St. Margaret's Health

What St. Margaret's Health does

St. Margaret's Health was a non-profit community healthcare system headquartered in Spring Valley, Illinois, founded in 1903 under the mission of the Sisters of Mary of the Presentation. It operated two acute-care hospital campuses — one in Spring Valley and one in Peru — and a network of more than 15 primary care and specialty clinics spanning the Illinois Valley (Spring Valley, Peru, Princeton, Granville, Henry, LaSalle, Oglesby, Streator, and Ottawa), with service lines including emergency care, surgery, oncology, rehabilitation, hospice, women's health, mental health, pediatrics, occupational health, and a drive-thru testing center.

The system's core technology layer was the MyCare Patient Portal on the Meditech EXPANSE EHR platform, delivered via web and the MHealth mobile application, with telehealth delivered through Doximity. Patient-facing digital tools supported appointment requests, prescription renewals, secure provider messaging, lab results, and electronic health record access. The organization reported 501-1,000 employees and served the general population of the rural Illinois Valley with no disclosed enterprise customers, no parent company, and no institutional investment backing.

St. Margaret's Health was funded and operated as an independent community non-profit, with revenue derived from direct billing for healthcare services to patients and third-party payers across its inpatient and outpatient footprint. Pricing was not publicly disclosed and was determined by procedure, insurance coverage, and patient financial-assistance eligibility. The organization's operating status is closed: all acute services at the Peru campus were suspended on January 28, 2023, and the system announced the complete closure of both hospital campuses, clinics, and ancillary facilities as of June 16, 2023, following a wind-down that included emergency-room and OB-unit suspensions, staff relocations, and integration-planning activity.

Name

St. Margaret's Health

Legal name

St. Margaret's Health

Website

https://aboutsmh.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1903

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

St. Margaret's Health was a non-profit community healthcare system founded in 1903, operating two hospital campuses and a network of specialty clinics across the Illinois Valley. The organization closed all operations in June 2023.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Acute Care Hospital & Healthcare Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Home Health Care Services (62161), Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051)

akta.pro primary industry

Primary Care for Underserved Populations (e.g., migrant, homeless, refugee clinics) (HLAFAGAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Home Health Clinical Care Coordination & Case Management (HSABACAO), After-Hours & Walk-In Primary Care Clinics (HLAFADAH)

Keywords

• Acute care hospital
• Primary care services
• Diagnostic imaging
• Hospice care
• Home health care

Headquarters

HQ city

Spring Valley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Revenue generated from providing direct healthcare services including hospital care, emergency services, diagnostic imaging, laboratory services, surgical services, rehabilitation, hospice care, and outpatient clinic visits. Services are billed to patients and/or insurance providers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

St. Margaret's Health operates two hospital campuses (Spring Valley and Peru) and a network of primary care, specialty, and walk-in clinics across the Illinois Valley, delivering acute hospital care, emergency services, diagnostic imaging and laboratory, surgical services, rehabilitation (cardiac, pulmonary, and physical/aquatics), cancer care, mental health, women's health, pediatrics, hospice, home health care, wound and hyperbaric care, and occupational health. It supplements in-person care with the MyCare Patient Portal on Meditech EXPANSE, the MHealth mobile app, Doximity-based virtual visits, a drive-thru testing center, and medical transportation services.

Product overview

St. Margaret's Health is a regional healthcare system serving the Illinois Valley since 1903, operating primarily as a network of hospitals, clinics, and specialty services. The core technology platform is the MyCare Patient Portal powered by Meditech EXPANSE, accessible via web and the MHealth mobile app for iOS and Android. Telehealth services are delivered through Doximity. The organization operates hospital facilities in Spring Valley and Peru (Peru location closed June 2023), numerous primary care and specialty clinics, a drive-thru testing center, pulmonary rehabilitation, hospice services, wound and hyperbaric care, and medical transportation. The portfolio is structured as a unified healthcare delivery network with patient-facing digital tools centered on the Meditech-powered portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MyCare Patient Portal by Meditech EXPANSE Online patient portal that allows patients to request appointments, check in for visits, request prescription renewals, securely message providers, view lab results and discharge information, and access their health records via web browser or the MHealth mobile app.
• MHealth Mobile App Mobile companion application for iOS and Android devices that provides on-the-go access to the MyCare Patient Portal, allowing patients to manage healthcare information from smartphones and tablets.
• Virtual Visits with Doximity Telehealth service enabling patients to attend appointments with St. Margaret's Health providers remotely through the Doximity platform.
• Drive-Thru Testing Center Mobile testing facility at the Spring Valley hospital campus offering COVID-19 swab testing, influenza/flu and strep swabs, RSV testing, respiratory array testing, blood pressure testing, blood sugar testing, and cholesterol screening without requiring patients to leave their vehicles.
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program Outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation center helping patients with chronic breathing problems including COPD, severe asthma, and chronic bronchitis to manage conditions through personalized exercise, education, and group support programs.
• Illinois Valley Hospice End-of-life care services including medical/nursing expertise, personal care, spiritual/psychosocial support, volunteer companionship, massage/music therapy, and bereavement support continuing up to 13 months after a loved one's passing.
• St. Margaret's Health - Spring Valley Hospital Acute care hospital at 600 East First Street, Spring Valley, IL 61362, providing emergency care, ICU, Med-Surg/Peds, surgical services, and other inpatient hospital services (closed as of June 16, 2023).
• St. Margaret's Health - Peru Hospital Hospital at 925 West Street, Peru, IL 61354; acute hospital services temporarily suspended January 28, 2023 and all operations closed as of June 16, 2023.
• Walk-In Care Immediate treatment services for minor, non-emergent conditions at convenient locations throughout the Illinois Valley, without requiring scheduled appointments.
• Wound & Hyperbaric Center Specialized wound care treatment and hyperbaric oxygen therapy services located at 1403 6th Street, Peru, IL 61354.
• St. Margaret's Medical Transport Medical transportation services for patients, including BPART services for Spring Valley locations, NCAT for Peru locations, and general medical transport.
• Prairieland Home Care Home healthcare services bringing medical care and support to patients in their residences.
• The Living Center Skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility providing inpatient post-acute and long-term care services.
• Diagnostic Imaging & Laboratory Services Inpatient and outpatient diagnostic services including CT, MRI, mammography, nuclear medicine, gastrointestinal diagnostics, calcium heart scoring, and laboratory testing.
• Cancer Care Hospital and clinic-based oncology services for patients with cancer diagnoses, including care coordination and treatment delivery.
• Surgical Services Inpatient and outpatient surgical services delivered at the Spring Valley hospital campus and supported by pre- and post-operative care.
• Cardiac Rehabilitation and Physical Rehabilitation (incl. Aquatics) Outpatient rehabilitation services including cardiac rehab, physical rehab, and aquatics therapy at centers in Peru.
• Occupational Health Center (Peru) Occupational health services for employers and employees, including work-related injury care, screenings, and physicals.
• Home Medical Equipment & Supplies Retail-style home medical equipment and supplies available through Spring Valley and Peru locations to support patient care at home.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center (Ottawa)minorOthers · 27 January 2023Alternative emergency room location for patients when St. Margaret's Peru ER temporarily suspended services. Located at 1100 East Norris Drive, Ottawa, IL 61350.
• OSF Saint Clare Medical Center (Princeton)minorOthers · 27 January 2023Alternative emergency room location for patients when St. Margaret's Peru ER temporarily suspended services. Located at 530 Park Avenue East, Princeton, IL 61356.
• OSF Saint Paul Medical Center (Mendota)minorOthers · 27 January 2023Alternative emergency room location for patients when St. Margaret's Peru ER temporarily suspended services. Located at 1401 East 12th Street, Mendota, IL 61342.
• Illinois Valley YMCAminorOthersCommunity partnership for hosting health screening events such as Hemoglobin A1C screenings at the YMCA location (300 Walnut Drive, Peru, Illinois 61354).

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• OSF HealthCare: Large Catholic regional health system headquartered in Peoria, IL, that already absorbed SMH's patient overflow via OSF Saint Elizabeth, Saint Clare, and Saint Paul Medical Centers. Directly comparable as a regional incumbent that served the same Illinois Valley geography with overlapping inpatient and clinic services.
• Carle Health: Regional, vertically integrated health system based in Urbana, IL, operating multiple hospitals, home health, and hospice services across central Illinois. Comparable as a Midwest community-rooted non-profit system that has both succeeded and absorbed rural hospital markets.
• UnityPoint Health: Large non-profit health system with deep presence across Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin, including rural community hospitals. Comparable as a multi-state incumbent that has acquired distressed rural hospitals and runs home health/hospice networks.
• SSM Health: Large Catholic non-profit health system with multiple community hospitals across the Midwest. Comparable as a regional incumbent that competes in the same rural Illinois geography and operates home health, hospice, and skilled nursing lines that overlap SMH's Prairieland, Illinois Valley Hospice, and The Living Center.
• Mercy Health (Bon Secours Mercy Health): Large Catholic health system operating community hospitals, home health, and hospice across the Midwest. Comparable to St. Margaret's as a faith-based, non-profit provider of integrated acute, home, and hospice care.

Direct peers

• Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers: Independent, non-profit community hospital serving Grundy County, IL — geographically adjacent to St. Margaret's Illinois Valley footprint. Closest direct peer in terms of size, non-profit community model, and rural-underserved market.
• Blessing Health System: Non-profit community health system in Quincy, IL, operating a hospital, physician group, home health, and hospice. Comparable in scale, structure, and rural Midwestern service profile to St. Margaret's pre-closure.
• Riverside Healthcare: Independent non-profit community hospital in Kankakee, IL, serving a rural-adjacent Illinois market. Similar in scale, ownership structure, and multi-specialty service breadth to St. Margaret's pre-closure.
• Hammond-Henry Hospital: Independent critical access hospital in Geneseo, IL, providing a similar multi-specialty community hospital model. Closest direct analog to St. Margaret's in size, rural Illinois setting, and non-profit structure.
• Graham Health System: Independent non-profit community hospital in Canton, IL, with a comparable rural west-central Illinois footprint. Similar to St. Margaret's in being a community-rooted, non-affiliated rural hospital facing similar financial pressures.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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