Ottumwa Regional Health Center

What Ottumwa Regional Health Center does

Ottumwa Regional Health Center (ORHC) is a private, for-profit regional acute-care hospital located in Ottumwa, Iowa, serving Wapello County and the broader Southeast Iowa region. Founded around 1890 and operating continuously for more than 130 years, the hospital is owned by Lifepoint Health (formerly Lifepoint Hospitals), receiving corporate governance, operational support, and shared resources through that parent network. The facility employs between 501 and 1,000 staff across its main hospital campus at 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue and satellite locations such as Ottumwa Orthopedics.

The hospital provides a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient services organized around core specialty lines including emergency medicine, critical care, surgical services, obstetrics and labor & delivery, pediatrics, orthopedics, cardiology (including cardiac catheterization, chest pain center, and cardiac rehabilitation), urology (including Aquablation Therapy for BPH), oncology, behavioral health, wound care, sleep lab, rehabilitation, diagnostic imaging (with 3D mammography, MRI, CT, low-dose CT lung screening, DEXA, and ultrasound), and laboratory services. Differentiated technologies include robotic waterjet-based Aquablation therapy and 3D breast imaging, supported by an online Prostate Health Risk Assessment tool and a secure patient portal for records, scheduling, messaging, and bill payment.

ORHC generates revenue primarily on a fee-for-service basis through insurance reimbursements, Medicare and Medicaid, and patient self-pay, with prices disclosed via CMS-mandated chargemaster listings and an online cost estimator tool. Distribution is direct through the hospital campus, satellite specialty clinics, and self-serve digital channels (patient portal). The customer base is broad and community-driven, spanning the general population of Wapello County, women and families needing obstetric and gynecological care, and use-case-based segments such as cardiac and orthopedic patients. Since 2019, the hospital has committed more than $20 million to facility renovations, technology upgrades, and advanced therapy introductions to expand service capacity within its regional footprint.

Name

Ottumwa Regional Health Center

Legal name

Ottumwa Regional Health Center

Website

https://ottumwaregionalhealth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1890

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Ottumwa Regional Health Center is a private regional acute-care hospital in Ottumwa, Iowa, owned by Lifepoint Health, serving Wapello County and Southeast Iowa with emergency, surgical, OB/GYN, cardiology, orthopedics, urology, and advanced imaging services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital / Acute Care Healthcare Services

NAICS

Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Sleep Diagnostic Centers (Polysomnography) (HLAFAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ambulatory Sleep Medicine Centers (HLAFABAJ), Outpatient Occupational Therapy (OT) Clinics (HLADAJAE)

Keywords

• Regional hospital services
• Emergency medical care
• Surgical specialty services
• Cardiac and orthopedic care
• Women and infant health

Headquarters

HQ city

Ottumwa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Fee-for-service healthcare delivery including emergency care, inpatient services, outpatient procedures, diagnostic services, and specialty care. Revenue generated through insurance reimbursements, Medicare/Medicaid, and patient payments.
2. Birthly Virtual Prenatal Education: Complimentary virtual prenatal education classes for expectant parents receiving care at the hospital, enhancing patient experience and maternal health outcomes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ottumwa Regional Health Center is a regional acute-care hospital providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient healthcare services to Wapello County and Southeast Iowa. Its service portfolio spans emergency medicine, critical care, surgical services, obstetrics, pediatrics, cardiology, orthopedics, urology, oncology, diagnostic imaging, rehabilitation, sleep medicine, and wound care, supported by digital tools including a Patient Portal and the Birthly virtual prenatal education program.

Product overview

Ottumwa Regional Health Center is a regional healthcare facility providing a comprehensive range of medical services to Wapello County and Southeast Iowa. The hospital offers both inpatient and outpatient medical services organized around specialty departments including Cardiology, Diagnostic Imaging, Orthopedics, Surgical Services, Urology, Women's Health, Emergency Room, Cancer Treatment, and Rehabilitation. The facility also provides digital patient services including a Patient Portal for managing health records and appointments, and launched a Birthly Virtual Prenatal Education program offering free online birthing classes. Key specialty services include Aquablation therapy for BPH treatment and advanced imaging services such as 3D mammography and low-dose CT lung cancer screening.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Room 24/7 emergency department providing emergency medical care for acute illnesses and injuries.
• Cardiology Heart care services including chest pain center, general cardiology, heart screenings, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, and cardiac rehabilitation.
• Surgical Services
• Orthopedics
• Urology
• Aquablation Therapy
• Breast Health
• Cancer Treatment
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Labor and Delivery
• Women's Health
• Rehabilitation Center
• Behavioral Health
• Diabetes Care
• Gastroenterology
• Digestive Health
• Infusion Center
• Laboratory
• Lung Care
• Sleep Lab
• Wound Care
• Patient Portal
• Birthly Virtual Prenatal Education Free online birthing classes with live expert-led instructors offering childbirth education, lactation consulting, and prenatal classes for expectant parents.

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BirthlycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 June 2026Birthly is a virtual prenatal education platform. Ottumwa Regional Health Center launched its Birthly program in partnership with Lifepoint Health, offering expectant parents unlimited, free online birthing classes with live instructors. The program features regularly scheduled classes taught by certified childbirth educators, lactation consultants, and other specialists, making prenatal education more accessible to patients who cannot attend in-person classes.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• University of Iowa Health Care: Iowa's academic medical center and tertiary referral destination; competes with ORHC for complex specialty cases that out-migrate from Southeast Iowa and sets the clinical capability benchmark for the state.
• Trinity Health (Iowa): National Catholic health system operating regional hospitals in Iowa through MercyOne; competes with ORHC across similar service lines in overlapping geographies.
• CHI Health: Regional Catholic health system operating community hospitals across Nebraska and western Iowa with overlapping service mix (cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, OB) comparable to ORHC.
• UnityPoint Health: Large Iowa-headquartered regional health system operating community hospitals across the state with overlapping specialty services and primary care footprint comparable to ORHC's service portfolio.
• MercyOne: Iowa-wide Catholic-affiliated health system with regional hospitals offering comparable inpatient, outpatient, and specialty service lines, directly competing for patients in overlapping Iowa geographies.

Others

• Lifepoint Health: Parent company and network operator of ORHC; comparable as the corporate parent that sets strategic, operational, and financial parameters for its community hospital portfolio including ORHC.

Direct peers

• Broadlawns Medical Center: Des Moines-based community hospital of comparable scale offering similar multi-specialty services (emergency, surgical, behavioral health, primary care) to ORHC's portfolio.
• Hammond-Henry Hospital: Small community hospital in Geneseo, Illinois providing similar scale of inpatient, outpatient, and primary care services to a rural Midwestern catchment comparable to ORHC.
• Genesis Health System: Regional health system based in Davenport, Iowa providing similar scope of community-based acute care, specialty, and outpatient services to ORHC across eastern Iowa and western Illinois.
• Great River Health: Multi-site community health system serving Southeast Iowa and West-Central Illinois with similar scope (inpatient, outpatient, specialty services) and comparable regional footprint overlapping ORHC's Southeast Iowa catchment.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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