The Christ Hospital Health Network

What The Christ Hospital Health Network does

The Christ Hospital Health Network is an independent, non-profit regional health system founded in 1889 and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. It operates a tertiary acute-care hospital in Mt. Auburn, a second hospital at Liberty Township, two 24/7 emergency departments, three urgent care sites, surgery and imaging centers, birthing centers, and a network of nearly 300 physicians and providers across the Greater Cincinnati and Tri-State region. Service lines span oncology, heart and vascular, joint and spine, primary care, women's health, surgical services, emergency and urgent care, and diagnostic imaging, with full ACR accreditation across advanced imaging modalities.

The network's technology backbone is Epic's electronic health record, integrated with the MyChart patient portal (desktop and mobile) and adjunct tools including MyChart Bedside, virtual nursing (in partnership with Teladoc Health), e-visits and scheduled video visits, On My Way urgent/ER check-in, and Health Risk Assessments. AI capability is delivered primarily through Epic's AI suite (Art, Emmie, Penny) for clinical documentation, sepsis alerting, revenue cycle management, and incidental findings detection, and through Teladoc Health's virtual nursing platform. Notable clinical technology partnerships include Johnson and Johnson MedTech for minimally invasive rotator cuff sparing shoulder replacement and Heartflow for coronary CT angiography in the GAMEFILM Registry.

The Christ Hospital generates revenue through patient care services billed to insurance, Medicare/Medicaid, and patient cost-sharing across inpatient, outpatient, emergency, surgical, imaging, laboratory, and virtual care channels. Virtual visits are reimbursed at parity with in-person visits under most plans. The organization is self-governed, has no parent company or PE/VC ownership, holds Magnet nursing designation continuously since 2010, CMS Five Star quality rating, U.S. News #1 Hospital in Cincinnati for 2025, Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospital, Newsweek's America's Best Specialized Hospitals 2026 across six areas, TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2026, and Joint Commission accreditation. Recent strategic activity includes a 2022 acquisition of Alliance Integrative Medicine, the 2025-2026 launches of the virtual nursing program and rotator cuff sparing shoulder replacement, and academic partnerships with NEOMED and Miami University for physician workforce development.

Name

The Christ Hospital Health Network

Legal name

The Christ Hospital Health Network

Website

https://thechristhospital.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1889

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

The Christ Hospital Health Network is an independent, non-profit regional health system founded in 1889, operating a Cincinnati tertiary hospital plus urgent care, imaging, surgical, and physician sites serving the Greater Cincinnati and Tri-State region across all major specialty lines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Acute Care Hospital Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), All Other Outpatient Care Centers (621498)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based & Nonprofit Hospital Systems (HLAFAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hospital-at-Home & Acute Virtual Care Platforms (HLALABAC), Primary Care & General Medicine Virtual Care (HLALAAAA)

Keywords

• Acute hospital care
• Specialty medical services
• Emergency urgent care
• Virtual care telehealth
• Cardiovascular care

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: The hospital generates revenue through comprehensive patient care services including inpatient hospital care, outpatient services, emergency department visits, surgical procedures, diagnostic imaging, laboratory testing, and specialty care across all medical disciplines. Revenue is collected through insurance reimbursements, government programs (Medicare/Medicaid), and patient payments.
2. Virtual Care Services: E-visits and scheduled video visits are billed at the same rate as in-person office visits. Insurance coverage varies, with patients responsible for copays, coinsurance, or deductibles based on their plan.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Christ Hospital Health Network is a non-profit regional health system that provides acute hospital care and a broad portfolio of specialty medical services through a flagship hospital in Cincinnati's Mt. Auburn neighborhood and more than 100 outpatient locations across Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. Its offering spans heart and vascular, orthopedics, cancer care, women's health, digestive health, neurology, primary care, and emergency/urgent care, complemented by Virtual Visits and a Virtual Nursing program delivered with Teladoc.

Product overview

The Christ Hospital Health Network is a healthcare provider network offering patient care services through a unified platform. The core digital offering centers on Epic's MyChart patient portal, which serves as the primary interface for patients to access medical records, schedule appointments, conduct virtual visits, and manage billing. The portfolio includes add-on services such as Virtual Nursing Program (powered by Teladoc Health), Health Risk Assessments (JointAware, SpineAware, HeartAware, BreastCancerAware, ProstateCancerAware, LungCancerAware), Virtual Visits (E-visits and Video Visits), ezCare Concierge, and MyChart Bedside for hospitalized patients. Specialty care services span Cancer, Heart & Vascular, Joint & Spine, Primary Care, Women's Health, Surgical Services, Imaging, and Emergency & Urgent Care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Heart & Vascular Care Inpatient and outpatient cardiovascular services covering cardiology, cardiac surgery, and vascular care; nationally ranked specialty program serving patients across the Greater Cincinnati Tristate.
• Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Orthopedic surgical and non-surgical care, including sports medicine, joint replacement, and shoulder surgery; nationally ranked specialty program with offerings such as Rotator Cuff Sparing Shoulder Replacement.
• Women's Health Services Comprehensive women's health care including maternity, gynecologic, and preventive services for female patients across the Tristate region.
• Cancer Care Oncology services including diagnostics, treatment, and supportive care, supported by AI-enabled lung cancer detection tools.
• Digestive Health Gastroenterology services covering diagnosis and treatment of digestive system conditions.
• Endocrinology Endocrine care for diabetes, thyroid, and related metabolic conditions.
• Neurology & Neurosurgery Neurological and neurosurgical services for conditions of the brain, spine, and nervous system.
• Pulmonology Pulmonary medicine services for lung and respiratory conditions, including diagnostic screening.
• Primary Care Outpatient primary care medicine delivered through network-owned physician practices across the Tristate.
• Emergency Care 24/7 hospital-based emergency department services for acute and life-threatening conditions.
• Urgent Care Walk-in urgent care for non-emergency illnesses and injuries through network urgent care locations.
• Virtual Visits Telehealth service enabling patients to see a provider remotely for eligible conditions, with online scheduling via MyChart.
• Rotator Cuff Sparing Shoulder Replacement Specialty orthopedic surgical procedure offered by The Christ Hospital's orthopedic service line to preserve the rotator cuff during shoulder replacement.
• Virtual Nursing Program Bedside virtual nursing model delivered in partnership with Teladoc to support inpatient nursing care at The Christ Hospital.
• MyChart Patient Portal Epic-powered patient portal providing online access to medical records, communication with providers, appointment/self-scheduling, and virtual visit access.

Quantifiable outcome

• 69% early-stage lung cancer detection rate vs 46% national average using Epic incidental findings AI
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Sam Hubbard FoundationminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 June 2026Partnership with former Cincinnati Bengals player Sam Hubbard's foundation to distribute Father's Day gifts for newborns and new dads at The Christ Hospital during Men's Health Month.
• NEOMED (Northeast Ohio Medical University) and Miami UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 June 2026Partnership to address a critical shortage of physicians in Ohio by bringing medical students into The Christ Hospital Health Network. The collaboration supports workforce development, leadership training, clinical rotations, and new academic offerings.
• HeartflowcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 April 2026The Christ Hospital is participating as one of 17 sites nationwide (and the only site in Ohio) in Heartflow's GAMEFILM Registry, a nationwide study examining heart disease in former professional athletes. The study uses advanced coronary computed tomography angiography and Heartflow Plaque Analysis to evaluate cardiovascular disease prevalence and risk factors, with a goal of enrolling up to 300 retired professional football, basketball, and hockey players.
• Teladoc HealthcoreTechnology or Integration · 3 March 2026Partnership to implement a virtual nursing program addressing workforce strain, nursing shortages, and rising patient acuity across medical-surgical and step-down units. The program was co-developed with clinical teams and extends the reach of experienced nurses through admissions, discharge, patient education, and rapid response support, yielding approximately 10,000 minutes returned to bedside nurses monthly and nearly 0% first-year nurse turnover.
• Johnson and Johnson MedTechcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 October 2025Collaboration to develop and perform one of the first minimally invasive rotator cuff sparing shoulder replacement procedures in the U.S. This new technology allows patients to begin movement within days and potentially reduces recovery time from six months to 6-12 weeks. The hospital plans to teach this procedure to other surgeons across the country.
• Epic SystemscoreTechnology or IntegrationEpic provides the electronic health record (EHR) system and MyChart patient portal used throughout The Christ Hospital Health Network. Epic's AI tools including Art, Emmie, and Penny are deployed across the network, enabling advanced capabilities such as incidental findings AI that achieved 69% early-stage lung cancer detection rate.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• TriHealth: TriHealth is a Cincinnati-based integrated non-profit health system serving the same Greater Cincinnati market with multiple hospitals, physician groups, and specialty services, competing head-to-head for patients, physicians, and payer contracts.
• UC Health: UC Health operates the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and several community hospitals in the same Cincinnati region. Its academic medical center status and research/teaching mission make it the primary tertiary and specialty referral competitor to The Christ Hospital.
• Bon Secours Mercy Health: Bon Secours Mercy Health is one of the largest Catholic non-profit health systems in the U.S. with significant Cincinnati-area presence (including the former Mercy Health hospitals). Comparable in faith-based, non-profit operating model and regional hospital footprint.

Regional players

• St. Elizabeth Healthcare: St. Elizabeth Healthcare is a non-profit system serving Northern Kentucky across the river from Cincinnati. It overlaps with The Christ Hospital's Tri-State service area and competes for Kentucky residents seeking specialty care.
• Kettering Health: Kettering Health is a Dayton, Ohio-based non-profit multi-hospital system with comparable scale and service mix. Operates in an adjacent Ohio market and represents a plausible expansion or affiliation benchmark for regional Ohio systems like The Christ Hospital.
• OhioHealth: OhioHealth is a large Central Ohio non-profit system with similar mid-sized regional hospital characteristics, Magnet-designated nursing, and a comparable multi-specialty portfolio. Useful benchmark for non-profit regional health system performance and strategy.

Broad incumbents

• Cleveland Clinic: Cleveland Clinic is a globally recognized academic health system with a broad specialty portfolio and dominant Ohio brand. It competes with The Christ Hospital for complex tertiary referrals, clinical talent, and brand cachet in Ohio.
• CommonSpirit Health: CommonSpirit Health is one of the largest non-profit health systems in the U.S., formed by the merger of Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health. It competes with The Christ Hospital in overlapping geographies and offers a comparable faith-based, non-profit value proposition at vastly greater scale.
• Ascension Health: Ascension Health is a large Catholic non-profit system operating hospitals across many states. Like The Christ Hospital it combines faith-based heritage with multi-site acute care delivery, and represents the class of large incumbents that could absorb regional players through affiliation.
• HCA Healthcare: HCA Healthcare is the largest for-profit hospital operator in the U.S. with deep capital and aggressive technology investment. It is the principal for-profit benchmark against which The Christ Hospital's investment pace, technology adoption, and operating margins should be measured.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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