Southwoods Health

What Southwoods Health does

Southwoods Health is a privately held, family-owned regional healthcare system headquartered in Boardman, Ohio, founded in 1996 as an outpatient surgery center and now operating 40+ locations across Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana, and Mercer counties in northeast Ohio. The system is anchored by The Surgical Hospital at Southwoods — the region's only CMS Five-Star rated hospital for clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction — and integrated with a network of 200+ collaborating providers spanning primary care, diagnostic imaging, specialty care, home health, and walk-in Express Care. Service revenue is generated through patient fees and insurance reimbursements across inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory, home health, and walk-in care settings, distributed direct-to-consumer through its physical footprint and an online patient portal.

The technology base centers on advanced imaging and a multi-platform robotic surgery portfolio. Imaging assets include Vantage Galan 3T MRI (first in Mahoning County since 2014, now with multiple units), a 64-slice CT scanner, fixed PET/CT with time-of-flight technology, and 3D digital mammography. Robotic surgery is delivered via two da Vinci Xi Surgical Systems (used across bariatrics, colorectal, general surgery, gynecology, and urology), the Globus Medical ExcelsiusGPS platform for spine (the first in five counties, $1.3 million invested in 2026), Zimmer Biomet's ROSA for hip and knee, and PROCEPT BioRobotics' HYDROS for Aquablation therapy — the first facility in the tri-county area to offer each. AI appears inside vendor platforms (deep learning reconstruction in 3T MRI, AI-assisted treatment planning in HYDROS) but is not a proprietary competency.

Operationally, the system combines acute inpatient surgery with an outpatient-heavy mix (matching the industry benchmark of 75% of elective procedures performed outpatient), a Joint Commission-accredited home health line, and patient-navigation services (notably in the Center for Breast Health). Capital deployment has been steady but modest: two SEC exempt securities offerings associated with Surgery Center at Southwoods LLC ($932,240 in December 2021 and $580,000 in October 2023 with four investors), with no institutional equity rounds and no M&A activity disclosed. Expansion in 2026 has concentrated on the Howland location in Trumbull County, with imaging, echocardiography, and new robotic service lines layered onto existing infrastructure, under the continued leadership of CEO Ed Muransky of the Muransky family.

Name

Southwoods Health

Legal name

Southwoods Health

Website

https://southwoodshealth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Southwoods Health is a family-owned, private regional healthcare system in northeast Ohio operating 40+ locations across Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana, and Mercer counties, anchored by the CMS Five-Star rated Surgical Hospital at Southwoods and an integrated network covering imaging, robotic surgery, primary care, specialty care, and home health.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Healthcare Services

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (62161), Outpatient Care Centers (6214), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Home-Based Post-Surgical & Transitional Care (Skilled) (HLADAFAK)

Keywords

• Acute care hospital
• Diagnostic imaging services
• Orthopedic surgery services
• Primary care medicine
• Home health services

Headquarters

HQ city

Boardman

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices22 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Southwoods Health generates revenue through providing comprehensive healthcare services including surgical procedures, diagnostic imaging, primary care, specialty care, and rehabilitation services. Revenue is generated through patient fees, insurance reimbursements, and facility services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Southwoods Health is a private, physician- and family-owned regional healthcare system in northeast Ohio that operates a surgical hospital and a network of more than 40 outpatient locations delivering acute care, primary care, specialty physician services, diagnostic imaging, and home health to residents of Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana, and Mercer counties. Its portfolio spans orthopaedics, cardiology, pain and spine care, breast health, gastroenterology, bariatric and weight-loss surgery, sleep medicine, rehabilitation, and walk-in/Express Care.

Product overview

Southwoods Health is a regional healthcare system in northeast Ohio that operates as a network of integrated healthcare facilities and services rather than a single unified software product. The organization comprises The Surgical Hospital at Southwoods (acute care hospital with CMS Five-Star rating), multiple imaging centers (Southwoods Imaging with 3T MRI, CT, PET/CT, and advanced mammography), specialty centers (Center for Breast Health, Pain & Spine Center, Center for Digestive Health & General Surgery, Center for Weight Management & Bariatric Surgery), primary care and Express Care clinics, Sleep Centers, Home Health services, and a Patient Portal for online health record access. The portfolio includes over 40 locations across Mahoning, Shenango, Columbiana, and Trumbull counties serving the Mahoning Valley region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Surgical Hospital at Southwoods

Quantifiable outcome

• Top 1% of all hospitals in the nation for patient satisfaction scores and outcomes data
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Surgery Center at Southwoods LLCminorOthers · 12 October 2023SEC filing indicates exempt securities offering of $580,000 with four investors involved. Surgery Center at Southwoods LLC is a related entity located in Youngstown, Ohio.
• PROCEPT BioRobotics CorporationcoreTechnology or IntegrationPROCEPT BioRobotics provides the HYDROS Robotic System for Aquablation therapy, a minimally invasive treatment for BPH. Southwoods is first hospital in tri-county area to offer this technology. Clinical studies show Aquablation significantly improves IPSS scores, quality of life, and urine flow rates.
• Intuitive Surgical (da Vinci)coreTechnology or IntegrationSouthwoods has invested in two da Vinci Xi Surgical Systems with integrated table motion for robotic-assisted surgery across multiple specialties including bariatrics, colorectal, general surgery, gynecology, and urology.
• Globus Medical (ExcelsiusGPS)coreTechnology or IntegrationGlobus Medical provides the ExcelsiusGPS robotic navigation platform for spine surgery. First technology of its kind in five-county region (Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana, Portage, Stark). Southwoods invested $1.3 million in this technology.
• Zimmer Biomet (ROSA)coreTechnology or IntegrationZimmer Biomet provides the ROSA Hip & Knee robotic surgical system for personalized implant placement in joint replacement procedures.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Surgery Partners: National operator of short-stay surgical hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers with a similar specialty-surgery focus. Closest public comp on the surgical hospital business model and outpatient procedure migration strategy.
• United Surgical Partners International (USPI): Largest operator of ambulatory surgery centers and short-stay surgical hospitals in the U.S., majority-owned by Tenet Healthcare. Closely comparable outpatient surgical platform with similar specialty breadth and physician partnership model.
• Mercy Health - Youngstown: Direct local competitor operating St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital and related facilities in the Mahoning Valley. Comparable multi-specialty acute care system with primary care, specialty services, and surgical offerings targeting the same patient population as Southwoods.
• University Hospitals: Northeast Ohio integrated health system with comparable primary care, specialty, imaging, and surgical service lines. Competes directly for patients in markets adjacent to Southwoods and operates a similar hub-and-spoke model with community hospitals.

Broad incumbents

• Cleveland Clinic: Dominant northeast Ohio multi-specialty health system with extensive tertiary capabilities and ambulatory footprint. Overlaps with Southwoods on primary care, specialty surgery, and imaging while operating at substantially greater scale and brand recognition.
• UPMC: Large regional health system with growing presence in Mercer County (PA) directly bordering Southwoods' service area. Comparable integrated payer-provider model and ambulatory expansion strategy, and a potential competitor for cross-border patient share.
• HCA Healthcare: Largest for-profit hospital operator in the U.S. with a portfolio of community and specialty hospitals. Overlaps with Southwoods on the surgical hospital and freestanding ambulatory model at substantially greater scale and capital access.
• Bon Secours Mercy Health: Parent organization of Mercy Health - Youngstown and one of the largest Catholic health systems in the U.S. Operates comparable community hospital and ambulatory networks across multiple states with overlapping service-line mix including surgery, imaging, and primary care.

Regional players

• Aultman Hospital: Regional community hospital system in Canton, Ohio serving a similarly sized northeast Ohio market. Comparable service mix in primary care, specialty surgery, imaging, and rehabilitation with overlapping referral geographies.
• Cleveland Clinic Akron General: Cleveland Clinic-affiliated regional hospital in Akron, Ohio with a comparable community hospital plus specialty service model. Competes for tertiary referrals and ambulatory share from Southwoods' southern service area.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SouthwoodsHealth01
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• Instagraminstagram.com/southwoodshealth

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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