Dale Medical Center

What Dale Medical Center does

Dale Medical Center is a community hospital located at 126 Hospital Avenue in Ozark, Alabama, operated by the Dale County Health Care Authority, a government entity. Founded in 1951, it serves as the primary acute-care provider for Ozark and surrounding Dale County, delivering general medical and surgical care across inpatient, outpatient, and 24/7 emergency room settings. The hospital operates Medicare and Medicaid programs and maintains negotiated in-network rates with major commercial payers including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama, Humana, United Healthcare, and VIVA Health Plan, while also offering discounted cash pricing and financial assistance for self-pay patients.

The facility offers a comprehensive service portfolio spanning emergency care, intensive care, general surgery, anesthesia, cardiopulmonary, imaging, laboratory, wound care (a recently opened specialty clinic), behavioral health (New Day Behavioral), inpatient medical stabilization and withdrawal management (New Vision, in partnership with Special Care Corp), family medicine (Claybank Family Medicine Clinic, Ozark Family Clinic, South Union Medical Clinic), home health, and Community Hospice. Patient-facing digital touchpoints include the My Care Corner patient portal, online bill pay, and a CMS-compliant patient price estimator. An AI-powered health question assistant, provided through partner FastHealth Corporation, serves patients online. Vernon Johnson serves as CEO/Administrator.

The business model is fee-for-service hospital revenue sourced from a mix of government payers (Medicare/Medicaid), commercial insurance contracts, and self-pay patients, supplemented by community hospice and home health operations. Pricing follows gross-charge methodology with payer-specific negotiated discounts, in compliance with CMS price transparency rules. The hospital markets through its website, patient portal communications, community health education events, and traditional local outreach channels. With 101-250 employees, Dale Medical Center functions as a small rural hospital under public/government ownership, with no disclosed private equity, venture capital, or external investment involvement.

Name

Dale Medical Center

Legal name

Dale County Health Care Authority

Website

https://dalemedical.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Dale Medical Center is a community hospital in Ozark, Alabama, operated by the Dale County Health Care Authority, providing 24/7 emergency, inpatient, outpatient, surgical, and specialty care to Dale County residents under Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ozark

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Dale Medical Center generates revenue by providing general medical and surgical care for inpatient, outpatient, and emergency room patients. The hospital participates in Medicare and Medicaid programs and has negotiated rates with multiple private insurers including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama, Humana, United Healthcare, and VIVA Health Plan.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Dale Medical Center is a community hospital that provides general medical and surgical care for inpatient, outpatient, and emergency room patients. Operated by the Dale County Health Care Authority, the hospital delivers a comprehensive range of clinical services including 24/7 emergency care, general surgery, imaging, laboratory, intensive care, cardiopulmonary care, anesthesia, behavioral health, family medicine, wound care, wellness therapy, home health, and hospice care. The hospital participates in Medicare and Medicaid programs and maintains negotiated rates with multiple private insurers.

Product overview

Dale Medical Center is a community hospital providing general medical and surgical care for inpatient, outpatient, and emergency room patients. The hospital offers a comprehensive range of clinical services organized around its core hospital facility, including emergency care, inpatient services, surgery, diagnostic imaging, laboratory, and intensive care. Beyond core hospital services, the medical center operates multiple specialty clinics including Claybank Family Medicine Clinic, Wound Care Clinic, and Therapy-Plus wellness services. The hospital also provides home-based care through its Home Health program and end-of-life support through Community Hospice. Patient-facing digital services include the My Care Corner patient portal. The facility participates in Medicare and Medicaid programs and has been serving the Ozark community for over 70 years as a not-for-profit organization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Care

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Special Care Corp (New Vision)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew Vision is an inpatient medical stabilization and withdrawal management service for adults with drug, alcohol, and related health issues. The partnership provides specialized behavioral health/addiction treatment services integrated with the hospital's emergency and inpatient care.
• FastHealth CorporationcoreTechnology or IntegrationFastHealth provides the hospital's website hosting, AI-powered health assistant (Dale Medical AI), and digital infrastructure including patient portal, online bill pay, and price estimator tools.
• The DAISY FoundationminorOthersInternational nursing recognition program honoring nurses who demonstrate extraordinary compassionate care. The hospital participates in the DAISY Award nomination program for staff recognition.
• Medicare and Medicaid ProgramscoreOthersFederal healthcare insurance programs that provide coverage for eligible individuals. The hospital participates in both programs, serving as a provider for Medicare Part A/B and Medicaid beneficiaries in the Ozark community.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Southeast Health: Regional health system anchored by Southeast Health Medical Center in Dothan, Alabama. Provides the broader regional specialty referral ecosystem and competing tertiary services that draw volume away from community hospitals like Dale Medical.
• Flowers Hospital: Larger acute-care hospital in Dothan, Alabama (regional referral center ~30 miles from Ozark). Primary destination for patient outmigration from Dale County and the key competitive threat for advanced specialty cases.

Broad incumbents

• Encompass Health: National post-acute and home-health operator with overlapping home health, hospice, and rehabilitation service lines. Comparable as a model for where Dale's home-health and therapy service lines could scale if separated or partnered out.
• HCA Healthcare: Largest for-profit hospital operator in the U.S. with broad ambulatory, acute, and specialty portfolios. Relevant as the benchmark operator against which community-hospital cost structures, payer leverage, and digital maturity are measured.

Direct peers

• Medical Center Enterprise: Community hospital in Enterprise, Alabama offering general medical/surgical care, ER, and outpatient services. Direct competitor for patients in the Wiregrass region with overlapping service lines and similar scale.
• Mizell Memorial Hospital: Critical-access community hospital in Opp, Alabama with a comparable service mix (ER, inpatient, outpatient, swing bed, emergency services) serving a similar rural Alabama population. Directly comparable on scale, ownership profile, and patient demographic.
• Andalusia Health: Community hospital in Andalusia, Alabama providing emergency, inpatient, surgical, and outpatient services to Covington County. Operates in an adjacent rural county with comparable demographic and economic profile to Dale County.
• Troy Regional Medical Center: Community hospital in Troy, Alabama offering general medical/surgical, emergency, and outpatient services to a rural southeast Alabama population. Closely matched on service scope, bed count range, and independent-community positioning.
• Wiregrass Medical Center: Community hospital in Geneva, Alabama providing general acute care, emergency, and outpatient services. Closely comparable rural-community-hospital model with similar payer mix and government-ownership characteristics.
• Crenshaw Community Hospital: Small rural community hospital in Luverne, Alabama offering emergency, inpatient, and outpatient services. Directly comparable on bed count, rural setting, and broad-service-line-in-a-small-footprint model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dale_medical
• Facebookfacebook.com/DaleMedicalCenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dale-medical-center

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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