Egyptian Health Department

What Egyptian Health Department does

Egyptian Health Department is a regional public health agency headquartered in Eldorado, Illinois, serving Saline, Gallatin, White, Wayne, and Hamilton counties in Southern Illinois since 1952. Originally chartered as a public health department and expanded in 1972 to include full mental health services (operating as the Egyptian Public and Mental Health Department), the agency delivers an integrated portfolio of behavioral health (adult and child/adolescent), public health nursing (WIC, immunizations, home health, family case management), environmental health (food, water, sewage, vector control), and substance use prevention and recovery services. The agency is governed by a Board of Health and a 708 Board, is COA accredited, Medicare-certified for home health, and certified as a Drug Overdose Prevention Program, with programming that reaches 29 counties through DOPP. Village InCK and HTC INCA programs provide CMS-funded integrated care coordination for Medicaid-enrolled children and adults.

The agency's technology backbone is Creatio's agentic no-code CRM and workflow platform, deployed in February 2026 through implementation partner Velvetech LLC, which consolidates screenings, referrals, care plans, and compliance reporting and supports predictive analytics and agentic automation. EHD also delivers services via telehealth, school-based programming, and field home-health visits. The five fixed office locations (Eldorado HQ, Harrisburg, Junction, Carmi, Fairfield) plus the iHub intake point form the operational distribution footprint, with a reported 1:10 RN-to-patient ratio in home health (capped at 1:15).

EHD's revenue model is government-funded across multiple streams: a $9,666,733 CMS award for Village InCK, Illinois Department of Human Services grants, Illinois Department of Public Health program funding, USDA nutrition assistance, Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement for home health, and partnership funding from the American Cancer Society (CATCH) and Southern Illinois Healthcare. Many programs are free or sliding-scale for eligible populations, including WIC (EBT-based food assistance), DOPP (free naloxone distribution), and Home Health (Medicare reimbursement). The agency is led by CEO Angie Hampton (28-year tenure, Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education alumnus) and operates as a government state entity, not a private enterprise.

Name

Egyptian Health Department

Legal name

Egyptian Health Department

Website

https://egyptian.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Egyptian Health Department is a COA-accredited public health agency founded in 1952 in Eldorado, Illinois, delivering integrated behavioral health, public health nursing, environmental health, and substance use recovery services across five Southern Illinois counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (923120), Administration of Public Health Programs (92312)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

National/State/Local Immunization Program Offices (HLAJAHAA), Public Health Program Administration & Operations (HLAJAMAB)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Behavioral health care
• Substance use treatment
• Environmental health programs
• Integrated care coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Eldorado

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Public Health Funding: Egyptian Health Department is a government-funded public health agency operating under a Board of Health governance structure. Primary funding derives from public health appropriations, grants (including CMS-funded Village InCK award of $9,666,733), and state contracts for certified programs.
2. Medicaid and Medicare Reimbursement: Home Health services are Medicare certified. The department accepts Medicare, private insurance, and federal assistance programs. The WIC program provides food assistance. Medicaid and CHIP populations are served through Village InCK in Saline, Gallatin, Wayne, White, and Hamilton counties.
3. Federal Grants: Funding from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as part of the Village InCK award ($9,666,733 total). Additional grant funding from Illinois Department of Human Services, USDA, and healthcare transformation initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Egyptian Health Department is a regional public health agency providing integrated behavioral health, public health nursing, environmental health, and substance use prevention and recovery services to residents of Saline, Gallatin, White, Wayne, and Hamilton counties in Southern Illinois. The agency operates CMS-funded care coordination programs (Village InCK, HTC INCA, HIP) and delivers services through county offices, home visits, schools, and telehealth channels under Board of Health governance.

Product overview

Egyptian Health Department is a regional public health agency serving southern Illinois since 1952, offering a comprehensive portfolio of integrated health and human services. The organization operates as a single agency with multiple interconnected service lines including Adult and Child/Adolescent Behavioral Health Services, Public Health (nursing, immunizations, WIC, home health), Environmental Health (food safety, water, sewage, vector control), and Substance Use Prevention & Recovery programs. Specialized care coordination programs include Village InCK for children, HTC INCA for adults, and the HIP Integrated Care Program. The agency deployed Creatio's agentic no-code CRM platform in 2026 to unify screenings, referrals, care plans, and compliance reporting into one system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% reduction in manual work after Creatio platform deployment
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Partnership for a Connected IllinoismajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 December 2025EHD participates in the Partnership for a Connected Illinois, a coalition working to expand telehealth access and innovative technologies across Illinois. EHD was recognized at the December 9, 2025 virtual award event alongside U.S. Senator Richard Durbin.
• CreatiocoreTechnology or IntegrationEgyptian Health Department deployed Creatio's agentic no-code CRM and workflow platform. Creatio provides AI-native architecture enabling predictive analytics and agentic automation capabilities for the agency's care management, compliance reporting, screenings, referrals, and care plans. The platform consolidated multiple workflows into a unified system.
• Velvetech LLCcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementation firm engaged by EHD to deploy the Creatio platform. Velvetech LLC served as the system integrator for the Egyptian Health Department's digital transformation project.
• American Cancer SocietymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmerican Cancer Society provides funding and partnership for CATCH program, which promotes physical activity, healthy food choices, and tobacco prevention in schools across southern Illinois. EHD is a CATCH implementing agency.
• Southern Illinois HealthcaremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIH partners with EHD on CATCH program funding and implementation, and is also a member of the Diabetes Today Resource Team (DTRT). SIH is a key healthcare provider in the region supporting community health initiatives.
• SIUC Center for Rural Health & Social Services Development - School of MedicinemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner supporting CATCH program and community health initiatives. Serves as a community partner in EHD's school health programs andcoalition activities.
• Illinois Tobacco QuitlinecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEHD serves as a referral partner for the Illinois Tobacco Quitline (ITQL), a free tobacco cessation counseling service staffed by tobacco treatment specialists. EHD refers patients for cessation counseling and receives tracking information through ITQL's referral system.
• Christopher Rural Health CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEHD partners with Christopher Rural Health Clinic for psychiatric evaluations, medication monitoring, and care coordination for both adult and HIP Program patients. Located in Eldorado, IL, the clinic provides primary care and mental health integration.
• Village InCK Physician ChampionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Matthew Winkleman, MD and Dr. Marla Lafikes, MD serve as physician champions for the Village InCK program, supporting clinical leadership and integration of care for children in the program.
• SI SUPRT CouncilmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSoutheastern Illinois Substance Use, Prevention, Recovery, and Treatment (SI SUPRT) Council is the local Recovery Oriented System of Care (ROSC) led by EHD. It is a coordinated network of community-based services addressing substance use disorders across southeastern Illinois.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Illinois Department of Human Services / Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (IDHS/SUPR): State agency that certifies EHD's Drug Overdose Prevention Program and provides the majority of substance use prevention and recovery funding, comparable as the primary upstream funder/regulator of EHD's behavioral-health and recovery services.
• Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH): Statewide public health authority that certifies and funds local health departments like EHD, administers the Prescription Monitoring Program, and provides NRT distribution through the Tobacco Quitline — the highest-level regulator and funding counterparty in EHD's operating environment.

Emerging players

• Christopher Rural Health Clinic: Federally qualified-style rural health clinic in Eldorado, IL that partners with EHD for psychiatric evaluations and integrated primary-care/behavioral-health services, serving the same at-risk Medicaid population.
• Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH): Regional health system in southern Illinois that is a formal CATCH and DTRT partner with EHD; competes for some population-health and behavioral-health funding in the same service region and serves as a strategic referral counterparty.

Direct peers

• Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health Department: Joint county public health authority serving Franklin and Williamson counties in southern Illinois with WIC, immunizations, environmental health, and behavioral health — operating under a similar multi-county board structure as EHD.
• Jackson County Health Department: County-level public health department in southern Illinois delivering public health nursing, environmental health, WIC, behavioral health, and home health across a multi-county service area — directly comparable in scope and operating model to EHD.
• Williamson County Health Department: Neighboring southern Illinois county health department offering public health, environmental health, behavioral health, and home/community-based services to a comparable rural Medicaid population.

Regional players

• Massac County Health Department: Small rural county health department in southern Illinois that participates in the same IDPH/IDHS regional prevention and recovery coalitions (e.g., SI SUPRT) covered by EHD's DOPP program, serving a comparable Medicaid population.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xfacebook.com/SISUPRT
• Facebookfacebook.com/EgyptianHealthDepartment

Compliance3 records

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