Wooster Ohio healthcare
Wooster healthcare starts with a nearby general acute care hospital and a wider provider check
The catalog lists Wooster Community Hospital 0.1 miles away as a 151 bed general acute care facility. The trauma field is unavailable. The hospital publishes emergency care through the Richard and Donna Smetzer Emergency Center and lists inpatient, outpatient, imaging, rehabilitation, cardiac, behavioral health, oncology, orthopedics, pharmacy, and other services.
The catalog lists 10 pharmacies and 83 selected Medicare specialists, with primary care access 40, emergency care access 100, and hospital access 82. The fire division documents three stations, citywide staffing of 10, and medic vehicles with at least two paramedics. Confirm network, referrals, appointment timing, pharmacy delivery, staffed capacity, trauma arrangements, transfers, and the route from the home.
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
- Very Good
- Hospital Access
- Very Good
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 0
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 17.1 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
- 10
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 83
- 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
- 1
- Medicare Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 7
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 7
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 6
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 18
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 1
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.0%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 9
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 0.1 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 0.1 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 151
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 63
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 13
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 0.2 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 1
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 2
- CMS Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- 3
- 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
- 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
- 5
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Moderate
4 of 5 stars · 0.1 mi away
WOOSTER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SNF (366405) · 0.2 mi away
Wooster in everyday life
Could Wooster work for you?
What may work well
- Wooster Community Hospital is listed 0.1 miles away with a 151 bed general acute care catalog row.
- The hospital publishes emergency, inpatient, outpatient, diagnostic, rehabilitation, cardiac, behavioral health, oncology, orthopedic, pharmacy, and specialty services.
- The catalog lists 10 pharmacies, 83 selected specialists, emergency care access 100, and hospital access 82.
What to think about
- Trauma information is unavailable in the catalog and current staffed capacity needs direct confirmation.
- A nearby hospital does not guarantee a preferred clinician, specialist, plan, appointment, pharmacy, or transfer destination.
- Required car use makes the route from the exact home important even when the hospital is close.
Use Wooster’s hospital proximity with a complete personal care map
Confirm the hospital
Ask about the catalog 151 bed row, current staffed capacity, trauma arrangements, emergency care, transfers, imaging, rehabilitation, and specialist services.
Confirm the provider network
Check primary care, selected specialists, referrals, plan participation, appointment timing, location, and after hours coverage.
Confirm prescriptions
Compare the 10 pharmacy row with hours, delivery, refill timing, parking, plan participation, controlled medicines, and backup access.
Practice the route
Drive or arrange the hospital, pharmacy, specialist, home, parking, transit, family, and regional care routes at realistic times.
Questions retirees ask
What hospital serves Wooster, Ohio?
The catalog lists Wooster Community Hospital 0.1 miles away as a 151 bed general acute care facility. The hospital publishes emergency, inpatient, outpatient, imaging, rehabilitation, cardiac, behavioral health, oncology, orthopedics, pharmacy, and other services. Confirm current capacity and transfer details directly.
Does Wooster Community Hospital have trauma care?
Trauma information is unavailable in the catalog. Ask the hospital about current emergency scope, staffed services, trauma arrangements, transfers, and higher acuity destinations.
How many pharmacies are in Wooster?
The catalog lists 10 nearby pharmacies. Confirm address, hours, delivery, plan participation, refill timing, parking, controlled medicines, and backup access.
How many specialists are in Wooster?
The catalog lists 83 selected Medicare specialists, not a complete provider census. Confirm the needed specialty, clinician, plan, referral, appointment, location, and travel route.
Wooster has unusually close catalog hospital access, but retirement care planning still needs direct confirmation of capacity, trauma arrangements, providers, prescriptions, transfers, and the exact home route.
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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