DeKalb Regional Medical Center

Name

DeKalb Regional Medical Center

Legal name

DeKalb Regional Medical Center

Website

https://dekalbregional.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Primary Care for Underserved Populations (e.g., migrant, homeless, refugee clinics) (HLAFAGAN), Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

Keywords

• Acute care hospital
• Emergency medical services
• Community hospital care
• Diagnostic imaging services
• Maternity and surgical care

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Payne

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, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Fee-for-service healthcare delivery model providing medical services to patients including emergency care, surgical services, diagnostic imaging, laboratory services, maternity care, and specialty services such as cardiology, orthopedics, and pediatrics. Revenue generated through patient encounters, insurance reimbursements, and government healthcare programs.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

DeKalb Regional Medical Center is a 134-bed not-for-profit community hospital providing comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, and emergency healthcare services. Its core offerings include 24/7 emergency care, surgical services, diagnostic imaging, laboratory services, maternity care (labor and delivery), and a broad portfolio of specialty services spanning cardiology, orthopedics, pediatrics, women's health, family medicine, internal medicine, audiology, ENT, ophthalmology, sleep medicine, sports medicine, behavioral health (seniors), and bariatric weight loss. The facility serves as the major healthcare provider for DeKalb County, Alabama and adjacent communities in west Georgia.

Product overview

DeKalb Regional Medical Center is a 134-bed not-for-profit, community hospital offering a broad portfolio of clinical services. The hospital provides emergency, surgical, orthopedic, maternity, cardiology, imaging, and specialty care services to residents of DeKalb County, Alabama and adjacent communities in west Georgia. The facility operates as part of the Huntsville Hospital Health System following its affiliation in April 2024. Services are organized around key clinical departments including Emergency Services, Orthopedics, Surgery, Women's Health, Cardiology, Pediatrics, and various specialty programs such as Sleep Center, Sports Medicine, and Bariatric Weight Loss.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Services 24/7 emergency and trauma care for acute medical conditions, available to all community residents and visitors of DeKalb County and adjacent west Georgia communities.
• Surgical Services General and specialized surgical procedures performed across multiple disciplines for inpatients and outpatients at the Fort Payne facility.
• Imaging Services Diagnostic imaging services including X-ray, MRI, CT, and ultrasound for patients referred by physicians or presenting with diagnostic needs.
• Cardiology Heart and cardiovascular diagnosis and treatment services for adults, including support tied to the Accredited Chest Pain Center designation.
• Orthopedics Bone, joint, and muscle care including surgical and non-surgical orthopedic treatments for community patients.
• Maternity Services Comprehensive pregnancy care including prenatal, delivery, and postnatal services for expectant mothers in the service area.
• Labor & Delivery Obstetric services for childbirth including delivery and postpartum care, complementing the maternity services program.
• Pediatrics Medical care for infants, children, and adolescents delivered through inpatient and outpatient pediatric services.
• Family Medicine Primary care services for patients of all ages, from newborns to seniors, delivered via affiliated physician clinics.
• Internal Medicine Diagnosis and treatment of adult diseases and chronic conditions for adult patients in the community.
• Women's Health Comprehensive gynecological and reproductive health services for female patients.
• Audiology Diagnostic and therapeutic services for hearing and balance disorders.
• Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Otolaryngology services for conditions affecting the ear, nose, and throat.
• Ophthalmology Eye care services including medical and surgical treatments for vision disorders.
• Sleep Center Diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders including sleep apnea.
• Sports Medicine Specialized care for sports-related injuries and performance optimization.
• Behavioral Health (Seniors) Mental health services specialized for senior patients.
• Bariatric Weight Loss Surgical and non-surgical weight management programs for patients with obesity.
• Breast Health Comprehensive breast health services including screening, diagnosis, and treatment.
• Hospitalists Inpatient care provided by physicians dedicated to hospitalized patients.
• Friday Night Injury Clinic Urgent care services for sports and weekend injuries on Friday evenings.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Huntsville Hospital Health SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2024DeKalb Regional Medical Center joined the Huntsville Hospital Health System in April 2024. This affiliation provides the community hospital with access to the broader health system's resources, specialized services, and referral network while maintaining its community-focused mission. The partnership enhances service capabilities and care coordination for patients in DeKalb County and surrounding areas.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• HCA Healthcare: HCA Healthcare is one of the largest for-profit hospital operators in the United States with ~190 hospitals and 2,400+ sites of care. Relevant broad incumbent whose ambulatory expansion and rural outreach strategies shape the same competitive environment that DeKalb Regional operates in.
• UAB Health System: UAB Health System is the largest academic medical system in Alabama and the dominant tertiary/quaternary provider in the state. Relevant as a broad incumbent whose specialty referral pull and clinical reputation influence patient retention at rural community hospitals like DeKalb Regional.

Direct peers

• Highlands Medical Center: Highlands Medical Center is a 170-bed community hospital in Scottsboro, Alabama, also affiliated with the Huntsville Hospital Health System. It operates as the closest like-for-like community/rural hospital peer to DeKalb Regional, sharing payor environment, rural Alabama catchment, and parent-system affiliation.
• Citizens Baptist Medical Center: Citizens Baptist is a 122-bed acute care hospital in Talladega, Alabama, part of the Baptist Health system. Comparable in scale and rural Alabama community hospital model with similar emergency, surgical, and diagnostic service profile.
• Regional Medical Center (RMC) Anniston: RMC Anniston is a 338-bed regional referral hospital in Anniston, Alabama, providing similar emergency, cardiovascular, oncology, and orthopedic services to a northeast Alabama service area. Comparable regional acute care hospital serving an adjacent market.
• Huntsville Hospital: Huntsville Hospital is the 881-bed flagship tertiary hospital of the Huntsville Hospital Health System and DeKalb Regional's parent affiliation. Relevant as the dominant regional referral hub to which DeKalb's complex cases flow and against whose service expansion the parent balance is struck.
• Marshall Medical Centers: Marshall Medical Centers operates two campuses (Marshall North and Marshall South) totaling roughly 250 beds in Guntersville and Boaz, Alabama. Comparable as a regional, multi-campus community hospital system serving rural northeast Alabama with a similar broad-service-line portfolio.
• Stringfellow Memorial Hospital: Stringfellow Memorial is a 125-bed community hospital in Anniston, Alabama, affiliated with RMC Health System. Closely comparable in scale (similar bed count), regional footprint in northeast Alabama, and broad-service community hospital model.
• Riverview Regional Medical Center: Riverview Regional is a 281-bed acute care hospital in Gadsden, Alabama, providing emergency, surgical, cardiology, and orthopedic services to a similar Etowb/Calhoun County catchment in northeast Alabama. Highly comparable regional community hospital peer.

Regional players

• Floyd Medical Center: Floyd Medical Center is a 304-bed not-for-profit community hospital in Rome, Georgia, serving the adjacent west Georgia market that DeKalb Regional also targets. Directly comparable as a regional referral hospital competing for the same west Georgia patient flows across the state line.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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