Wilmington healthcare
Wilmington has a regional trauma anchor and distinct orthopedic and behavioral facilities
The catalog lists New Hanover Regional Medical Center 2.6 miles away with 800 beds and Level II trauma, The Wilmington Treatment Center 3 miles away, New Hanover Regional Medical Center Orthopedic Hospital 5.2 miles away, and Carolina Dunes Behavioral Health 6.8 miles away with 112 psychiatric beds. Novant describes New Hanover Regional as an 800-bed regional referral hospital and the only Level II Trauma Center in the region.
North Carolina’s March 2026 licensed list shows New Hanover Regional with 701 general, 62 psychiatric, and 60 rehabilitation licensed beds. Keep that state record separate from the catalog and Novant descriptions. Wilmington Health lists extensive specialties, while Novant pharmacy sources list hospital, specialty, and team-member pharmacy routes. Verify clinician, plan, referral, bed, occupancy, wait, pharmacy, and storm access.
Access to care
4 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.
4
Hospitals Within 12 km
- Healthcare Access
- Excellent
- Hospital Access
- Excellent
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 3
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 0.9 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
- Good
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 63
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 260
- 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
- 8
- Medicare Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City
- 20
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 15
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 9
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 30
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 21
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 10
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 35
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 1
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.2%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 4
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 2.4 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 2.4 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 912
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 33
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 12
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 2.2 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 3
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 4
- CMS Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- 5
- 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
- 1
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 31.1%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 4
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 1
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Good
3 of 5 stars · 2.4 mi away
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Wilmington in everyday life
Could Wilmington work for you?
What may work well
- New Hanover Regional provides a named regional Level II trauma and specialty-care anchor.
- The orthopedic, Wilmington Treatment Center, and Carolina Dunes records preserve distinct facility roles.
- Wilmington Health and Novant list broad specialty, pharmacy, imaging, infusion, and urgent-care routes.
- The catalog supplies separate hospital, emergency, pharmacy, specialist, and hospital-access rows.
What to think about
- The catalog and Novant 800-bed descriptions differ in category from the March 2026 state licensed list.
- The catalog does not answer occupancy, staffed capacity, wait time, insurance breadth, or a preferred clinician.
- Coastal storms, flood, parking, transit, and road access can change an ordinary care route.
Plan the Wilmington care route before choosing a home
Separate facility roles
Keep New Hanover Regional, orthopedic, psychiatric, behavioral-health, rehabilitation, primary, specialty, pharmacy, and regional transfer routes distinct.
Resolve the licensed-bed question
Ask how the catalog and Novant 800-bed descriptions relate to the March 2026 state list of 701 general, 62 psychiatric, and 60 rehabilitation licensed beds.
Check the coverage path
Confirm plan participation, referrals, specialist appointments, prescriptions, behavioral-health admission, rehabilitation, emergency, and storm-transfer routes.
Drive or ride the route
Run New Hanover Regional, orthopedic, behavioral, pharmacy, groceries, WAVE, parking, and the storm-day return from the possible home.
Questions retirees ask
What hospital serves Wilmington?
New Hanover Regional Medical Center is the catalog’s 800-bed Level II trauma anchor 2.6 miles away, and Novant describes it as a regional referral hospital. North Carolina’s March 2026 licensed list shows 701 general, 62 psychiatric, and 60 rehabilitation beds. Keep the records distinct and verify current capacity.
Does Wilmington have psychiatric care?
The catalog lists The Wilmington Treatment Center and Carolina Dunes Behavioral Health separately, with Carolina Dunes listed at 112 psychiatric beds. New Hanover Regional also has a state licensed psychiatric category. Confirm the needed service, admission, coverage, clinician, and transfer route.
Are specialists available in Wilmington?
The catalog lists 260 selected Medicare specialists and 63 pharmacies. Wilmington Health and Novant describe broad specialty and pharmacy routes. Verify the preferred provider, referral, plan, appointment, wait, prescription, and storm access.
How should the hospital bed difference be read?
Keep the catalog and Novant 800-bed descriptions separate from the March 2026 state licensed categories of 701 general, 62 psychiatric, and 60 rehabilitation beds. Ask which licensed, staffed, and available figures apply to the service and date.
Wilmington’s care case is strongest when New Hanover Regional, the state licensed categories, orthopedic, psychiatric, behavioral, rehabilitation, specialty, pharmacy, and personal routes remain distinct. Verify capacity, coverage, and storm 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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