Whitefish healthcare in focus
Can Logan Health Whitefish cover ordinary and urgent needs while Kalispell handles larger referrals?
Logan Health Whitefish is a 25-bed critical-access hospital with emergency, imaging, laboratory, pharmacy, infusion, orthopedics, rehabilitation, respiratory therapy, surgery, birth, and diabetes or nutrition services. Its December 2023 emergency handout lists 11 emergency beds, two resuscitation or trauma rooms, about 11,000 annual emergency visits, and Level IV trauma designation. Confirm current staffed beds, waits, transfers, and services.
The specialty clinic has eight examination rooms shared by rotating specialists, and primary-care referral is required. The catalog lists seven pharmacies and one selected Medicare-listed specialist. A Flathead County December 2024 list names at least three Whitefish participating pharmacies, but it is not a complete inventory. Confirm hours, stock, coverage, delivery, specialist schedules, referral rules, and appointment waits.
Logan Health Medical Center in Kalispell is a 192-bed acute-care referral center with a 31-bed emergency department, Level III trauma capability, neurosurgery, pediatric preparedness, and primary-stroke-center status. Plan the Kalispell route for snow, smoke, wildfire, traffic, and road conditions, and keep a caregiver, transit, or emergency transfer plan.
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
- 13.9 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
- Very Good
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 7
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 1
- 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
- 0.7%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 2
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 4.1 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 4.1 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 25
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 21
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 2
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 2.4 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
- 26.3%
- 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
3 of 5 stars · 4.1 mi away
WHITEFISH CARE AND REHABILITATION (275132) · 2.4 mi away
Whitefish in everyday life
Could Whitefish work for you?
What may work well
- Logan Health Whitefish offers local emergency, imaging, laboratory, pharmacy, surgery, rehabilitation, and specialty services, with a named Level IV trauma designation.
- Kalispell provides a larger 192-bed referral center, and Whitefish has several named pharmacies, transit, and rail options.
What to think about
- Whitefish is critical-access, the selected-specialist count is one, rotating clinic schedules require referral, and larger referral care is in Kalispell.
- Current staffed beds, waits, insurance, pharmacy stock, appointment access, transfer conditions, and winter travel require direct calls.
Plan Whitefish care from primary care to regional referral
Confirm Whitefish hospital capacity
Ask Logan Health about current licensed and staffed beds, emergency waits, imaging, laboratory, surgery, trauma, transfers, rehabilitation, and coverage.
Map specialist and pharmacy access
Call primary care, the specialty clinic, pharmacies, the insurer, and Kalispell referral services. Confirm referral rules, schedules, prescriptions, delivery, and appointments.
Practice the weather route
Drive to Whitefish hospital, Kalispell, pharmacies, groceries, transit, and an alternate route in snow, smoke-aware conditions, traffic, and darkness when safe.
Questions retirees ask
What healthcare is near Whitefish?
Logan Health Whitefish is a 25-bed critical-access hospital with emergency, imaging, laboratory, surgery, rehabilitation, and other services. Its specialty clinic rotates providers. Logan Health Medical Center in Kalispell is a 192-bed referral center. Confirm capacity, coverage, appointments, and transfers.
Does Whitefish have a hospital?
Yes. The catalog lists Logan Health Whitefish as a 25-bed critical-access hospital about 4.1 miles away. A December 2023 handout lists 11 emergency beds and Level IV trauma designation. Verify current staffed capacity and emergency services directly.
How far is larger hospital care from Whitefish?
Logan Health Medical Center in Kalispell is a separate 192-bed regional referral center. Direct drive time varies with the home, weather, traffic, fire, and road conditions, so practice the route rather than relying on a general estimate.
Whitefish's care case is strongest for a retiree who accepts a critical-access hospital in town and plans for Kalispell referrals. Confirm current capacity, rotating specialists, prescriptions, coverage, transfers, and winter or wildfire route conditions 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, 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 2026-07-01
- 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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