AltaPointe Health

What AltaPointe Health does

AltaPointe Health is a private, nonprofit behavioral healthcare organization headquartered in Mobile, Alabama, founded in 1957 and operating as the second-largest behavioral healthcare and psychiatric hospital system in the southeastern United States. It delivers integrated mental health, substance use, and primary care services through a full continuum that includes two free-standing psychiatric hospitals (BayPointe in Mobile and EastPointe in Daphne), a 23-hour Behavioral Health Crisis Center, 20 outpatient clinics, intensive residential programs for adults and children, a specialty private practice (BayView Professional Associates), inpatient psychiatric consultation services (ConsultPointe) at USA Health and Thomas Hospital, and eight Federally Qualified Health Center primary care sites operated as Accordia Health. The organization serves 43,000+ patients and delivers over 1.9 million services annually across seven Alabama counties (Baldwin, Clay, Coosa, Mobile, Talladega, Randolph, Washington) with a workforce of 1,700+ professionals, including 28 physicians and 16 physician extenders who also serve as faculty at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine.

The clinical platform combines standard behavioral health services with differentiated treatment capabilities that include BrainsWay Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (dTMS) for treatment-resistant depression, Spravato esketamine nasal spray, and a proprietary low-dose ketamine protocol for fentanyl withdrawal validated by a peer-reviewed Addiction Science and Clinical Practice study that reduced average crisis-center length of stay from 66 hours to 7 hours. Supporting infrastructure includes the Netsmart myHealthPointe electronic medical record and patient portal, telehealth delivery across most programs, and wholly owned pharmacy operations (Integrated Health Pharmacy, AHS Family Pharmacy, Rockford Pharmacy). Revenue is generated primarily through insurance reimbursement (Medicaid, Medicare, All Kids, and commercial plans accepted), enhanced federal funding from the 2025 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Medicaid Demonstration Program designation, state contracts through the Alabama Department of Mental Health, and a sliding fee discount program for uninsured patients. In FY 2025 the organization was designated as the CCBHC mental health provider for seven counties, and 2026 has brought the launch of the BrainsWay dTMS service, publication of the ketamine study results, a first-responder diversion pilot with Mobile Police and Fire-Rescue using iPads, and a virtual veteran peer support program.

Name

AltaPointe Health

Legal name

AltaPointe Health, Inc.

Website

https://altapointe.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

AltaPointe Health is a private nonprofit behavioral healthcare organization operating two psychiatric hospitals, 20 outpatient clinics, a crisis center, and primary care across seven Alabama counties, serving 43,000+ patients annually through integrated mental health, substance use, and primary care programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Behavioral Healthcare Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Behavioral Health-Integrated Chronic Care (SUD comorbidity, collaborative care) (HLALAFAK), Patient Self-Service Portal for Scheduling & Management (HLACADAK)

Keywords

• Behavioral healthcare services
• Psychiatric hospital services
• Mental health treatment
• Substance use treatment
• Integrated primary care

Headquarters

HQ city

Mobile

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Insurance Reimbursement: Services billed to insurance providers including Medicaid, Medicare, and commercial insurance plans. AltaPointe accepts most major commercial insurance as well as All Kids, Medicaid and Medicare.
2. Sliding Fee Discount Program: Financial assistance program for uninsured patients adjusting costs based on income and family size. Patients without insurance may qualify for reduced fees.
3. Federal CCBHC Funding: As a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic, receives increased federal funding through the CCBHC Medicaid Demonstration Program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AltaPointe Health is a private nonprofit behavioral healthcare system delivering integrated mental health, substance use, and primary care services across Alabama. It operates two free-standing psychiatric hospitals (BayPointe and EastPointe), a 23-hour Behavioral Health Crisis Center, 20 outpatient clinics, and 8 Federally Qualified Health Center (Accordia Health) primary care sites serving seven counties. It also runs residential programs for adults and children, specialty services such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (BrainsWay Deep TMS, Spravato), pharmacy services, telehealth, and school-based programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BayPointe Hospital (Psychiatric Hospital) Free-standing psychiatric hospital in West Mobile on a 15-acre campus providing acute inpatient mental health services for children and adults, including crisis stabilization, intensive residential treatment, and the West Mobile Academy day treatment program.
• EastPointe Hospital (Psychiatric Hospital) Free-standing psychiatric hospital in Daphne, Alabama providing inpatient mental health services for adults and, more recently, children. Licensed by the Alabama Department of Public Health and accredited by The Joint Commission.
• Behavioral Health Crisis Center (BHCC) Medically monitored short-term residential crisis service in Mobile with 23-hour observation beds for individuals experiencing behavioral health crises. Operates 24/7 with the Access to Care line.
• Adult Outpatient Mental Health Services (CCBHC) Outpatient mental health services delivered through 20 outpatient clinics under the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic model, including therapy, medication management, and counseling for adults.
• Children and Adolescent Outpatient Services (CCBHC) Outpatient mental health services for children and adolescents ages 3-19, including therapy, medication management, school-based therapy, crisis services, and intensive programs.
• Substance Use Services Outpatient substance use disorder treatment including medication-assisted treatment (MAT), intensive outpatient programs, medically managed withdrawal management, and special women's programs.
• Adult Residential Services Residential care for adults with serious and persistent mental illness, including group homes, foster homes, and basic living skills training.
• Children and Teens Residential Services Intensive residential treatment programs for children and adolescents ages 5-18 with serious emotional and behavioral disturbances, including the BayPointe intensive residential program.
• BayView Professional Associates

Quantifiable outcome

• Service delivery increased from 1.4 million in 2023 to over 1.9 million in FY 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Mobile Police DepartmentminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 October 2025Partner in iPad pilot program to reduce non-emergency 911 calls by connecting frequent callers to mental health support, decreasing strain on public safety resources.
• Mobile Fire-RescueminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 October 2025Partner in iPad pilot program to reduce non-emergency calls and hospital transports through direct mental health support connections.
• University of South Alabama College of Medicine Department of PsychiatrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAltaPointe provides administration and faculty for USA's Department of Psychiatry, offering clinical and classroom instruction to residents, medical students, and students in nurse practitioner and physician assistant programs. AltaPointe's team includes 28 physicians and 16 physician extenders who serve as faculty.
• Mobile County Public School SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration to operate West Mobile Academy day treatment program for students unable to maintain appropriate behaviors in public school settings. Also includes Chickasaw, Saraland, and Satsuma City School Systems.
• Baldwin County Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative program for Children's Day Treatment in Baldwin County, with classrooms located on AltaPointe's Fairhope campus.
• USA Health Providence HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAltaPointe psychiatrists provide hospital consultation services for medical patients needing psychiatric care at this facility.
• USA Health University HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAltaPointe psychiatrists provide hospital consultation services for medical patients needing psychiatric care at this facility.
• USA Health Children's and Women's HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAltaPointe psychiatrists provide hospital consultation services for medical patients needing psychiatric care at this facility.
• Thomas Hospital (Fairhope)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAltaPointe psychiatrists provide hospital consultation services for medical patients needing psychiatric care at this facility.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Universal Health Services: UHS operates the largest network of acute care and behavioral health hospitals in the United States, with ~330 behavioral health facilities. AltaPointe's combination of psychiatric hospitals, outpatient clinics, and crisis services directly parallels UHS's Behavioral Health segment, making it the most operationally comparable peer.
• Acadia Healthcare: Acadia is a pure-play behavioral healthcare operator with ~250 facilities across the US and UK, focused on psychiatric inpatient and residential treatment. Comparable to AltaPointe's psychiatric hospital and residential service lines (BayPointe, EastPointe, adult and child residential programs).
• Sheppard Pratt: One of the largest private nonprofit behavioral health systems in the US, anchored in Maryland, offering inpatient, residential, outpatient, and specialty mental health services. Directly comparable to AltaPointe as a nonprofit integrated behavioral health system with academic medical affiliations.
• Pyramid Healthcare: Pennsylvania-based integrated behavioral healthcare provider offering inpatient psychiatric, residential, outpatient, and addiction treatment services. Comparable to AltaPointe's full continuum of care model and regional mid-sized footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Ascension Health: One of the largest nonprofit Catholic health systems in the US, operating hospitals with integrated behavioral health services. Comparable to AltaPointe in mission-driven nonprofit status and integrated care delivery, though behavioral health is one of many service lines rather than the core focus.
• HCA Healthcare: The largest for-profit hospital operator in the US, with behavioral health services offered across many of its 180+ hospitals. Comparable as a major acute care operator with overlapping psychiatric hospital capability, but behavioral health is a small fraction of HCA's overall portfolio.
• Lifepoint Health: Community-based hospital operator with a behavioral health service line spanning inpatient psychiatric, outpatient, and specialty treatment across rural and mid-sized markets. Comparable to AltaPointe's regional, community-anchored model across mid-sized Alabama markets.

Emerging players

• BrightView Health: Outpatient addiction treatment provider operating across multiple states with medication-assisted treatment and intensive outpatient programs. Comparable to AltaPointe's Substance Use Services line as a specialty SUD provider, though smaller in scale and inpatient-free.

Others

• Centene Corporation: Large managed care company with heavy Medicaid concentration and significant behavioral health operations through subsidiaries. Comparable to AltaPointe as a counterparty in Medicaid/CCBHC contracting rather than a direct care competitor, and material to AltaPointe's payor mix.
• Alabama Department of Mental Health: State agency that certifies and partially funds AltaPointe's psychiatric hospitals and residential programs, and oversees CCBHC implementation in Alabama. Functioning as a regulator, contract funder, and referral partner rather than a competitor, but materially shapes AltaPointe's operating environment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AltaPointeHS
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/AltaPointeHS
• Facebookfacebook.com/AltaPointe
• Instagraminstagram.com/altapointehealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/altapointe-health

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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