Wenatchee healthcare
How should a retiree read Wenatchee's two hospital records and regional care depth?
The catalog maps an 11-bed Wenatchee Valley Hospital record 0.3 miles away and a 176-bed Central Washington Hospital record 2.1 miles away. The records have different capacity and facility labels. Confluence Health's official Central Campus listing describes a 24-hour emergency department, and Washington's certificate-of-need record lists 176 licensed Central Washington Hospital beds. Ask the health system to confirm the current role and capacity of each named facility.
The catalog lists 11 pharmacies and 101 selected Medicare-listed specialists in exact Wenatchee practice locations. Columbia Valley Community Health's regional listing includes primary care, dental, laboratory, imaging, and pharmacy services. Confirm which clinician, pharmacy, imaging site, and referral route the household would actually use.
The prepared primary-care measure is 66, emergency-care measure 97, and hospital-access measure 86. Those measures organize the conversation but do not replace calls about coverage, appointments, specialist schedules, prescriptions, transfer, rehabilitation, records, or travel from the exact home.
Access to care
2 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.
2
Hospitals Within 12 km
- Healthcare Access
- Very Good
- Hospital Access
- Excellent
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 4
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 0.3 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
- 11
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 101
- 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
- 3
- Medicare Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City
- 5
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 4
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 3
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 11
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 10
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 5
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 2
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.8%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 3
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 2.1 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 2.1 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 187
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 12
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 3
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 1.7 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 1
- 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
- 0
- CMS Listed Rural Health Clinics in City
- 1
- CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- 7
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 39.8%
- 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
- Very Good
3 of 5 stars · 2.1 mi away
COLONIAL VISTA POST ACUTE & REHAB CENTER (505413) · 1.7 mi away
Wenatchee in everyday life
Could Wenatchee work for you?
What may work well
- Central Washington Hospital has an official 24-hour emergency department listing, and the state record lists 176 licensed beds.
- The catalog lists 11 pharmacies and 101 selected exact-city specialists, while Columbia Valley Community Health adds local primary, dental, laboratory, imaging, and pharmacy resources.
What to think about
- The separate 11-bed Wenatchee Valley record needs current role and capacity confirmation.
- A catalog count does not answer coverage, wait time, clinician fit, prescription stock, transfer, or the practical distance from a particular home.
Verify Wenatchee care before choosing the home
Call the named facilities
Confirm the current role, capacity, emergency department, transfer pathway, imaging, laboratory, rehabilitation, and specialty services for both catalog records.
Call the clinicians that matter
Ask the insurer and health system about primary care, selected specialties, referrals, coverage, appointment timing, records, and regional options.
Practice the care route
Travel from the possible home to hospital, pharmacy, primary care, transit, and a regional referral route in heat, smoke, winter, traffic, and darkness when safe.
Questions retirees ask
What hospitals serve Wenatchee?
The catalog maps separate 11-bed Wenatchee Valley Hospital and 176-bed Central Washington Hospital records. Confluence Health's Central Campus listing describes a 24-hour emergency department, and Washington's certificate-of-need record lists 176 licensed Central Washington Hospital beds. Confirm current roles directly.
How many specialists are in Wenatchee?
The prepared catalog lists 101 selected Medicare-listed specialists in exact Wenatchee practice locations. Confirm the specialty, clinician, location, coverage, referral path, and appointment timing that fit the household.
Does Wenatchee have pharmacies and primary care?
The catalog lists 11 pharmacies, and the regional resource listing includes Columbia Valley Community Health primary care, dental, laboratory, imaging, and pharmacy services. Confirm current hours, stock, coverage, and travel.
Wenatchee's care case is strongest when the two mapped hospital records, current Confluence Health roles, 11 pharmacies, 101 selected specialists, primary care, and regional transfer routes are verified together. Ask direct questions and practice the route from the exact home.
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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