Mostellar Medical Center

What Mostellar Medical Center does

Mostellar Medical Center (legal entity: Bayou La Batre Area Health Development Board, Inc., d/b/a MMC and SWAHS) is a private 501-C3 non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) incorporated in February 1978 and operating two community clinic locations in rural Alabama: Mostellar Medical Center in Irvington (south Mobile County, opened 1978, 17 providers and over 90-person support staff) and Southwest Alabama Health Services in McIntosh (Washington County, acquired as a troubled FQHC grantee in May 1985, 2 providers and 6-person support staff). MMC, the larger of the two, is described as the largest FQHC in south Mobile County. Both sites are NCQA Patient Centered Medical Home Level III recognized.

The organization delivers a horizontally integrated primary and preventive care platform spanning adult medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, optometry, behavioral health and substance abuse counseling, immunizations, and women's health, with on-site diagnostic capability including LabCorp laboratory services, digital X-ray, EKG, and OB ultrasound. Specialty OB/GYN coverage at MMC is provided through a visiting-specialist arrangement with USA Children and Women's Hospital on Mondays and Tuesdays, extending access to specialist care without requiring patient travel outside the service area. Supporting (non-clinical) services include 340B Prescription Assistance, a Sliding Fee Discount Program (income and family-size based, renewed annually), Medicaid and Health Insurance Marketplace enrollment help, Women, Infants and Children (WIC) outreach, pharmaceutical Patient Assistance Program (PAP) navigation via two dedicated clerks, and referral coordination.

Revenue mechanics combine fee-for-service patient care across private insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, sliding-fee self-pay, Section 330 federal grant funding tied to FQHC status, and savings from the 340B drug pricing program. The FTC Act provides malpractice coverage under PHS deemed status, an economic benefit embedded in the FQHC regulatory designation. The go-to-market motion is sales-led / direct: appointment-based intake via phone, walk-in availability, and referral relationships with community organizations and other providers in Mobile and Washington Counties. Marketing channels are limited to a Facebook presence, a ClikCloud-hosted website (mostellarmedical.org), and an EClinicalWorks-backed MyChart patient portal. There is no disclosed mobile app, no public API, and no technology partnerships beyond the patient-portal vendor.

Name

Mostellar Medical Center

Legal name

Bayou La Batre Area Health Development Board, Inc.

Website

https://mostellarmedical.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mostellar Medical Center is a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center operating two rural Alabama clinics (Irvington and McIntosh) that deliver primary, preventive, OB/GYN, pediatrics, optometry, and behavioral health care to insured and uninsured residents of south Mobile and Washington Counties regardless of ability to pay.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Aluskylä

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Patient Services Revenue: Fee-for-service healthcare delivery covering adult medicine, pediatrics, OB/GYN, optometry, and behavioral health services. Revenue collected from insurance payers and patient payments including sliding fee scale.
2. 340B Drug Pricing Program: Federal program generating revenue through medication procurement savings for qualifying patients
3. Federal 330 Funding: Grant funding from Public Health Service under Section 330 of the PHSA for FQHC operations
4. Sliding Fee Discount Program: Income-based discount program generating revenue from reduced-fee patient services

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Mostellar Medical Center, operated by the Bayou La Batre Area Health Development Board, Inc., is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) delivering comprehensive primary and preventive healthcare across two Alabama facilities. Services include adult medicine, pediatrics, OB/GYN, optometry, behavioral health, immunizations, on-site diagnostics (digital X-ray, EKG, OB ultrasound, LabCorp lab work), and prescription assistance programs. The center serves insured, uninsured, and under-insured patients regardless of ability to pay, supported by a sliding fee discount program, 340B drug pricing, and Federal 330 grant funding.

Product overview

Mostellar Medical Center operates as a unified healthcare delivery organization offering a comprehensive range of primary and preventive health services through two facilities. The organization provides adult medicine, pediatrics, OB/GYN, optometry, diagnostic imaging (X-ray and EKG), on-site laboratory services, behavioral health, and women's health as core clinical services. Supporting services include prescription assistance programs (including 340B), sliding fee discounts for uninsured patients, Medicaid/Marketplace enrollment assistance, WIC referrals, and care coordination. Mostellar Medical Center (MMC) in Irvington serves as the main campus with 17 providers, while Southwest Alabama Health Services (SWAHS) in McIntosh provides internal medicine and pediatric care with 2 providers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adult Medicine Primary care services for adult patients including diagnosis, treatment, ongoing medical management, chronic disease management, and adult wellness exams.
• Pediatrics Pediatric care including annual check-ups, physicals, vaccinations, EPSDT services for Medicaid-enrolled children, well-child visits, and allergy shots.
• OB/GYN Obstetrics and gynecology services including annual check-ups, pregnancy services, prenatal care, birth control, and OB ultrasounds, delivered via visiting specialists from USA Children and Women's Hospital.
• Optometry / Vision Services Eye health and vision services including comprehensive eye exams, glaucoma evaluations, diabetic evaluations, and retinal photos.
• Behavioral Health Services Mental health and substance abuse counseling services for patients.
• Diagnostic Imaging - Digital X-ray and EKG On-site diagnostic imaging services including digital X-rays and electrocardiograms.
• On-site Laboratory Services (LabCorp) On-site laboratory services for blood work and other diagnostic testing through LabCorp.
• Immunizations Vaccination services for patients of all ages.
• Women's Health Comprehensive women's health services including reproductive health and preventive care.
• Wellness and Annual Exams Preventive health services including wellness visits, sports physicals, and annual examinations.
• Sliding Fee Discount Program Income-based financial assistance program based on family size to reduce healthcare costs for qualifying patients, renewed annually.
• 340B Prescription Assistance Program Federal program enabling the center to purchase medications at reduced prices and pass savings to eligible patients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Patient Centered Medical Homes Level III certification at both locations

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 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.

• USA Children and Women's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVisiting specialists from USA Children and Women's Hospital provide OB/GYN services at Mostellar Medical Center on Mondays and Tuesdays, expanding access to specialized women's healthcare in the region

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Whatley Health Services: Federally Qualified Health Center serving west Alabama with multiple clinic sites providing primary care, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy on a sliding-fee basis. Directly comparable as another Alabama-based FQHC with similar payer mix, 340B participation, and Section 330 funding model.
• Capstone Rural Health Center: FQHC operating rural clinics in Alabama with primary care, behavioral health, and 340B pharmacy access. Closely comparable as a small Alabama FQHC serving rural, predominantly low-income populations under similar federal funding mechanics.
• Family Health: Primary care FQHC serving Mobile, Alabama with adult medicine, pediatrics, OB/GYN, dental, and pharmacy on a sliding-fee basis. Directly comparable, and notably referenced in Mostellar's own history as the organization that took over its pediatric dental services.
• Cherokee Health Systems: Large FQHC operating integrated primary care, behavioral health, and dental across rural Tennessee. Comparable as a multi-site FQHC using a comprehensive care model with PCMH and value-based contracting across rural, underserved populations.
• Rural Health Group: FQHC operating primary care, OB/GYN, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy across rural North Carolina. Comparable multi-site rural FQHC with similar service stack, sliding-fee program, and 340B participation.
• HealthNet Inc. Large urban and community-based FQHC in Indianapolis providing primary care, OB/GYN, behavioral health, and pharmacy with sliding-fee and 340B access. Comparable FQHC operating comprehensive primary care on a Section 330 funded, sliding-fee model.
• Unity Health Care: Large Washington, DC-area FQHC providing primary care, OB/GYN, behavioral health, and pharmacy to underserved populations. Comparable as a multi-site FQHC using PCMH and 340B, but serving a more urban safety-net population than Mostellar's rural base.
• East Georgia Healthcare Center: FQHC providing primary care, behavioral health, dental, and pharmacy across rural Georgia counties. Comparable rural FQHC with sliding-fee, 340B, and Section 330 funding serving a low-income, mixed-payer population.
• HealthPoint: Community health center network in Washington state operating primary care, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy across rural and suburban sites. Comparable multi-site FQHC with PCMH recognition and 340B-driven pharmacy access.

Broad incumbents

• Oak Street Health: Value-based primary care platform focused on Medicare-eligible adults in underserved communities, now part of CVS Health. Comparable in serving complex, low-income senior populations with comprehensive in-clinic services, but operates a for-profit, urban-focused, value-based model rather than the FQHC/Section 330 funding stack.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/mostellarmedical

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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