Rural Health Medical Program

What Rural Health Medical Program does

Rural Health Medical Program, Inc. (RHMPI) is a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center founded in 1977 in Uniontown, Alabama, operating eight fixed health center sites and one mobile clinic across five Black Belt counties (Dallas, Perry, Marengo, Monroe, Wilcox). Its core offering is integrated primary, preventative, and specialty care — including dental, vision/optometry, podiatry, behavioral and mental health, pharmacy, and chronic care management — delivered to roughly 8,500 patients annually, 60% of whom are uninsured or underinsured and 40% low-income. Underlying technology consists of an Athena Health-based electronic health record and patient portal, Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp for laboratory integration, and a 340B mail order pharmacy program operated through Curant Health and CaptureRx partnerships.

RHMPI operates a hybrid fee-for-service and sliding fee scale model, collecting payments at the point of service from insured patients (Medicare, Medicaid, most major private carriers) while applying federally benchmarked minimum fees for uninsured patients ($15 medical, $35 dental, $30 vision/behavioral health/podiatry, $10 lab). Its go-to-market combines direct-to-patient community health center delivery, school-based telemedicine partnerships with Perry County and Sumter County Schools, corporate outreach via "chat and chew" sessions for employers with 25+ enrolled employees, and transportation partnerships with West Alabama Public Transportation and the Alabama Tombigbee Regional Commission to remove access barriers across rural Alabama. Revenue is anchored by the HRSA 330 Health Center Program grant and supplemented by federal behavioral health expansion grants (HRSA BHSE), the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation award, and patient fee collections.

RHMPI is governed by a patient-majority board (51%+ patient representation, an FQHC requirement) and led by CEO Keshee Dozier-Smith with COO Meneka Johnson. The organization is part of a nationwide network of 1,200 FQHCs established during the War on Poverty and is bound by the mission to never turn a patient away for inability to pay, making it a structural pillar of Alabama's rural public health system rather than a commercially driven enterprise.

Name

Rural Health Medical Program

Legal name

Rural Health Medical Program, Inc.

Website

https://rhmpi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Rural Health Medical Program is a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center operating eight community health centers and one mobile clinic across five Alabama Black Belt counties, serving approximately 8,500 patients annually with integrated primary, dental, behavioral, and pharmacy care on a sliding fee scale.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Center (FQHC) Primary Care Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (6211), Offices of Other Health Practitioners (6213), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) (HLAFAGAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

340B Program Administration & Support (HLAEAKAJ)

Keywords

• Community health center services
• Primary care services
• Preventative healthcare programs
• Federally qualified health center
• Rural health services

Headquarters

HQ city

Selma

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. HRSA 330 Grant Funding: Federally Qualified Health Center receiving HRSA 330 grant as a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. 254b. As an HRSA 330 Grant Awardee, committed to never turn a patient away regardless of ability to pay.
2. Patient Fee-for-Service (Insurance): Accepts all Medicare and Medicaid insurance plans, and most major Private Insurance carriers. Collects fees at time of service based on sliding fee scale for uninsured/underinsured.
3. Sliding Fee Scale Program: Financial assistance program with minimum fees: $15 for medical services, $35 for dental, $30 for vision/behavioral health/podiatry, $10 for lab services. Based on household income and Federal Poverty Guidelines.
4. 340B Pharmacy Program: Participates in 340B drug discount program allowing provision of affordable prescriptions. Partners with Curant Health for mail order pharmacy with $4 prescriptions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

RHMPI provides comprehensive, quality, primary, and preventive health care services through nine Federally Qualified Health Center locations and one mobile clinic across five Black Belt counties in Alabama. Its integrated offering bundles medical, dental, vision, podiatry, behavioral health, and 340B pharmacy services with chronic care management, school-based health, transportation assistance, insurance enrollment, and a sliding-fee scale that ensures no patient is turned away due to inability to pay.

Product overview

Rural Health Medical Program operates a network of community health centers offering integrated healthcare services across the Black Belt region of Alabama. The organization provides a unified platform of primary care, specialty services (dental, vision, podiatry, mental/behavioral health), and preventative care programs. Supporting services include a patient portal (powered by Athena Health), 340B pharmacy program, transportation services, financial assistance with sliding-fee scales, chronic care management, diabetes prevention (CYL2), school-based health, and insurance enrollment assistance. The organization serves uninsured, underinsured, and insured patients across nine health center locations and one mobile clinic.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Primary Care Services Comprehensive first-point-of-care for common illnesses and health issues, covering women's health, men's health, pediatric care, and laboratory services, delivered across eight health center locations and a mobile clinic for patients across Alabama's Black Belt region.
• Specialty Care Services Specialty services including dental care, vision/optometry, podiatry, and mental/behavioral health offered across RHMPI health center locations.
• Preventative Care Services A bundle of programs supporting total health: Annual Wellness, Chronic Care Management, Diabetes Prevention (CYL2), Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection, Smoking Cessation, Immunizations, Care Check, School-Based Health, and Corporate Health.
• Patient Assistance Services Supportive services bundle including transportation coordination, 340B pharmacy access, financial assistance with sliding-fee scale, professional 24/7 translation services, and patient satisfaction programs that remove access barriers for RHMPI patients.
• 340B Pharmacy Program 340B mail order pharmacy program delivering affordable medications (including $4 prescriptions) directly to patients' homes through partnerships with Curant Health and CaptureRx, with assigned care coordinators for monthly medication adherence support.
• Mobile Clinic Services RHMPI Mobile Clinic providing primary care and preventative health services across the Black Belt region, available for community events upon request via email submission.
• Insurance Enrollment Assistance Certified Insurance Navigators provide one-on-one assistance with Health Insurance Marketplace and Alabama Medicaid enrollment, including determining eligibility and completing applications through Healthcare.gov.

Quantifiable outcome

• $3M potential community savings if each uninsured patient kept out of emergency room just once
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Curant HealthcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Curant Health for 340B mail order pharmacy services. Enables medications to be mailed directly to patients' homes with same copay as retail pharmacy. Patients assigned care coordinators for monthly medication adherence support calls.
• CaptureRxcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with CaptureRx for 340B pharmacy program integration, enabling direct access to contract pharmacies through the mail order pharmacy program for the RHMPI health center network.
• Quest DiagnosticscoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Quest Labs for laboratory services. Couriers securely transport samples to Quest for testing, with results transmitted electronically through Athena Health secure system within 48-72 hours.
• LabCorpcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with LabCorp for laboratory services. Provides accurate and timely lab test results, with samples collected at RHMPI health centers and transported for testing.
• West Alabama Public TransportationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransportation partnership providing safe, dependable, affordable transportation to RHMPI health centers across the Black Belt region for patients in Dallas, Marengo, Monroe, Perry, and Wilcox counties.
• Alabama Tombigbee Regional CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransportation partnership to provide access to healthcare for patients across the Black Belt region, working with West Alabama Public Transportation to serve Dallas, Marengo, Monroe, Perry, and Wilcox counties.
• Perry County SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool-based telemedicine and telepsychiatric health programs partnership bringing healthcare services directly to students in public schools.
• Sumter County SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool-based telemedicine and telepsychiatric health programs partnership providing healthcare access to students in public schools across the Black Belt region.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Quality of Life Health Services: Federally Qualified Health Center serving northeastern Alabama with multi-county primary care, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services. Direct rural-FQHC peer with similar scale and payer mix.
• Whatley Health Services: Federally Qualified Health Center serving Tuscaloosa and surrounding West Alabama counties with primary, dental, behavioral, and pharmacy services under a similar sliding-fee/HRSA-funded model. Most direct comparable to RHMPI in mission, scale, and geographic setting.
• Northeast Alabama Health Services: Federally Qualified Health Center providing primary, preventive, behavioral, and pharmacy care across rural northeast Alabama counties. Directly comparable FQHC service model and small multi-site footprint.
• Central North Alabama Health Services: Alabama FQHC providing primary medical, dental, and behavioral health across multiple rural and underserved service sites in northern Alabama. Comparable patient mix and HRSA funding structure.
• Cahaba Medical Care: Alabama FQHC operating multi-site community health centers across central Alabama with primary care, dental, behavioral health, and 340B pharmacy — closely mirrors RHMPI's service stack and rural/underserved population focus.
• Franklin Primary Health Center: Federally Qualified Health Center serving Mobile County and surrounding southwest Alabama with primary care, dental, pediatrics, and 340B pharmacy. Similar multi-site rural-underserved FQHC model.
• Family Health Centers of Alabama: Alabama FQHC network providing primary care, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services to underserved populations — directly analogous in mission, funding structure, and rural service geography.
• Bayou La Batre Area Health Development Board: Alabama FQHC operating community health centers serving coastal and rural southwest Alabama with primary care, dental, and behavioral health services under HRSA grant funding.
• Alabama Regional Medical Services: Multi-site FQHC in Birmingham, Alabama providing primary, behavioral, dental, and pharmacy care to underserved populations. Comparable non-profit FQHC structure with HRSA grant funding and 340B program participation.

Regional players

• Birmingham Healthcare: Federally Qualified Health Center in the Birmingham metro with primary, behavioral, and pharmacy services for underserved populations. Same FQHC framework but serves an urban rather than rural patient base — useful regional comparator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rhmpi
• Instagraminstagram.com/rhmpi

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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