St. Francis - Emory Healthcare

What St. Francis - Emory Healthcare does

St. Francis - Emory Healthcare is a 376-bed acute care hospital system operating two campuses in Columbus, Georgia, serving the Columbus-Auburn-Opelika metropolitan area and surrounding west Georgia and east Alabama communities. Founded in 1950 and currently owned and operated by ScionHealth (formerly Knight Health Holdings, LLC) under a strategic academic affiliation with Emory Healthcare, the hospital employs over 2,500 associates and 300 physicians. It delivers comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, and 24/7 emergency services, including the only open-heart surgery program in Columbus and the Chattahoochee Valley, alongside orthopaedics, behavioral health, women's health, cardiac care, imaging, and primary care. The hospital holds Joint Commission certifications in Advanced Primary Stroke Care, Total Joint Replacement, Advanced Perinatal Care, and Maternal Levels of Care, and has been recognized as Top Large Hospital in Georgia by Georgia Trend and as high-performing by U.S. News & World Report in six specialties.

The hospital operates on a fee-for-service revenue model, generating income through inpatient stays, outpatient procedures, emergency services, physician services, and facility fees. Patient-facing digital tools — including Online Health Risk Assessments covering ten conditions and a Cost Estimator Tool with machine-readable hospital charges listing — support patient acquisition and price transparency. The hospital supplements clinical operations with ACGME-accredited graduate medical education through three-year Internal Medicine and four-year Psychiatry residency programs, creating a physician recruitment and retention pipeline. Underlying technology consists of standard healthcare delivery infrastructure: electronic medical records, diagnostic imaging systems, and hospital information systems, with no proprietary AI/ML capabilities disclosed. Marketing is community-focused, using health education content, community benefit reporting, wellness programs, and health risk assessments as top-of-funnel engagement channels.

Name

St. Francis - Emory Healthcare

Legal name

St. Francis - Emory Healthcare

Website

https://mystfrancis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

St. Francis - Emory Healthcare is a 376-bed acute care hospital in Columbus, GA, owned by ScionHealth and academically affiliated with Emory Healthcare, serving west Georgia and east Alabama with comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, and emergency services including the region's only open-heart surgery program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital / Acute Care Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

After-Hours & Walk-In Primary Care Clinics (HLAFADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Student Health & University Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAK)

Keywords

• Acute hospital care
• Emergency services
• Cardiac care
• Orthopaedic services
• Graduate medical education

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Fee-for-service healthcare delivery model providing inpatient, outpatient, emergency room, and diagnostic services to patients. Revenue generated through hospital services, physician services, and facility fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

St. Francis - Emory Healthcare is a community hospital providing inpatient and outpatient acute care, 24/7 emergency services, and specialty service lines including cardiology, orthopaedics and sports medicine, women's services, and wound care. It also operates graduate medical education (residency) programs in Internal Medicine and Psychiatry, and offers online tools for cost estimates, bill payment, and health risk assessments.

Product overview

St. Francis - Emory Healthcare operates as a comprehensive healthcare delivery platform offering a broad range of clinical services across a 376-bed, two-campus hospital system in Columbus, GA. The core offering centers on acute inpatient and outpatient medical care including emergency services, cardiac care (with the region's only open-heart surgery program), orthopaedics, behavioral health, and surgical services. The hospital complements its clinical operations with graduate medical education programs (Internal Medicine and Psychiatry residencies), patient-facing digital health tools (Online Health Risk Assessments, Cost Estimator Tool), and price transparency resources. The institution employs over 2,500 associates and 300 physicians to serve west Georgia and east Alabama communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hospital Inpatient and Outpatient Services

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Emory HealthcarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic medical center partnership providing physician expertise, residency program support, and access to specialized medical knowledge and training. The hospital operates as St. Francis - Emory Healthcare under this partnership.
• ScionHealthcoreOthersHospital ownership and management partnership with ScionHealth (formerly Knight Health Holdings). ScionHealth owns and operates the hospital as part of their community hospital network.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Atrium Health Navicent: Regional academic medical center in Macon, GA and a tertiary referral destination for central and south Georgia. Comparable acute-care scale with broader specialty depth; competing for inbound referrals rather than direct local share.
• Houston Healthcare: Community hospital system serving Warner Robins and central Georgia. Comparable size and community-hospital operating model, but operates in a distinct geography that does not directly overlap St. Francis's primary catchment.

Direct peers

• East Alabama Medical Center: An acute-care hospital in Opelika, AL that anchors the east Alabama portion of St. Francis's stated service area. Comparable community-hospital profile and direct competitor for regional referrals.
• Tanner Health System: A multi-campus community health system based in Carrollton, GA serving west Georgia. Comparable bed scale, community-hospital positioning, and overlapping referral geography.
• Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center: A community acute-care hospital located in LaGrange, GA within St. Francis's west Georgia service area. Comparable size, community-hospital model, and similar service-line breadth.
• Piedmont Columbus Regional: The largest competing acute-care system in Columbus, GA with comparable bed count and a full-service portfolio. It is the most direct in-market competitor for inpatient, emergency, cardiac, and orthopedic cases.
• Doctors Hospital of Columbus: Another acute-care hospital operating within Columbus, GA. It competes head-to-head for primary care, surgical, and emergency volumes in the same catchment area.

Broad incumbents

• St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center: Hartford, CT-based acute-care hospital sharing the St. Francis brand (now part of Trinity Health). Comparable community-hospital heritage and broad service-line portfolio, though materially larger and under different ownership.
• Emory University Hospital: Academic medical center partner of St. Francis and the dominant quaternary referral destination for complex cases from the Columbus catchment. Comparable only at the specialty level, but a critical ecosystem participant and indirect competitor for high-acuity cases.

Emerging players

• Hughston Hospital: Specialty orthopedic hospital in Columbus, GA that competes directly with St. Francis's Orthopaedic Institute for joint replacement and sports medicine volumes. Narrower scope but a meaningful share-taker in a high-margin service line.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wearestfrancis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-francis-hospital

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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