Ochsner Rush Health

What Ochsner Rush Health does

Ochsner Rush Health is a non-profit regional health system headquartered in Meridian, Mississippi, formed by the 2022 merger of Rush Health Systems (founded 1915) with Ochsner Health. The system operates seven hospitals and more than 30 clinics across east Mississippi and west Alabama, serving as the largest non-governmental employer in the region with a workforce of 1,001-5,000. It delivers comprehensive acute and outpatient care spanning audiology, cardiology, chronic care management, dermatology, neurology, oncology, obstetrics, orthopaedics, sleep medicine, sports medicine, vascular care, and wound care, among other specialties. Technology infrastructure includes the Epic electronic medical records system implemented across the network, the MyOchsner patient portal for scheduling, billing, and records access, and telehealth/virtual visit capabilities inherited from Ochsner Health.

The core technology stack combines Epic EMR with telehealth platforms and digital monitoring tools, while AI capability manifests through Ochsner Health's clinical decision support systems rather than proprietary local development. Notable specialty assets include the Ochsner Andrews Sports Medicine Institute (a partnership with Dr. James Andrews) and the Sleep Centers service line, which is positioned to integrate with cloud-based sleep medicine software following Ochsner Health's investment in SleepNavigator Inc. Revenue is generated through fee-for-service healthcare delivery across the hospital and clinic network, with pricing generally not publicly disclosed and available via the MyOchsner cost estimator tool. Customer acquisition is direct-to-consumer through the hospital, clinic, and digital portal channels, serving regional patients whose primary segment is the east Mississippi and west Alabama population. The merger governance structure combines Rush community members, physicians, and Ochsner Health representatives on the board, preserving local representation while integrating into the larger Ochsner Health network.

Name

Ochsner Rush Health

Legal name

Ochsner Rush Health

Website

https://ochsnerrush.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1915

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Ochsner Rush Health is a non-profit regional health system operating seven hospitals and over 30 clinics across east Mississippi and west Alabama, delivering comprehensive acute and specialty care to regional patients as part of the Ochsner Health network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Meridian

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services: Fee-for-service healthcare delivery through hospitals, clinics, and specialty services including emergency care, surgeries, diagnostic imaging, and outpatient treatments

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ochsner Rush Health is a nonprofit regional health system operating 7 hospitals and 30+ clinics across east Mississippi and west Alabama, delivering comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, emergency, surgical, and specialty medical services (cardiology, neurology, oncology, women's health, sleep medicine, sports medicine, wound care). Patient-facing digital access is provided through the MyOchsner portal and telehealth virtual visits, supported by Epic EMR and AI-guided clinical decision tools inherited from the Ochsner Health network.

Product overview

Ochsner Rush Health is a regional healthcare system serving east Mississippi and west Alabama with multiple hospitals, specialty clinics, and outpatient facilities. The system operates a network of seven hospitals (Ochsner Rush Medical Center, Ochsner Choctaw General, Ochsner Laird Hospital, Ochsner Scott Regional, Ochsner Specialty Hospital, Ochsner Stennis Hospital, and Ochsner Watkins Hospital) along with numerous clinics. The health system offers comprehensive medical services including emergency care, surgical services, cardiology, vascular care, sports medicine, and sleep medicine. Patient-facing digital services include the MyOchsner patient portal and telehealth/virtual visit capabilities. Following its 2022 merger with Rush Health Systems, Ochsner Rush Health expanded access to specialty and sub-specialty services closer to home for regional patients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ochsner Andrews Sports Medicine Institute: Sports medicine institute combining Ochsner's sports medicine program with Dr. James Andrews' expertise, research and education platform for athletes in Mississippi and Louisiana.

Products and services

• Ochsner Rush Medical Center

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 400 employees received minimum wage increase to $12/hour post-merger

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ochsner HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRush Health Systems merged with Ochsner Health in 2022, creating Ochsner Rush Health. This partnership brings expanded specialty services, advanced technology including Epic EMR, telehealth capabilities, and access to Ochsner's clinical research network to east Mississippi and west Alabama patients.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• HCA Healthcare: Largest for-profit hospital operator in the U.S. with broad acute-care, specialty, and ambulatory services. Sets the competitive benchmark for operating efficiency, capital deployment, and service-line economics that Ochsner Rush must match as a nonprofit.
• Ochsner Health: Parent system and the most directly comparable peer — multi-hospital nonprofit integrated delivery network across Louisiana/Mississippi with shared Epic, telehealth, and clinical research infrastructure that Ochsner Rush now plugs into. Same business model, broader geographic scale.

Direct peers

• University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC): Mississippi's academic medical center and dominant tertiary referral destination that historically captured complex cases from the Meridian region. Direct competitor for specialty services (oncology, cardiology, neurology) and physician talent across the same state footprint.
• UAB Health System: Academic health system in Birmingham that historically pulls complex cases from west Alabama. Competes with Ochsner Rush for tertiary referrals from the Alabama portion of the service area and for specialty physician talent.
• Anderson Regional Health System: Direct in-market competitor based in Meridian, MS — same geography, overlapping service lines (cardiology, surgery, women's health, emergency). The most head-to-head competitor for inpatient and outpatient volumes in Ochsner Rush's core catchment.
• Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation: Large nonprofit multi-hospital system operating across Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas with a comparable community-hospital-plus-specialty model. Overlaps with Ochsner Rush on regional patient draw, physician recruitment, and service-line strategy.

Regional players

• North Mississippi Health Services: Rural-anchored nonprofit health system in north Mississippi with multiple community hospitals and clinics, comparable in scale, mission, and rural-reimbursement exposure. Operates in an adjacent Mississippi geography with similar service-line mix.
• Singing River Health System: Mississippi Gulf Coast nonprofit system with hospitals, clinics, and specialty services. Comparable in operating model and regional nonprofit structure, though it serves a different coastal geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/ochsner
• Facebookfacebook.com/OchsnerRushHealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ochsner-rush-health
• Instagraminstagram.com/ochsnerhealth
• TikToktiktok.com/@ochsnerhealth?lang=en
• Xx.com/OchsnerRush

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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