Hospital in Portsmouth, Ohio
Portsmouth, OH has 2 licensed hospitals listed on ElderCareCosts. Compare providers below, or request a personalized shortlist to start your search.
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1. Call the county aging agency
Free: (800) 582-7277 (Area Agency on Aging District 7, Inc.)
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Hospital context in Portsmouth
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Every licensed hospital: 2
A note on counting: we show 2 licensed hospitals listed for Portsmouth proper. Other sites show bigger numbers when they count a wide radius. Nearby options are linked below, labeled by city.
How we rank these: we don't. Listed by verification date, newest first.
Providers appear with their government data: license status, capacity, inspection history, and a CMS star rating where the service has one. The order is the date we last verified each record, newest first. Nobody pays to appear, and nobody pays to move up. If a listing says "Sponsored," a provider paid for that placement and the label says so.
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Southern Ohio Medical Center
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Free local help worth saving
Portsmouth has an estimated population of 17,728. About 3,344 residents (19%) are age 65 or older. Portsmouth is located in Scioto County, Ohio. The median household income is $34,713. Our directory currently lists 2 licensed hospitals in Portsmouth.
Source: US Census Bureau (ACS) · Updated Jul 2026.GOVThese services are public and free. We list them before anything we could earn from.
- Area Agency on Aging District 7, Inc.(800) 582-7277aaa7.org
Area Agency on Aging serving this city.
State aging agency - Ohio Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
State LTC Ombudsman - Ohio State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)shiphelp.org
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
Medicare counseling (SHIP) - Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging614-481-3511ohioaging.org
Aging & Disability Resource Center hub for this state.
State aging agency - Portsmouth VA Clinicva.gov
Primary Care Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in New Boston.
VA open data - PASSPORTOfficial program page
Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies. Rules change. Confirm on the official page.
State Medicaid program
Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.
- Eldercare Locator · 800-677-1116
Free nationwide connection to local aging services.
- 211
Local health and human services referrals.
- NCOA BenefitsCheckUp
Screen for benefits you may qualify for.
- DIAL
ACL Disability Information and Access Line.
- VA health benefits
Veterans health care and long-term care programs.
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How many hospitals are listed in Portsmouth, OH?
We currently list 2 licensed hospitals in Portsmouth, OH.
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Trust & methodology
How to cite this page
Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, licensed hospitals in Portsmouth, OH are listed with government-sourced data. City median cost not yet published.
APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (n.d.). Hospitals in Portsmouth, OH. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/hospitals/ohio/portsmouth/
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