
- 3
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 4
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.0%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 2
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 1.5 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 1.5 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 135
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 44
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 2
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 1.2 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
- 0
- CMS Listed Inpatient Rehab Facilities in City
- 1
- CMS Listed Long Term Care Hospitals in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities in City
- 1
- CMS Listed Rural Health Clinics in City
- 2
- CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- 3
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 35.2%
- 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
- Moderate
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Walterboro in everyday life
Could Walterboro work for you?
What may work well
- HCA Healthcare Colleton Hospital provides a named local 135-bed general acute-care and emergency starting point.
- Eight pharmacies, 19 selected specialists, primary care, emergency, and hospital measures provide several separate questions for a household care plan.
What to think about
- The catalog counts do not show appointment availability, current department depth, coverage, clinician fit, medication stock, or travel time.
- Higher-level care, specialty referrals, airport and family support, and a return home may still require a longer regional trip.
Verify the Walterboro care chain before moving
Call the hospital
Confirm current name, 135-bed facility details, emergency, inpatient, outpatient, imaging, laboratory, rehabilitation, specialist, referral, and transfer services.
Choose primary care and pharmacy
Ask about registration, appointments, records, medicines, delivery, hours, insurance, language, referrals, and the route from the exact home.
Map regional care
Identify Charleston or another referral destination for services not available locally. Price transport, parking, lodging, family help, prescriptions, and the return after care.
Questions retirees ask
What hospital serves Walterboro?
The catalog maps Colleton Medical Center as a 135-bed general acute-care hospital about 1.5 miles away. The current official site presents it as HCA Healthcare Colleton Hospital and describes inpatient, outpatient, and 24/7 emergency care. Confirm current services and capacity directly.
How many pharmacies are in Walterboro?
The prepared catalog lists eight active community and retail pharmacy locations. Confirm hours, stock, delivery, insurance, language, refill timing, and the route from the chosen home.
Does Walterboro have specialists?
The prepared CMS registry lists 19 selected specialists with exact Walterboro practice locations across several categories. Confirm the needed clinician, referral, appointment availability, coverage, and whether regional care is required.
Is emergency care available locally?
The official hospital site describes 24/7 emergency care for adults and children. Ask about current emergency services, ambulance arrangements, insurance, transfer destinations, and the route from the exact home.
Walterboro's healthcare case begins with a named 135-bed hospital, eight pharmacies, and 19 selected specialist records. Verify current service depth, appointments, coverage, prescriptions, referrals, regional care, and the route home before treating the local count as a retirement advantage.
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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