Dallas County Medical Center

What Dallas County Medical Center does

Dallas County Medical Center (DCMC) is a rural, county-owned Critical Access Hospital located at 201 North Clifton Street in Fordyce, Arkansas, serving the residents of Dallas County and surrounding South-Central Arkansas communities. The hospital operates a 24-hour emergency department and provides a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient services, including laboratory/pathology, radiology, respiratory therapy, a Swing Bed post-acute recovery program, outpatient physical/occupational/speech therapy, and pediatric therapy through its Stepping Stones program. It extends its care footprint through two rural health clinics (DCMC Family Clinic and Nutt-Walley Clinic) and visiting specialist clinics covering cardiology (via CHI St. Vincent), orthopedics (via South Arkansas Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine), wound care (via Restorix Health), general surgery, and psychiatric mental health.

The hospital's technology stack is built entirely on third-party platforms: Azalea Health powers the patient portal for records access and provider communication, FastHealth Corporation hosts the website and integrates FastHealth.AI for health research and patient education, and Quadax Revenue Masters delivers CMS-compliant price transparency tools. DCMC is a nonprofit or county-owned entity with no disclosed parent company, no venture capital backing, and no public listing. It generates revenue by billing patients, commercial insurers, Medicare, and Medicaid for inpatient and outpatient services under standard hospital charge schedules; its Wound Center of Excellence Award 2024 reflects the most prominent recent quality milestone.

Name

Dallas County Medical Center

Legal name

Dallas County Medical Center

Website

https://dallascountymedicalcenter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Dallas County Medical Center is a rural county-owned Critical Access Hospital in Fordyce, Arkansas, providing 24-hour emergency, inpatient, outpatient, and specialty care to Dallas County residents via two rural health clinics and visiting specialists.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Community Hospital Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Outpatient Care Centers (6214), Offices of Physicians (62111)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) (HLAFAGAL), Community Health Centers (FQHCs & Look-Alikes) (HLAFAGAB)

Keywords

• Rural community hospital
• Emergency medical services
• Outpatient specialty clinics
• Swing bed recovery
• Wound care treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Fordyce

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, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: The hospital generates revenue through providing inpatient and outpatient medical services including emergency care, laboratory, radiology, therapy services, and specialty clinics. Services are billed to patients, insurance companies, Medicare, and Medicaid.
2. Standard Hospital Charges: Revenue from standard charges for inpatient and outpatient services. Patient financial responsibility varies based on negotiated payment plans with health insurers and reimbursement schedules for public payers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Dallas County Medical Center is a rural community hospital providing 24-hour emergency care, inpatient services, and a wide range of outpatient clinical and diagnostic services (laboratory, radiology, respiratory, physical/occupational/speech therapy) to residents of Dallas County and surrounding south-central Arkansas. It operates rural health clinics (DCMC Family Clinic, Nutt-Walley Clinic), a swing bed program for post-acute recovery, a wound care clinic in partnership with Restorix Health, pediatric therapy (Stepping Stones), and home health services via LHC Group, supported by visiting specialists in cardiology, orthopedics, general surgery, and psychiatric mental health.

Product overview

Dallas County Medical Center is a rural community hospital offering a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient healthcare services. The facility operates multiple care delivery channels: a 24-hour emergency department, inpatient hospital care including a Swing Bed Program for post-acute recovery, and various outpatient services (laboratory, radiology, respiratory, therapy). The outpatient clinic network includes the DCMC Family Clinic, Nutt-Walley Clinic, and specialty visiting specialists (cardiology, orthopedics, general surgery, psychiatric mental health). Specialized programs include Wound Care Clinic (Restorix partnership), Stepping Stones pediatric therapy, and Elite Home Health (LHC Group partnership) for at-home care. Patient-facing digital services include the Azalea Health Patient Portal, Health Research Intelligence Center via FastHealth.AI, E-Card service, and Price Transparency tools via Quadax. The hospital's technology infrastructure is built on the FastHealth Corporation platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 24-Hour Emergency Care Round-the-clock emergency department providing immediate medical care for acute illnesses, injuries, and life-threatening conditions for patients of all ages in Dallas County and surrounding areas.
• Laboratory/Pathology Services Diagnostic laboratory testing and pathology services for clinical specimen analysis supporting disease diagnosis and treatment planning.
• Radiology Services Medical imaging services including X-ray, CT, MRI, and other diagnostic imaging modalities for clinical diagnosis.
• Respiratory Services Respiratory therapy and pulmonary care services for patients with breathing and lung conditions.
• Swing Bed Program Post-hospitalization recovery program providing skilled nursing care, therapy services, I.V. medication administration, wound care, and medication management for patients transitioning from acute care.
• Wound Care Clinic (Restorix) Specialized wound care treatment program operated in partnership with Restorix Health providing advanced wound care services for chronic and complex wounds.
• Outpatient Therapy Physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy services provided on an outpatient basis Monday through Thursday 7:30am-4:30pm.
• Stepping Stones Pediatric Therapy Pediatric therapy program providing specialized therapeutic services for children.
• Elite Home Health (LHC Group Partnership) Home healthcare services delivered through LHC Group partnership including skilled nursing, physical/occupational/speech therapy, wound care, medication management, and home safety assessments in patients' homes.
• DCMC Family Clinic Rural health clinic at 201 N. Clifton Street, Fordyce, AR providing family practice services and accepting new patients.
• Nutt-Walley Clinic of DCMC Family practice clinic offering primary care services at 110 North Clifton Street, Fordyce, AR; accepting new patients.
• Outpatient Specialty Clinics Specialist clinics including cardiology, orthopedics, general surgery, and psychiatric mental health services with visiting specialists on scheduled dates.
• Azalea Health Patient Portal Online patient portal enabling patients to access health records, communicate with providers, view test results, and manage appointments.
• Price Transparency / Standard Charges Disclosure Hospital pricing disclosure providing machine-readable standard charges (CSV), shoppable services pricing, and financial assistance information for patients.
• Send an E-Card Service Online greeting card service allowing visitors to send get well, congratulations, and thinking of you cards to hospitalized patients.
• Medical Records Access Medical records management and access services for patients requesting their health information.
• Health Research / Health Intelligence Center Online health research platform providing a research library with medical dictionary, health information search engine, and FastNurse Personal Research Service.

Quantifiable outcome

• Wound Center of Excellence Award 2024 recognition for wound care quality

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LHC Group (Dallas County Medical Center Home Care / Elite Home Health)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHome care services are delivered through a partnership with LHC Group, providing specialized healthcare services and activities in patients' homes. Trained medical professionals work under physician supervision to deliver medical, social, and therapeutic treatments for recovery from illness, disease, injury, or surgery.
• Restorix HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWound care services are provided through partnership with Restorix Health, a specialized wound care provider. The hospital received the Wound Center of Excellence Award 2024 in recognition of wound care quality.
• CHI St. VincentminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCardiology specialist Dr. Tena Murphy is affiliated with CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic Arkansas, providing outpatient cardiology services at DCMC.
• South Arkansas Orthopaedics & Sports MedicineminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOrthopedic specialist Dr. Dwayne Daniels from South Arkansas Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine provides outpatient orthopedic consultations at DCMC.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Baptist Health (Arkansas): Large nonprofit health system operating hospitals and clinics across Arkansas. Comparable as a regional acute-care provider serving overlapping rural and small-city Arkansas geographies, though with much broader scale and service breadth than DCMC.
• CHI St. Vincent (CommonSpirit Health): Regional Catholic health system with hospitals and clinics across Arkansas. Already a DCMC partner providing visiting cardiology specialists; comparable in providing community-hospital and ambulatory services in Arkansas, but at substantially greater scale.
• Mercy Health (Arkansas operations): Large Catholic nonprofit health system operating hospitals and clinics across multiple states including Arkansas and Oklahoma. Comparable as a community-hospital operator in similar rural/small-city geographies, but at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Magnolia Regional Medical Center: Small community hospital in Magnolia, Arkansas, providing comparable general medical, surgical, and emergency services to a rural South Arkansas population. Directly comparable in scale, mission, and service mix to DCMC.
• Ashley County Medical Center: Critical access hospital in Crossett, Arkansas, offering inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and rural health clinic services. Directly comparable as a rural Arkansas community hospital with similar service portfolio and catchment profile.
• Ouachita County Medical Center: Community hospital in Camden, Arkansas, providing inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and specialty services. Directly comparable as a rural South-Central Arkansas community hospital serving a similarly sized county population.
• Bradley County Medical Center: Critical access hospital in Warren, Arkansas, providing inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and clinic services to a rural South Arkansas county. Directly comparable in scale, service mix, and rural-county catchment.

Others

• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS): State's only academic health sciences center, already partnered with DCMC via the AR SAVES stroke program. Comparable as an Arkansas provider extending specialty access into rural communities, though at a fundamentally different scale and mission.
• LHC Group (now part of Optum): Home health and hospice provider that operates the Elite Home Health partnership serving DCMC patients. Comparable as an ecosystem partner bringing home-based post-acute care into rural hospital service lines.
• Restorix Health: Specialized wound care operator that runs DCMC's Wound Care Clinic and awarded its 2024 Center of Excellence recognition. Comparable as a partner enabling advanced wound care service lines in rural hospitals.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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