Ouachita County Medical Ctr

What Ouachita County Medical Ctr does

Ouachita County Medical Center (OCMC) is a non-profit, 92-bed community acute-care hospital located at 638 California Ave SW in Camden, Arkansas, serving as the primary healthcare safety net for Ouachita County and surrounding south Arkansas communities for over 70 years since its founding as Camden Hospital in 1925. Operated by a workforce of 251-500 employees under President/CEO Peggy L. Abbott, the facility operates a Level 4 trauma-designated 24/7 emergency room (~1,000 patients/month across nine beds), four operating suites performing ~3,000 surgical procedures annually, an 8-bed intensive care unit, a 13-bed Day Surgery Center, a 23-bed Chemical Dependency Unit (in operation since 1985), and supporting clinical departments for imaging, laboratory, cardiopulmonary, wound care, pharmacy, nutrition, and ambulance services (5 ALS, 2 BLS units responding to ~3,000 calls/year).

The hospital's underlying technology stack centers on advanced diagnostic imaging — including an 80-slice CT scanner with angiographic protocols, MRI, 3D mammography, digital radiography, nuclear medicine, and ultrasound — all integrated through a PACS and Radiology Information System. A recently installed $750,000 permanent catheterization laboratory extends its cardiology capabilities, while the W.K. Green Education and Conference Center provides fiberoptics-based telemedicine connectivity to UAMS for the Arkansas SAVES (Stroke Assistance through Virtual Emergency Support) program, enabling live two-way video consultations with neurologists 24/7.

OCMC's revenue model is driven by fee-for-service patient care billed to commercial insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and self-pay, supplemented by CareCredit third-party patient financing and a multi-tier financial assistance program offering 20-80% sliding-scale discounts based on federal poverty guidelines, a 50% uninsured allowance, and catastrophic protection capped at 25% of household income. The customer base is the general public of south Arkansas, segmented into general community residents, chronic-condition patients (diabetes, COPD, Alzheimer's support groups), and chemical dependency patients, with services accessed through physician referrals, ER walk-ins, and scheduled appointments. Marketing is conducted primarily through the hospital website, community health education seminars, support groups, and earned media coverage of safety recognitions (ConsumerReports.org #1 Hospital Safety in Arkansas, Leapfrog Grade A Safety Rating).

Name

Ouachita County Medical Ctr

Legal name

Ouachita County Medical Center

Website

https://ouachitamedcenter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Ouachita County Medical Center is a non-profit, 92-bed community acute-care hospital in Camden, Arkansas, delivering emergency, surgical, cardiac, and specialty services to residents of Ouachita County and surrounding south Arkansas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Camden

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Revenue generated from inpatient and outpatient medical services including emergency care, surgeries, diagnostic procedures, and treatments. Services billed to patients, insurance companies, Medicare, Medicaid, and other third-party payers.
2. Hospital Charges and Financial Assistance: Standard hospital charges for medical services with sliding scale financial assistance for qualifying low-income patients. Discounts ranging from 20-80% based on federal poverty guidelines. 50% uninsured allowance for patients without insurance who don't qualify for financial assistance.
3. CareCredit Financing: Third-party financing option through CareCredit for treatments and procedures not covered by insurance, deductibles, and co-payments. Hospital receives payment while patients can pay over time.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ouachita County Medical Center is a 92-bed, non-profit community hospital in Camden, Arkansas that delivers a broad continuum of acute care services — emergency medicine, general and specialty surgery, intensive/critical care, diagnostic imaging, laboratory, cardiopulmonary, wound care, and chemical dependency treatment — to residents of Ouachita County and surrounding south-central Arkansas communities. The hospital supplements its core inpatient offerings with a cardiac catheterization lab and a UAMS-partnered telestroke program, enabling specialty cardiac and neurology care locally rather than requiring transfer to tertiary centers.

Product overview

Ouachita County Medical Center is a community hospital providing a comprehensive range of acute care and outpatient clinical services. The hospital operates as a single integrated facility offering emergency medicine (Level 4 trauma center), surgical services (approximately 3,000 procedures annually), intensive care, maternal/infant care, diagnostic imaging, laboratory, cardiopulmonary, pharmacy, wound care, and chemical dependency treatment. Supporting these clinical operations are patient-facing services including a physician finder portal, patient portal for health records access, financial assistance programs, and community education initiatives. The hospital also recently launched a catheterization laboratory for cardiac care and participates in the Arkansas SAVES telemedicine stroke program connecting to UAMS neurologists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Department Services 24/7 emergency medicine triage, stabilization, and treatment for patients presenting with acute illness or injury at the Camden, Arkansas campus.
• Surgical Services Inpatient and outpatient general and specialty surgical procedures performed at the hospital for patients referred by their physicians or admitted through the ED.
• Intensive Care / Critical Care ICU-level monitoring and treatment for critically ill patients as part of the hospital's 92-bed acute care capacity.
• Diagnostic Imaging Radiology and imaging examinations supporting inpatient, outpatient, and emergency diagnosis for community patients and referring physicians.
• Laboratory Services Clinical laboratory testing supporting inpatient care, emergency workups, and outpatient orders from regional providers.
• Cardiopulmonary Services Cardiopulmonary diagnostics and respiratory therapy for inpatients and outpatients with cardiac and pulmonary conditions.
• Wound Care Specialized wound care services for patients with acute or chronic wounds, delivered as part of OCMC's outpatient and inpatient offerings.
• Chemical Dependency Services Treatment programs for patients with chemical dependency needs, offered as part of OCMC's behavioral health and acute-care continuum.
• Cardiac Catheterization Lab On-site cardiac catheterization procedures enabling local diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular conditions without requiring transfer to a tertiary center.
• ARSAVES Telestroke Program Telemedicine-based stroke neurology program delivered in partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), giving OCMC patients remote access to specialist stroke evaluation and treatment decisions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked #1 for Hospital Safety in Arkansas with ConsumerReports.org score of 68/100
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 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

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• LifeshareminorOthersBlood donation organization that conducts blood drives on OCMC campus every two months. Donations help provide necessary blood resources for OCMC patients. Contact: 870-836-1255.
• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) - ARSAVES ProgramcoreTechnology or IntegrationArkansas SAVES (Stroke Assistance through Virtual Emergency Support) program led by UAMS provides telemedicine linking OCMC ER doctors to specially trained neurologists via live two-way video for stroke treatment 24/7, ensuring treatment within the three-hour period.
• OCMC Auxiliary / Volunteers in Action (VIA)coreOthersEstablished May 5, 1980, with approximately $1.5 million in contributions since 1984. Provides volunteer services including refreshment cart, information desk, admissions desk, runner, careline, and gift shop. Active members work minimum 48 hours per year.
• South Arkansas Cardiovascular and Vein Center - Dr. Sadee Mahmood and Dr. Harvinder S. DoddcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCardiologists leasing space at OCMC to provide cardiology services in rural south Arkansas. Dr. Mahmood from Pine Bluff brought Dr. Dodd from El Dorado. Hospital invested $750,000 in permanent cath lab.
• American Red CrossminorOthersBlood Bank supplier maintaining blood supplies for OCMC in cooperation with the American Red Cross.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Baptist Health Medical Center-Stuttgart: Arkansas-based rural/community hospital ranked third in the ConsumerReports hospital safety ranking (60/100) — directly comparable to OCMC as a small Arkansas hospital competing on quality reputation within the same state.
• Mena Regional Health System: Rural Arkansas community hospital ranked second in the state for safety (65/100) per ConsumerReports — directly comparable in scale, rural catchment, and safety-driven competition with OCMC.
• Jefferson Regional Medical Center: Mid-sized community hospital in Pine Bluff, AR — comparable in serving south Arkansas demographics, providing similar multi-specialty acute care services, and operating as an independent non-system hospital.
• Magnolia Regional Medical Center: Critical access / community hospital in Columbia County, Arkansas — directly comparable as a similarly sized rural south Arkansas provider competing for the same regional patient base.
• Ashley County Medical Center: Small rural hospital in Crossett, AR — directly comparable as an independent south Arkansas community hospital of similar scale with overlapping geographic catchment.

Regional players

• Mercy Hospital Fort Smith: One of only two Arkansas hospitals to earn a Leapfrog Grade A safety rating alongside OCMC — comparable as a regional safety leader in the same state with broader system resources.
• White River Medical Center: Independent community hospital in Batesville, AR — comparable as a non-system Arkansas community hospital providing a full acute care service mix in a rural catchment.
• Arkansas Methodist Medical Center: Non-profit community hospital in Paragould, AR — comparable as an independent Arkansas acute care hospital providing similar scope of services to a rural community.
• National Park Medical Center: Hot Springs, AR acute care hospital — comparable as an Arkansas community provider delivering a multi-specialty service mix including cardiology, imaging, and emergency care.

Broad incumbents

• Baptist Health (Arkansas system): Multi-hospital Arkansas health system — relevant as the broader incumbent competing with OCMC across the state for patients, payers, and specialist physicians, with greater scale and capital resources.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 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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