The Ear, Nose & Throat Center

Name

The Ear, Nose & Throat Center

Legal name

The Ear, Nose & Throat Center, A Medical Corporation

Website

https://entcenter.md

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Otolaryngology Medical Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340), Offices of Other Health Practitioners (6213), Diagnostic Imaging Centers (621512)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

General Otolaryngology (ENT) (HLAKAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Audiology & Hearing Services (ENT-Affiliated) (HLAKAMAI), Audiology & Hearing Diagnostic Centers (HLAFAKAH), Otology & Neurotology (Ear/Hearing/Balance) (HLAKAMAC), Sleep Surgery & Snoring (ENT) (HLAKAMAH)

Keywords

• Otolaryngology medical practice
• Hearing aid services
• Allergy testing treatment
• Head and neck surgery
• Audiology diagnostics

Headquarters

HQ city

Shreveport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Services: Consultations, procedures, and treatments billed through insurance. Co-pays, co-insurance, and deductibles collected at time of service.
2. Hearing Aids Sales: Full line of ReSound hearing aids and accessories with evaluation, fitting, computer programming, and repair services.
3. Allergy Treatment: Allergy testing, injections, and treatment. Allergy shots administered Monday-Thursday with 20-minute observation period required.
4. Radiology Services: CT scans performed on-site for sinus, head, and neck evaluation, IAC accredited.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Ear, Nose & Throat Center is a private otolaryngology-head and neck surgery medical practice providing specialty ENT care, audiology and hearing aid services, full-service allergy testing and treatment, and on-site IAC-accredited CT radiology. The practice serves patients of all ages from two Shreveport, LA locations with six Board Certified Otolaryngologists and three Doctors of Audiology.

Product overview

The Ear, Nose & Throat Center is a comprehensive private otolaryngology practice offering a unified portfolio of medical and surgical services. The core offerings include Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Audiology and Hearing Aids (with ReSound products), Allergy Center services, and an IAC-accredited Radiology Center with on-site CT scanning. Supporting subspecialty services include Pediatric ENT, Facial Plastic Surgery, Voice/Laryngology, Otology/Neurotology, Rhinology/Sinus services, and Head and Neck Surgery. The practice operates two locations in Shreveport, LA with board-certified otolaryngologists and Doctors of Audiology providing integrated, convenient patient care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Same-day appointments typically available for urgent care patients
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ReSoundcoreTechnology or IntegrationFull line of ReSound hearing aids and accessories offered. ReSound Vivia hearing aids featured. ReSound hearing aids protected with iSolate nanocoating for moisture resistance. Accessories include Unite Phone Clip+ and Unite TV Streamer.
• CareCreditminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party financing network for medical procedures. Patients can apply for financing to cover healthcare costs not paid by insurance.
• Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC)minorOthersAccrediting body for CT scanning services at the practice's radiology department.
• Christus Highland Medical CenterminorOthersHospital affiliation for patient care and surgical procedures.
• WK Pierremont Health CenterminorOthersHospital affiliation for patient care and surgical procedures.
• Red River Surgery CenterminorOthersSurgical center affiliation for outpatient procedures.
• Shreveport Surgery CenterminorOthersSurgical center affiliation for outpatient procedures.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Vanderbilt Department of Otolaryngology: Academic otolaryngology department with multi-subspecialty ENT services, audiology and allergy; broader institutional competitor in the regional referral market rather than a transactional peer.
• SENTA Partners: PE-backed otolaryngology practice platform aggregating ENT and allergy groups across the Southeast and beyond; directly comparable business model (multi-physician ENT + ancillaries) and a credible acquirer or roll-up counterparty for an independent like The ENT Center.
• US ENT Partners: ENT-specialty physician practice management platform backed by private equity; operates multi-site ENT groups with audiology and allergy ancillaries comparable to The ENT Center's service mix.
• Pinnacle ENT Associates: Multi-site ENT physician practice group offering otolaryngology, audiology, allergy and head-and-neck surgery services; mirrors The ENT Center's vertically integrated, multi-specialty outpatient model.
• Mass Eye and Ear: Specialty ENT hospital affiliated with Mass General Brigham, demonstrating the upper-bound scale that fully integrated ENT providers can reach; not a direct competitor in Shreveport but a representative scaled ENT platform.

Direct peers

• Arkansas Otolaryngology Center: Multi-physician independent otolaryngology practice in Little Rock, AR — directly cited in The ENT Center's own staff records (Courtney Ross completed her Au.D. residency there); comparable scale, multi-specialty ENT scope and physician-owned structure in an adjacent geography.
• Cornerstone Ear, Nose & Throat: Multi-physician independent otolaryngology and audiology practice; similar outpatient model combining ENT physicians, in-house audiology, allergy and hearing-aid dispensing.

Emerging players

• HearingLife: National audiology and hearing-aid retail chain competing for the same hearing-impaired patient segment that The ENT Center serves via its ReSound dispensing channel; represents competitive pressure on audiology retail margins.

Regional players

• Louisiana Ear, Nose, Throat & Sinus Center: Regional multi-physician ENT practice operating elsewhere in Louisiana; same specialty, comparable outpatient delivery model, and overlapping payer mix though not directly competing in the Shreveport market.

Others

• Audibel: U.S. hearing-aid retailer and audiology network that competes for downstream hearing-aid purchases; relevant as an adjacent competitor and potential channel partner relative to The ENT Center's ReSound retail business.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/entcenter.md

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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