Grace Cottage Hospital

Name

Grace Cottage Hospital

Legal name

Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital

Website

https://gracecottage.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Hospital Healthcare Services

NAICS

Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (6231), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Long-Term Care Nursing Homes (Custodial LTC) (HLADADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Small Residential Care Homes (RCFE/Board & Care) (HLADABAF)

Keywords

• Rural hospital services
• Emergency medical care
• Primary care clinic
• Swing bed rehabilitation
• Outpatient therapy

Headquarters

HQ city

Townshend

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Fee-for-service healthcare delivery including emergency care, primary care, inpatient care, rehabilitation services, laboratory, and diagnostic imaging. Billed to patients and/or insurance providers.
2. Pharmacy Services: Retail pharmacy services through Messenger Valley Pharmacy.
3. Donations and Fundraising: Charitable contributions from community donors supporting hospital operations and capital projects including the new primary care clinic building. The Foundation has raised over $40 million historically, with annual fundraising events like Cabin Fever Auction, Hospital Fair Day, and direct donation campaigns.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Grace Cottage Hospital is a small rural critical access hospital in Townshend, Vermont providing 24/7 emergency care, primary and preventive care, inpatient acute care, and outpatient rehabilitation services. It also operates an on-site retail pharmacy, laboratory, and diagnostic imaging, and delivers specialty programs including swing bed skilled nursing rehabilitation, pediatrics, women's health, mental health, and custom orthotics.

Product overview

Grace Cottage Hospital is a small rural hospital offering a comprehensive range of healthcare services as a unified hospital with integrated clinic operations. The core offerings include 24/7 Emergency Care (6-bed department), Primary Care (family medicine with same-day appointments), Inpatient Care, and Outpatient Rehabilitation. Specialty services include Swing Bed Rehabilitation (skilled nursing with therapy), Mental Health Services, Pediatrics, Women's Health, Laboratory, Diagnostic Imaging (CT, X-ray, ultrasound, bone density), Custom Orthotics (3D foot scanning), and Messenger Valley Pharmacy. The hospital also provides Patient Portal access, Community Health Team, Financial Assistance, and Language Assistance. Services are coordinated through Hospitalists, and the facility supports swing-bed patients recovering from surgery, stroke, or extended hospitalization requiring daily skilled care and therapy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Care Six-bed Emergency Department offering high-tech trauma and critical care, specialized behavioral health care, and four treatment areas. Open 24/7 with lower than average wait times and seamless ground or air transport to nearby trauma centers when higher-level care is required.
• Primary Care Comprehensive primary and preventive care for year-round and part-time residents, including diabetes management, immunizations, mental health, pediatrics, women's health, LGBTQ+ focused care, and age-friendly care. Office hours Monday-Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. with same-day appointments available.
• Inpatient Care Acute and rehabilitation inpatient care provided by a hospitalist-led team including skilled nurses, a wound ostomy nurse, physical and occupational therapists, social services, registered dieticians, and a dietary department using fresh and locally sourced ingredients.
• Swing Bed Rehabilitation (Inpatient Rehabilitation) Short-term skilled nursing with 24/7 RN coverage and access to on-site hospital services (labs, diagnostic imaging, pharmacy, physicians) plus physical, occupational, and speech therapy for patients recovering from surgery, stroke, pneumonia, or prolonged hospitalization.
• Outpatient Rehabilitation Program
• Speech-Language Pathology Services Speech-language pathology services addressing swallowing, speech, and cognitive skills such as memory and problem-solving, integrated into both the swing bed and outpatient rehabilitation programs.
• Laboratory Services On-site laboratory services for blood tests and immediate lab work processing, eliminating the need for patients to travel for routine blood work.
• Diagnostic Imaging Advanced diagnostic imaging including bone density testing, CT scanning, ultrasound, and X-ray/radiology services delivered on-site at the hospital.
• Mental Health Services
• Pediatrics
• Women's Health
• Custom Orthotics
• Messenger Valley Pharmacy
• Community Health Team
• Warfarin Clinic
• Skilled and Rehabilitation Nursing
• Same-Day Clinic

Quantifiable outcome

• 30,000 patient visits annually at primary care clinic
• +3 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

Integration5 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Green Lantern GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 November 2014Collaboration on 500 kilowatt community solar array located in Pittsford, Vermont. Electricity generated serves main Grace Cottage Hospital buildings and Pittsford municipal buildings, generating significant cost savings for the hospital.
• Brattleboro Memorial HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 April 2014Since spring 2013, boards of trustees of both hospitals engaged in discussions about collaboration to jointly address healthcare needs of patients in Windham County. Process included input from patients, public, and medical staffs.
• Messenger Valley PharmacycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRetail pharmacy located on Grace Cottage campus providing prescription services to patients. Listed as a Brattleboro Reformer Readers' Choice Best Pharmacy winner. Not covered by Grace Cottage Financial Assistance Program.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Brattleboro Memorial Hospital: Critical access hospital in Windham County, VT serving an overlapping patient base. Grace Cottage has been in formal collaboration discussions with Brattleboro Memorial since 2013, making it the closest geographic and service-line peer.
• Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center: Vermont critical access hospital affiliated with Dartmouth-Hitchcock, offering primary care, inpatient, emergency, and rehabilitation services to rural communities. Highly comparable in size, service mix, and rural community hospital operating model.
• Springfield Hospital: Small rural community hospital in southeastern Vermont offering emergency, primary care, inpatient, swing bed, and outpatient services. Directly comparable as a Vermont community hospital of similar scale and service breadth.
• North Country Hospital: Critical access hospital in Newport, VT providing emergency, primary care, inpatient, rehabilitation, and diagnostic services to a rural Vermont community. Closely matches Grace Cottage's community-hospital operating model.
• Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital: Critical access hospital in St. Johnsbury, VT providing comprehensive primary, emergency, inpatient, swing bed, and outpatient rehabilitation services to a rural community. Direct peer in scale, geography, and service mix.
• Copley Hospital: Community hospital in Morrisville, VT offering emergency, inpatient, primary care, rehabilitation, and specialty services. Comparable as a small Vermont community hospital with similar service breadth and rural catchment area.
• Porter Medical Center: Middlebury, VT community hospital (part of UVM Health Network) providing primary care, emergency, inpatient, swing bed, and rehabilitation services. Comparable in service mix and rural Vermont operating context.
• Gifford Medical Center: Critical access hospital in Randolph, VT offering emergency, primary care, inpatient, and rehabilitation services to a rural community. Directly comparable in scale, rural footprint, and integrated community hospital model.

Regional players

• Southwestern Vermont Medical Center: Community hospital in Bennington, VT (part of Dartmouth-Hitchcock) serving southwestern Vermont. Larger than Grace Cottage but comparable in community-hospital operating model with overlapping service lines.
• Cheshire Medical Center: Community hospital in Keene, NH serving the broader tri-state region including Windham County, VT. Comparable in community-hospital model and overlapping patient base just across the Vermont border.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/GraceCottageHospital
• Instagraminstagram.com/GraceCottage.VT
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grace-cottage-hospital

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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