Winchester Tennessee healthcare
Winchester healthcare is local, but the hospital bed categories need a current check
The catalog lists one nearby general acute care hospital at 1.4 miles with 152 beds. Highpoint Health Winchester with Ascension Saint Thomas currently describes a 157 bed facility with 131 licensed acute care beds and 26 skilled nursing beds. Keep the catalog row and current official description visible as distinct facts, then ask which capacity applies to the service you need.
The catalog lists 4 pharmacies and 10 selected Medicare specialists, with primary care access 40, emergency care access 98, and hospital access 82. Confirm clinicians, plans, referrals, pharmacy hours, emergency entrance, acute inpatient care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, imaging, laboratory, and follow up before moving.
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
- 0
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 26.2 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
- 4
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 10
- 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
- 1
- 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
- 3
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.6%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 4
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 1.4 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 1.4 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 152
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 34
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 5
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 1.2 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 0
- 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
- 1
- CMS Listed Rural Health Clinics in City
- 4
- CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 40.7%
- 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
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Winchester in everyday life
Could Winchester work for you?
What may work well
- A catalog hospital row is 1.4 miles away, and Highpoint publishes a current facility description.
- Highpoint identifies separate acute care and skilled nursing roles within the 157 bed total.
- The catalog lists 4 pharmacies and 10 selected specialists as a starting point for a direct network review.
What to think about
- The 152 bed catalog row and 157 bed current description use different categories and source dates.
- Pharmacy and specialist rows do not identify plan, referral, appointment, delivery, or location details.
- Required car use makes parking, fuel, weather, and backup rides part of care access.
Plan Winchester care from the exact home
Verify the hospital
Ask Highpoint Health to confirm current acute, skilled nursing, emergency, rehabilitation, imaging, laboratory, and specialty roles.
Choose primary care
Confirm a clinician, plan, referral rules, prescription process, appointment timing, and regular route.
Choose a pharmacy
Confirm location, hours, delivery, refill timing, insurance network, controlled medicines, parking, and backup.
Practice the urgent route
Drive to the emergency entrance, save 911 and hospital contacts, check weather alerts, and identify a backup ride.
Questions retirees ask
What hospital serves Winchester, Tennessee?
The catalog lists Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchester at 1.4 miles with 152 general acute care beds. Highpoint Health Winchester with Ascension Saint Thomas currently describes 157 total beds, including 131 licensed acute care and 26 skilled nursing beds. Confirm current capacity directly.
Does Winchester have local pharmacies?
The catalog lists 4 pharmacies but does not identify locations or network details. Confirm hours, delivery, plan participation, refills, controlled medicines, parking, and a backup route.
Does Winchester have specialists?
The catalog lists 10 selected Medicare specialists. That is not a complete provider census. Confirm the specialty, clinician, plan, referral, appointment, location, and travel time.
Is emergency care close to Winchester?
The catalog lists a nearby hospital at 1.4 miles and emergency care access 98. Confirm the current emergency entrance, staffed services, insurance, parking, transfer, and a backup ride.
Winchester’s local hospital is a useful anchor, but the 152 bed catalog row and 157 bed current description need direct reconciliation. Shape the care plan around the exact service, clinician, pharmacy, plan, and route rather than distance alone.
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
- FEMA RAPT / HIFLD Hospitals
Used for Hospital Access, Hospitals Within 12 km, Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
Checked 2026-07-19
- Health Resources and Services Administration
Used for Primary Care Access, HRSA Adult Primary-Care Sites Within 15 Miles, Nearest HRSA Adult Primary-Care Site
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
- 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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