South Peninsula Hospital

Name

South Peninsula Hospital

Legal name

South Peninsula Hospital, Inc.

Website

https://sphosp.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Critical Access Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (6231)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nursing Homes (Non-SNF) (HLAFAFAC), Hospital-Operated Urgent Care Centers (HLAFADAC)

Keywords

• Critical access hospital
• Emergency medical services
• Acute inpatient care
• Long-term skilled nursing
• Outpatient specialty care

Headquarters

HQ city

Homer

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patient Services Revenue: Fee-for-service revenue from hospital services including emergency care, surgery, diagnostic imaging, laboratory, acute care, long-term care, and outpatient clinics. Critical access hospital designation provides Medicare cost-based reimbursement.
2. Tax Support: Property tax dollars collected in the service area for capital projects and major equipment, managed by the South Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area Board. Not used for general operations.
3. Foundation and Grant Funding: Additional support through South Peninsula Hospital Foundation grants, donations, and various federal and state grant programs including Rural Health Transformation Program.
4. Ancillary Services: Revenue from wellness programs, community education classes (CPR, CNA training, Safe Sitter), and cafe/food services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

South Peninsula Hospital is a non-profit, community-owned critical access hospital in Homer, Alaska, founded in 1956. It provides an integrated continuum of healthcare services — emergency department care, acute inpatient hospitalization, surgical services (including robotic-assisted surgery), primary care, specialty outpatient services, and long-term skilled nursing care — to residents of and visitors to the southern Kenai Peninsula.

Product overview

South Peninsula Hospital is a nonprofit critical access hospital offering a comprehensive continuum of healthcare services. The hospital operates as an integrated healthcare system with Epic EHR connecting all hospital departments and clinics. Core clinical services include emergency care (24/7 ER with 9 beds), acute care (18 beds), birthing center (3 beds), long-term care (28 beds), surgery (including robotic-assisted procedures), imaging, laboratory, and rehabilitation. The hospital network includes primary care clinics (Family Care Clinic, Homer Medical Center), specialty services (Cancer Care, Neurology, Orthopedics, Sleep Center, Specialty Clinic with visiting specialists), mental health (Serene Waters), and functional medicine (Seaworthy). Patient access is enabled through the Epic MyChart portal with health information exchange via HealthConnect Alaska, CommonWell, and CareQuality. Community wellness programs include CPR/BLS training, CNA training, Wellness Wednesdays, and the annual Homer Steps Up Walking Challenge.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Department Services 24/7 emergency medical care for acute injuries, illnesses, and trauma, serving Homer and surrounding southern Kenai Peninsula communities as the area's primary emergency access point.
• Acute Inpatient Care Inpatient hospitalization services for medical, surgical, and obstetric patients requiring overnight stays and continuous monitoring.
• Surgical Services General and specialty surgical procedures, including robotic-assisted surgery, for inpatient and same-day surgical patients.
• Primary Care Routine outpatient medical care including preventive services, chronic disease management, wellness visits, and adult/pediatric primary care for community residents.
• Specialty Outpatient Services Specialty physician consultations and outpatient diagnostic services delivered through on-site specialists and visiting-specialist arrangements.
• Long-Term Skilled Nursing Care Extended residential skilled nursing services for patients requiring long-term care placement, typically elderly or chronically ill community members.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,000+ ER visits annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• South Peninsula Hospital FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit foundation providing grants and fundraising support for the hospital. Supports community health initiatives including Homer Steps Up Walking Challenge and other wellness programs through financial contributions.
• South Peninsula Hospital AuxiliaryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVolunteer organization managing the hospital gift shop with proceeds benefiting patients and residents.
• Homer-Kachemak Bay Rotary ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNearly 40-year partnership with Rotary Club to offer annual Rotary Health Fair with low-cost blood tests and health screenings for community members.
• MAPP CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships - health improvement coalition facilitating community health assessment and improvement planning for Southern Kenai Peninsula.
• Southern Kenai Peninsula Resilience CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative network of organizations working to build community resilience, support youth, and prevent substance misuse. SPH actively supports and participates in coalition initiatives including Planet Youth Homer and Teen Mental Health First Aid.
• Seaside Women's CareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Brake for Breakfast breast cancer awareness event; co-sponsors annual breast health awareness event distributing over 400 breakfast bags.
• Multiple Community OrganizationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Kachemak Bay Rotary Club (free lunch), Homer High School (event space), City of Homer Parks & Recreation, Homer Public Library, South Peninsula Behavioral Health Services, SPARC, and numerous other local organizations supporting Safe & Healthy Kids Fair.
• Kenai Peninsula BoroughcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBorough ownership and service-area tax support for facility and capital investments. Governing documents include Operating Agreement with KPB.
• City of HomercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLand lease arrangement for hospital property. Partnership providing land for hospital operations.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Petersburg Medical Center: Critical Access Hospital in Petersburg, Alaska with integrated clinic, long-term care, and home health services — a near-direct parallel to SPH's integrated care model in another small coastal Alaska community.
• Bartlett Regional Hospital: Community-owned hospital in Juneau, Alaska serving a similar rural/semi-remote Alaskan community with a comparable mix of inpatient, outpatient, and specialty services. Comparable in governance (community-owned nonprofit), Critical Access-style operations, and breadth of service line.
• PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center: Critical Access Hospital in Ketchikan, Alaska serving a remote island-coastal community with a similar mix of inpatient, outpatient, long-term care, and visiting-specialist services. Closely comparable rural Alaska community hospital peer.
• Wrangell Medical Center: Critical Access Hospital in Wrangell, Alaska, also operated under a similar borough-municipality-nonprofit governance model and providing primary, acute, emergency, and long-term care to a remote Alaskan community.
• Central Peninsula Hospital: Critical access-style community hospital in Soldotna, Alaska (Kenai Peninsula), serving a similar rural Alaskan population. Directly comparable in mission, scale, and Critical Access Hospital economics, and the closest geographic peer to SPH.

Broad incumbents

• Alaska Regional Hospital: Anchorage-based HCA-affiliated hospital offering general medical and surgical services that compete with SPH for patients willing to travel from the Kenai Peninsula. Comparable as a general medical/surgical hospital serving Alaska but at much larger scale.
• Fairbanks Memorial Hospital: Foundation Health Partners hospital in Fairbanks providing community hospital services to Interior Alaska. Comparable as a regional referral hub for rural Alaska, similar in scale and service breadth, though more urban than SPH.
• Providence Alaska Medical Center: Large tertiary hospital in Anchorage to which SPH refers complex cases. Operates the same Epic EHR platform and offers the specialty depth that SPH cannot support in-house, making it both a referral partner and the principal competitive threat for higher-acuity cases.
• Mat-Su Regional Medical Center: Community hospital in Palmer, Alaska (Matanuska-Susitna Borough) providing general medical and surgical services to a fast-growing rural/suburban Alaskan population. Comparable as a broad-service Alaskan community hospital but with a larger service area and bed base than SPH.

Regional players

• SEARHC Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center: Tribally operated hospital in Sitka, Alaska serving Southeast Alaska communities including many shared with SPH's catchment. Comparable rural Alaskan hospital serving a similar community profile, though owned and operated by a tribal health consortium rather than a borough/city nonprofit.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SouthPeninsulaHospital

Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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