St. Mary's Health Care System

What St. Mary's Health Care System does

St. Mary's Health Care System is a not-for-profit Catholic health system founded in 1906 and headquartered in Athens, Georgia. The system operates three hospital campuses: a main tertiary facility in Athens, St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia (serving rural Franklin County with surgical, mother/baby, critical care and 24/7 emergency services), and St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Greensboro — a 25-bed Joint Commission-accredited critical access hospital serving Greater Greene County. St. Mary's is a sponsored ministry of the Catholic Church and a member of Trinity Health, one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic healthcare systems in the U.S., which comprises 92 hospitals and serves more than 30 million people across 22 states.

The system's service portfolio spans emergency care (with an advertised 21-minute average ER wait time), inpatient acute care, surgical services, cardiac and stroke care, women's services including mammography, rehabilitation, primary care via St. Mary's Medical Group, and preventive screening such as low-dose CT lung cancer screening and an online stroke risk assessment. The underlying technology platform is the Epic electronic health record system with the Trinity Health MyChart patient portal, supporting online appointment scheduling, prescription refills, secure provider messaging, virtual visits, e-visits, online bill pay, and integration with Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) for cross-provider record sharing. Mobile access is provided via iOS and Android MyChart apps under the Trinity Health brand.

Revenue is generated through professional-services billing across insurance plans, Medicare, Medicaid, and direct patient payment, with multi-year in-network agreements including a reinstated deal with Humana. The go-to-market model is sales-led / direct-to-patient, combining facility-based delivery, physician referrals, online scheduling, and community outreach — including a Community Health Worker Program and partnerships with organizations such as the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia. The health system markets itself through its website, multi-platform social media, and email newsletters, with quality credentials from the American Heart Association (five Get With The Guidelines awards) and DAISY nursing awards supporting brand positioning in the region.

Name

St. Mary's Health Care System

Legal name

St. Mary's Health Care System

Website

https://stmaryshealthcaresystem.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1906

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

St. Mary's Health Care System is a not-for-profit Catholic health system operating three hospitals across Northeast Georgia (Athens, Lavonia, Greensboro) as a member of Trinity Health, providing acute, emergency, primary, and specialty care via Epic/MyChart digital tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital & Health Care Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based & Nonprofit Hospital Systems (HLAFAAAE), Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG), Hospital-Owned Physician Networks & Medical Groups (HLAFAAAL)

Keywords

• Hospital care services
• Emergency medical services
• Primary care medicine
• Surgical services
• Catholic healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogart

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Revenue generated from providing medical care services including emergency care, hospital stays, surgical services, diagnostic imaging, laboratory services, and outpatient care. Billed through insurance plans, Medicare, Medicaid, and direct patient payment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

St. Mary's Health Care System operates three hospital campuses in Northeast Georgia (Athens, Lavonia, and Greensboro) providing acute care, emergency services, surgical services, primary care, and specialized clinical care as a not-for-profit Catholic health system and member of Trinity Health. The system delivers care through inpatient hospital services, outpatient clinics, primary care medical groups, and virtual visits, supported by the Epic electronic health record and the MyChart patient portal.

Product overview

St. Mary's Health Care System is a healthcare delivery network operating as a member of Trinity Health, comprising multiple hospital facilities including the main St. Mary's Hospital in Athens, St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia, and St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Greensboro. The system provides acute care, emergency services, primary care, and specialized services including surgical care, mother/baby units, and critical care. Patient-facing technology includes the Epic-powered MyChart patient portal enabling online access to medical records, appointment scheduling, virtual visits, and bill payment. The system also offers community health programs and preventive care services including stroke risk assessment and lung cancer screening.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• St. Mary's Hospital (Athens) The flagship hospital facility in Athens, Georgia, providing comprehensive acute care services as part of the Trinity Health system.
• St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital A hospital offering surgical services, a mother/baby unit, critical care, and 24/7 emergency care serving Franklin and surrounding counties in rural Georgia.
• St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital A 25-bed acute care critical access hospital accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, serving the Greensboro and Greater Greene County areas of East Georgia.
• Primary Care Medical Group Primary care physicians providing patient-centered care with the goal of developing trusting, long-lasting relationships with each patient.
• Emergency Department Services 24/7 emergency care services with average wait times displayed for patient convenience, including the ability to notify staff of arrival via the On Your Way to ER feature.
• Virtual Care / Telehealth Virtual visit capability allowing patients to meet with their healthcare providers from the comfort of home via secure video conferencing.
• Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening Low-dose CT scan screening for individuals with smoking history to help detect lung cancer before symptoms appear.
• Community Health Worker Program Program connecting patients with community health workers who serve as trusted community members with understanding of local resources and community organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average ER wait time of 21 minutes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Trinity Health SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company and national Catholic health system. Trinity Health is one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation, serving diverse communities that include more than 30 million people across 22 states. Includes 92 hospitals, 18 clinically integrated networks, 13 PACE centers, and 100 continuing care locations. St. Mary's is a sponsored ministry of the Catholic Church operating under Ethical and Religious Directives.
• HumanacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-year agreement reinstated in-network access to St. Mary's hospitals, facilities, and healthcare providers for patients with Humana health insurance plans.
• Food Bank of Northeast GeorgiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity benefit partnership where St. Mary's donates food to help families in need. Donated 281 frozen turkeys (2.5 tons) to support holiday food assistance.
• Epic SystemscoreTechnology or IntegrationEpic is the electronic health record (EHR) system used by St. Mary's, providing the MyChart patient portal for patients to access health records, schedule appointments, and communicate with providers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Northeast Georgia Health System: The dominant regional health system based in Gainesville, GA, with overlapping acute care, emergency, and primary care services in Northeast Georgia. Direct head-to-head competitor for inpatient volume, specialists, and patients across the same geography.

Broad incumbents

• Piedmont Healthcare: Large Georgia-based nonprofit health system operating multiple hospitals across the Atlanta metro and surrounding regions. Comparable in operating model (nonprofit, community-based) and increasingly encroaching on Northeast Georgia through expansion.
• Emory Healthcare: Major academic health system based in Atlanta with a broad portfolio of hospitals and specialty services. Competes with St. Mary's for complex cases and specialty referrals in the broader Georgia market, though not primarily Northeast Georgia.
• Wellstar Health System: Large nonprofit health system operating across metro Atlanta and west Georgia with multiple hospital campuses. Comparable in scale and community-based operating model, and competes for patients in overlapping referral corridors.
• CommonSpirit Health: One of the largest U.S. nonprofit Catholic health systems, operating hospitals across multiple states. Closely comparable mission and operating model to St. Mary's as a faith-based nonprofit hospital network.
• Bon Secours Mercy Health: Large Catholic nonprofit health system with multi-state hospital footprint. Highly comparable in faith-based mission, Ethical and Religious Directives, community benefit orientation, and multi-campus operating model.
• AdventHealth: Large faith-based nonprofit health system with extensive hospital network across the Southeast. Comparable in mission-driven operating philosophy, community-hospital focus, and multi-state integrated delivery structure.
• HCA Healthcare: Largest for-profit hospital operator in the U.S. with a meaningful Georgia presence. Competes for similar patient populations and clinical talent in adjacent markets, though with a fundamentally different capital structure and operating philosophy.
• Atrium Health (Advocate Health): Large regional nonprofit health system formed by the merger of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health, with a growing Southeast footprint. Comparable in scale, integrated delivery approach, and academic-community hospital mix.

Regional players

• Northside Hospital: Major Georgia-based health system anchored in Atlanta's north side with growing presence in surrounding counties. Comparable in community-hospital focus and high-volume outpatient services; competes for patients in referral corridors east of Atlanta.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/stmarysathens
• Facebookfacebook.com/stmarysathensga
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st--mary's-health-care-system
• Instagraminstagram.com/stmaryshealthcaresystem
• Xx.com/stmarysathens

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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