Healthcare
Hospitals
One full service hospital is located in Wells County and three referral hospitals are near by in Allen County:
- Bluffton Regional Medical Center – Bluffton – Primary and specialty care – Approx. 79 beds
- Lutheran Hospital – Fort Wayne – Referral – Approx. 363 beds
- Parkview Memorial Hospital – Fort Wayne – Referral – Approx. 515 beds
- St. Joseph Medical Center – Fort Wayne – Referral – Approx. 225 beds
Physicians
Wells County is well-served with primary care and specialty care providers:
- Caylor-Nickel Clinic – Nearly 30 primary care and specialty providers – All located in Bluffton
- Panos Free Clinic – Open on specific days/nights
- Markle Medical Center – More than 10 primary care providers – Locations in Bluffton, Markle, & Warren
- Also, approximately 10 additional physicians in solo or partnership practices.
Business Health Services – Bluffton Regional
- Offers accelerated return-to-work through a coordinated physician/hospital effort
- Case managers monitor progress and promote return-to-work
- Trained drug screen coordinator facilitates regulatory compliance
Health Care & Retirement Centers
Wells County has excellent Health Care & Retirement Centers located throughout the county:
- Christian Care Retirement Community – Bluffton
- Kindred Nursing & Rehabilitation-Meadowvale – Bluffton
- Markle Health Care – Markle
- Ossian Health & Rehabilitation – Ossian
- River Terrace Estates – Bluffton