St. Elizabeth Healthcare

What St. Elizabeth Healthcare does

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is a 501(c)(3) non-profit regional health system founded around 1860 and headquartered in Edgewood, Kentucky, serving Northern Kentucky, Southeastern Indiana, and the Greater Cincinnati region. It operates a multi-site delivery network centered on its flagship St. Elizabeth Edgewood hospital and supported by St. Elizabeth Physicians (800+ physicians and advanced practice providers), urgent care locations, mobile cardiovascular and mammography units, and virtual health services spanning the tri-state area. The system commands an 83% inpatient volume share in its service area and holds selective national distinctions including Comprehensive Cardiac Center Certification (1 of 27 U.S. hospitals) and CMS 5-Star Overall Hospital Quality Rating at three facilities.

Core clinical service lines include the Florence Wormald Heart & Vascular Institute (cardiology, cardiac surgery, structural heart, heart failure, arrhythmia, cardiac rehab, cardiovascular genetics), the St. Elizabeth Cancer Center, the Family Birth Place (with a Level III NICU, maternal-fetal medicine, and digital tools such as NicView and Bump2Baby360), surgery, orthopaedics, women's health, and primary care. The patient-facing technology stack is anchored by Epic's MyChart patient portal (supporting 11 languages, online scheduling, telehealth, messaging, and records access) with add-on modules including Virtual Health/Video Visits, CareCard, CareGram, WebNursery, and a Precision Medicine and Genetics program. Disclosed technology differentiators include AI-powered cardiovascular diagnostics, robot-assisted and minimally invasive cardiac surgery, and wireless pacemakers/implantable heart pumps. AI capabilities are featured in specific cardiology workflows rather than embedded across the platform.

The business model is fee-for-service healthcare delivery funded through insurance reimbursement (commercial, Medicare, Medicaid), out-of-pocket payments, and a financial assistance program; specific procedure pricing is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is hybrid: regional hospital-based enterprise channels for inpatient/specialty care, a physician network for primary and specialty referrals, self-serve digital channels via MyChart and virtual visits for consumer acquisition, and community outreach via mobile units, events, and the St. Elizabeth Foundation (which has surpassed $100M in donations across three decades). Customer concentration is structurally low given the consumer/patient model and broad tri-state catchment. Leadership has been highly stable, with CEO Garren Colvin having served more than 40 years across CFO, COO, and CEO roles, and the 2025 establishment of the Dorothy Colvin Society signals institutional continuity planning.

Name

St. Elizabeth Healthcare

Legal name

St. Elizabeth Healthcare

Website

https://stelizabeth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1860

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is a 501(c)(3) regional non-profit health system in Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati, operating hospitals, 800+ physicians, urgent care, mobile health units, and virtual care, and serving as the dominant regional provider with 83% inpatient share.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Integrated Healthcare Delivery (Hospital and Physician Services)

NAICS

Outpatient Care Centers (6214), Offices of Physicians (62111), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospital-Integrated Cancer Centers (Acute Oncology Programs) (HLAFAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ambulatory Cardiology Diagnostic & Procedure Centers (Non-hospital-based) (HLAFABAK), Infusion Therapy Centers (Outpatient) (HLAFABAF), Women’s & Children’s Surgical Care Centers (HLAFAJAM), Retail & Walk-In Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAC)

Keywords

• Integrated healthcare delivery
• Hospital and specialty care
• Cardiovascular care services
• Maternity and neonatal care
• Primary and specialty physicians

Headquarters

HQ city

Kenton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

St. Elizabeth Healthcare delivers integrated, acute and specialty healthcare services through its network of hospitals, the Florence Wormald Heart & Vascular Institute, the St. Elizabeth Cancer Center, the Family Birth Place with a Level III NICU, and an 800+ provider employed physician group across Northern Kentucky, Southeastern Indiana, and Greater Cincinnati. Patients access care via hospitals, outpatient offices, urgent care, virtual video visits, and the Epic MyChart patient portal. Revenue is generated primarily through clinical service fees from insurance reimbursement, out-of-pocket payments, and the organization's financial assistance program, supplemented by charitable donations via the St. Elizabeth Foundation.

Product overview

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is a regional health system operating as a network of hospitals, physician practices, and outpatient facilities across Northern Kentucky, Southeastern Indiana, and Greater Cincinnati. The organization functions as a unified healthcare delivery platform centered on its main hospital in Edgewood, Kentucky, supplemented by the St. Elizabeth Physicians medical group (800+ providers), and the St. Elizabeth Foundation for charitable support. Key clinical service lines include the Florence Wormald Heart & Vascular Institute, St. Elizabeth Cancer Center, Family Birth Place (with Level III NICU), and Primary Care/Virtual Health services. Patient-facing digital products include MyChart (Epic patient portal), video visit capabilities, mobile health units for cardiovascular and mammography screenings, and patient engagement tools like CareCard, CareGram, and the Healthy Headlines newsletter. The Precision Medicine and Genetics program and Clinical Trials research program support specialized care delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MyChart Patient Portal Patient-facing digital portal licensed from Epic Systems Corporation that allows patients to safely access health information, schedule visits, message providers, view lab results, and manage appointments online across St. Elizabeth Healthcare.
• Florence Wormald Heart & Vascular Institute Comprehensive cardiovascular center providing clinical and interventional cardiology, cardiac surgery, arrhythmia management, heart failure care, structural heart and valve care, cardiac rehabilitation, diagnostics, and cardiovascular genetics services for patients in the tri-state region.
• St. Elizabeth Cancer Center State-of-the-art cancer treatment facility providing comprehensive medical oncology, radiation oncology, surgical services, and tailored support programs for cancer patients in Northern Kentucky, Southeastern Indiana, and Greater Cincinnati.
• Family Birth Place Maternity care facility offering birthing suites, maternal fetal medicine specialists, lactation consultants, family childbirth education, and a Level III NICU for high-risk pregnancies.
• St. Elizabeth Physicians Wholly-owned medical group of 800+ physicians and advanced practice providers delivering primary care, specialty care, and virtual health services across Northern Kentucky, Southeastern Indiana, and Greater Cincinnati.
• Virtual Health / Video Visits On-demand video visit and telehealth service enabling patients to consult St. Elizabeth Physicians providers from home for non-emergency virtual care and follow-up visits.
• Urgent Care Same-day walk-in care for minor illnesses and injuries at multiple St. Elizabeth Physicians urgent care locations across the service area.
• Precision Medicine and Genetics Specialty program offering cardiovascular genetics, hereditary cancer screening, pharmacogenomic testing, and preconception/prenatal genetic counseling services.
• CardioVascular Mobile Health Unit Mobile clinic that brings cardiovascular screenings and preventive cardiac services directly to community locations throughout the tri-state service area.
• Mobile Mammography Unit Mobile mammography service that brings breast cancer screening directly to community locations to improve early detection across the region.
• NicView Camera System Live video streaming system that allows NICU parents to remotely view their newborn any time of day or night from their personal devices.
• St. Elizabeth Foundation Non-profit fundraising entity that connects community donors with healthcare programs and projects at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, having surpassed $100 million in donations over three decades.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked #1 hospital in Kentucky by U.S. News & World Report 2025 with High Performing ratings in 20 procedures/conditions
• +4 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Norton Healthcare: Louisville-based regional nonprofit health system of similar scale with multiple hospitals, a large employed physician group, and nationally recognized cardiac and cancer programs — a close operational analog.
• Mercy Health (Bon Secours Mercy Health): Operates acute care hospitals and a large physician network in the Cincinnati region, including Anderson and Clermont hospitals that compete directly with St. Elizabeth's primary and specialty care footprint.
• Christ Hospital Health Network: Cincinnati-based independent nonprofit health system offering comparable acute care, cardiac, and specialty services in the same Greater Cincinnati market where St. Elizabeth competes for inpatient share.
• TriHealth: Cincinnati-area integrated nonprofit health system with multiple hospitals and a large employed physician network, directly competing with St. Elizabeth for patients across Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati.
• UC Health: University of Cincinnati-affiliated academic health system providing tertiary cardiac, oncology, and OB services that compete with St. Elizabeth's flagship service lines for complex referrals in Greater Cincinnati.

Regional players

• UK HealthCare: University of Kentucky academic health system providing tertiary cardiac, oncology, and high-acuity services across Kentucky; competes for complex referrals that might otherwise stay within St. Elizabeth's catchment.
• Indiana University Health: Indiana's largest nonprofit health system serving southeastern Indiana communities where St. Elizabeth also operates primary care locations, creating overlap in the SE Indiana portion of St. Elizabeth's service area.
• Baptist Health (Kentucky): Kentucky-based nonprofit system operating nine hospitals across the state with comparable community-integrated care models; competes for tertiary referrals within Kentucky but does not overlap in the Greater Cincinnati geography.

Broad incumbents

• Bon Secours Mercy Health: Large multi-state Catholic health system whose Mercy Health Cincinnati division directly overlaps St. Elizabeth's geography; broader portfolio and system-level resources exceed those of St. Elizabeth.
• CommonSpirit Health: National nonprofit health system with hospitals across multiple states; operates in adjacent markets and provides a benchmark for system-scale nonprofit operating models, though not a direct Cincinnati competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/StElizabethNKY
• Facebookfacebook.com/StElizabethHealthcare
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/32469

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments3 records

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