Mercy Health Clinic

What Mercy Health Clinic does

Mercy Health Clinic is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit patient-centered medical home founded on October 3, 2000 by members of Our Lady of Mercy parish and local physicians in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The clinic provides comprehensive primary care, specialty care across multiple disciplines (gynecology, dermatology, ophthalmology, endocrinology, urology, pulmonology, etc.), an on-site pharmacy, health and nutrition education, cancer screenings, and behavioral health support to low-income uninsured residents of Montgomery County. Care is delivered entirely free of charge to patients who meet eligibility criteria: Montgomery County residency, uninsured status, and household income at or below 250% of the Federal Poverty Level.

The organization's core technology and care model is the NCQA-recognized Patient-Centered Medical Home framework, layered with a 100+ volunteer corps that includes at least 45 specialty physicians, nursing students from Catholic University of America, and bilingual administrative volunteers. Service delivery combines a single Gaithersburg clinic site at 7 Metropolitan Court with a distributed school-based health and wellness center footprint across five Montgomery County public schools (Watkins Mill, Gaithersburg, and Seneca Valley high schools, Gaithersburg Middle School, and Summit Hall Elementary). The Adolescent Medicine Program launched in June 2021 extends the model to youth ages 13-17 via the Montgomery County Care for Kids Program, while the Food Is Medicine partnership with Community FarmShare adds produce delivery and nutrition counseling for diabetic patients. The clinic operates with extended Tuesday/Thursday hours to 8pm and dispenses $1.2–1.6 million in donated pharmaceuticals annually.

Mercy's revenue model is a hybrid of philanthropic and third-party payer funding rather than direct patient billing. Individual and corporate donations account for 53–57% of the annual operating budget, supplemented by foundation grants (The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, The Columbia Foundation, among others), in-kind pharmaceutical donations, and volunteer labor valued at fair market. The remaining ~43–47% of revenue derives from third-party insurance reimbursements under Maryland Medicaid managed care contracts (Amerigroup, Maryland Physicians Care since 2016) and a CareFirst ACA-subsidized plan (since 2020). All healthcare services are provided free at the point of care; eligibility is determined by residency, income, and insurance status rather than ability to pay.

Name

Mercy Health Clinic

Legal name

Mercy Health Clinic

Website

https://mercyhealthclinic.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mercy Health Clinic is a Gaithersburg, Maryland nonprofit that provides free primary, specialty, and pharmacy care to low-income uninsured residents of Montgomery County, powered by a small paid staff and a 100+ volunteer corps.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Clinic Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Other Ambulatory Health Care Services (6219)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Community-Based Preventive & Health Promotion Clinics (HLAFAGAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers (BPAGACAB), Outpatient Mental Health & Counseling Clinics (HLAFABAC)

Keywords

• Community health clinic
• Primary medical care
• Free healthcare services
• Chronic disease management
• Community health center

Headquarters

HQ city

Gaithersburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Foundation Grants: Private foundation grants such as the $20,000 Community Impact Fund grant from The Columbia Foundation for capacity-building and service expansion.
2. Individual and Corporate Donations: Private funds from individual donors and community partners comprise 53-57% of annual operating budget, including corporate sponsorships.
3. Pharmaceutical Donations: Receives donated pharmaceuticals valued at $1.2-1.6 million annually for dispensing to patients.
4. Volunteer Services: Volunteer corps of 100+ individuals providing medical, administrative, and support services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Mercy Health Clinic is a nonprofit, non-sectarian patient-centered medical home that provides free comprehensive healthcare services to low-income uninsured residents of Montgomery County, Maryland. The clinic delivers primary care, specialty care, an on-site pharmacy dispensing donated medications, health and nutrition education, adolescent medicine, and school-based wellness services, all free of charge to eligible patients.

Product overview

Mercy Health Clinic is a nonprofit, non-sectarian patient-centered medical home providing comprehensive healthcare services to low-income uninsured residents of Montgomery County, Maryland. The clinic operates as a single integrated healthcare delivery organization offering primary care, specialty care, on-site pharmacy, health education, and nutrition services. Key programs include the Adolescent Medicine Program for youth ages 13-17, the Montgomery Cares Program for uninsured adults, and the Care for Kids Program for adolescents. The clinic leverages a small paid staff supplemented by approximately 100+ volunteers including 45 physicians who provide primary and specialty care. Services are provided free of charge to eligible patients, with medications dispensed through an on-site pharmacy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves 2,450+ patients annually with nearly 7,500 office visits
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Community FarmSharecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal nonprofit partner for Food Is Medicine program delivering fresh produce from local farms to Mercy patients with diabetes. Program delivers food weekly for 12-week sessions with recipes and nutrition counseling.
• Adventist HealthcarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Community Integrated Network of Adventist Healthcare since September 2019, enabling collaborative partnerships with other network providers, data sharing, and increased referrals of new Medicaid patients.
• Montgomery County Government / Primary Care CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through Care for Kids program providing healthcare for adolescents ages 13-17. Mercy is primary healthcare provider for 250 youth under the program.
• Roberts OxygenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate community partner supporting Mercy Health Clinic
• Capital OneminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate community partner supporting Mercy Health Clinic
• Kaiser PermanenteminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate community partner supporting Mercy Health Clinic
• Suburban HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partner providing collaborative care support
• RadNet / Community RadiologyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerImaging partner providing radiology services for patients
• Montgomery County Department of Health and Human ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey government partner recognized at 25th Anniversary event for supporting clinic mission
• Catholic CharitiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner providing social services support
• PatientFirstminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partner providing additional care access for patients
• Local Schools (Watkins Mill, Gaithersburg, Seneca Valley, Gaithersburg Middle, Summit Hall Elementary)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool-based health and wellness center partnerships providing healthcare for students when schools are closed or not in session
• Catholic University of America School of NursingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNursing students complete clinical rotations at Mercy under faculty supervision, working with staff and assisting in pharmacy

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mary's Center: Federally Qualified Health Center serving low-income and uninsured residents across the DC metro area, including Montgomery County. Directly comparable as a community-based nonprofit primary care provider with sliding-scale services, on-site pharmacy, and school-based programs serving similar demographics.
• Bread for the City: DC-based nonprofit providing free medical, dental, and social services to low-income residents. Similar charity-clinic model with volunteer-driven care, on-site pharmacy dispensing, and integrated food/case management services for uninsured populations.
• CCI Health & Wellness Services: Federally Qualified Health Center operating across Maryland (including Montgomery County) serving uninsured and underinsured patients with primary care, behavioral health, and pharmacy services. Directly comparable community health center serving overlapping patient populations.
• Community of Hope: DC-based FQHC providing primary care, prenatal care, and social services to low-income families. Comparable as a community-based nonprofit offering on-site pharmacy and integrated wellness programs, including a food-is-medicine component similar to Mercy's model.
• Arlington Free Clinic: Virginia-based free clinic providing medical care to low-income uninsured residents. Closely comparable volunteer-driven nonprofit clinic model with on-site pharmacy, specialty care via volunteer physicians, and similar eligibility criteria (residents below a federal poverty threshold).
• La Clínica del Pueblo: DC-metro area nonprofit serving uninsured Latino and other low-income immigrants with primary care, behavioral health, and pharmacy access. Comparable mission-driven charity clinic with bilingual services and community health worker model serving similar populations in the broader DMV region.

Others

• Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County: Montgomery County-based coalition that administers healthcare programs (Montgomery Cares, Care for Kids) for low-income uninsured residents. Not a clinic operator itself but the primary programmatic partner/network connecting Mercy with public funding, patient referrals, and County-level policy and capacity decisions.

Broad incumbents

• Holy Cross Health: Large nonprofit health system operating hospitals and outpatient sites in Montgomery County and adjacent Maryland counties. Comparable in serving the same patient demographic and geography but as a full-service regional health system rather than a focused free-clinic operator.
• Adventist HealthCare: Regional nonprofit health system in Maryland, operating hospitals and a Community Integrated Network that Mercy joined in 2019. Comparable in serving the same Montgomery County catchment but as a larger acute-care delivery system; included because of the explicit strategic partnership that drives referrals and data sharing into Mercy.
• Suburban Hospital (Johns Hopkins Medicine): Johns Hopkins-affiliated hospital in Montgomery County serving the same geography and patient pool as Mercy. Listed as a healthcare partner of Mercy and a referral destination, representing the broader incumbent hospital network Mercy connects into for specialty and inpatient needs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MercyHealthC
• Facebookfacebook.com/mercyhealthclinic

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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