Williamsport healthcare
Williamsport has a regional acute-care anchor and a separate psychiatric campus
The catalog lists UPMC Williamsport 1.1 miles away with 255 beds and Level II trauma, and Divine Providence Hospital 3 miles away with 31 psychiatric beds. UPMC’s current About Us description lists 224 licensed beds and 22 bassinets for UPMC Williamsport, a 24-hour emergency department, intensive care, inpatient services, same-day surgery, pharmacy, and a family medicine residency.
Divine Providence is a separate campus with behavioral-health inpatient care, cancer care, breast health, diabetes and nutrition, lab, imaging, wound care, and same-day surgery. The catalog lists 13 pharmacies, 101 selected Medicare specialists, primary care at 0, emergency care at 100, and hospital access at 86. Verify the specific clinician, coverage, referral, capacity, transfer, pharmacy, parking, and winter route.
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
- Good
- Hospital Access
- Excellent
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 1
- 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
- Very Poor
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 13
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
- 2
- Medicare Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City
- 3
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 11
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 8
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 4
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 8
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 9
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 1
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.6%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 6
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 1.1 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 1.1 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 286
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 63
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 9
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 0.6 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 7
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 0
- 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
- 0
- CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- 2
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 44.4%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 3
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Moderate
3 of 5 stars · 1.1 mi away
ROSE VIEW REHAB AND CARE CENTER (395767) · 0.6 mi away
Williamsport in everyday life
Could Williamsport work for you?
What may work well
- UPMC Williamsport provides a named local acute-care hospital with a current 224 licensed-bed description, 24-hour emergency care, intensive care, surgery, pharmacy, and inpatient services.
- Divine Providence adds distinct behavioral-health, cancer, imaging, nutrition, wound, and surgical routes.
- The catalog supplies separate hospital, pharmacy, specialist, emergency, and hospital-access rows.
What to think about
- The catalog’s 255-bed UPMC value differs from the current official 224 licensed-bed description, so capacity needs direct confirmation.
- Primary care is displayed at 0 even though UPMC describes family medicine and other care routes; verify the exact catalog definition and personal provider.
- Catalog counts do not answer a preferred clinician, prescription, bed, appointment, wait, insurance, or transfer result.
Plan the Williamsport care route before choosing a home
Separate facility roles
Keep UPMC acute care, Divine Providence behavioral health, cancer, imaging, lab, specialty, pharmacy, and any regional transfer route distinct.
Resolve the bed question
Ask UPMC about the catalog’s 255-bed value, the current 224 licensed-bed description, 22 bassinets, staffed beds, and the service needed.
Check the coverage path
Confirm plan participation, referrals, prescriptions, specialty appointments, psychiatric admission, emergency transfer, and after-hours support.
Drive or ride the route
Run UPMC, Divine Providence, pharmacy, groceries, transit, parking, and the winter return from the possible home.
Questions retirees ask
What hospital serves Williamsport?
UPMC Williamsport is the named acute-care hospital. The catalog lists 255 beds and Level II trauma at 1.1 miles, while UPMC’s current About Us description lists 224 licensed beds and 22 bassinets. Divine Providence is a separate campus with distinct services. Verify current capacity and the needed care.
Does Williamsport have psychiatric care?
The catalog lists Divine Providence Hospital as a separate 31-bed psychiatric facility three miles away. UPMC’s Divine Providence Campus describes adult inpatient behavioral-health care. Confirm admission criteria, coverage, clinician, availability, and the route.
Are specialists available in Williamsport?
The catalog lists 101 selected Medicare specialists and 13 pharmacies. UPMC lists broad hospital and specialty routes, but verify the preferred clinician, referral, plan participation, wait, appointment, and prescription path.
How should the hospital bed difference be read?
Keep the catalog’s 255-bed UPMC field separate from UPMC’s current 224 licensed-bed description and 22 bassinets. Ask the hospital which licensed, staffed, and available figures apply now rather than blending the values.
Williamsport’s care case is strongest when UPMC acute care, Divine Providence behavioral health, the 255-versus-224 bed records, pharmacies, specialists, and personal routes remain distinct. Confirm coverage, capacity, and winter access 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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