Frontera Healthcare Network

What Frontera Healthcare Network does

Frontera Healthcare Network (doing business as Frontera HCN) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, federally qualified health center (FQHC) headquartered in Menard, Texas, with FTCA deemed status under HHS funding. The organization operates five clinic locations across rural Texas Hill Country - Brady, Fredericksburg (medical plus a separately-operated Fredericksburg Behavioral Health site, also the home of the in-clinic Health Center Pharmacy), Junction, Mason, and Menard - and serves as the principal primary-care access point for residents of Gillespie, McCulloch, Kimble, Mason, Menard, and surrounding counties. Service lines include primary and preventive medical care, behavioral health counseling delivered both in-clinic and via telehealth, and an on-site pharmacy that dispenses medications at below-retail prices.

The organization's technology footprint is conventional community-health-center IT rather than a proprietary platform: scheduling, records access, and patient communication run through an InteliChart patient portal; patient billing is processed via InstaMed; outreach includes SMS notifications and Google Analytics tracking; and content distribution spans the company website, a Health Hub blog, community-resource pages by county, and a YouTube channel hosting live behavioral-health seminars. There is no indication of proprietary software, AI/ML systems, or developer-facing APIs in the data set.

Commercially, FHN operates as a nonprofit provider rather than a venture-stage business. Revenue is generated through patient service billing (Medicaid, Medicare, and commercial insurance), a sliding-fee scale for qualifying uninsured patients, federal Section 330 grants via HRSA and other HHS appropriations, foundation grants (San Angelo Area Foundation), community donations, and capital campaigns (e.g., the Mason Clinic Capital Campaign). The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer across rural communities, with marketing concentrated on the website, blog content, county-by-county resource guides, in-person community reputation, and earned media. The organization explicitly identifies staff cultural and linguistic competence (English/Spanish), whole-person integrated care, and care regardless of ability to pay as its central operating values.

Name

Frontera Healthcare Network

Legal name

Frontera Healthcare Network

Website

https://fronterahcn.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Frontera Healthcare Network is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit federally qualified health center operating five clinics across rural Texas Hill Country, delivering integrated primary medical care, behavioral health, and pharmacy services to underserved communities via Medicaid, Medicare, sliding-fee scale, and federal grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Offices of Physicians (6211)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Primary Care Networks, Groups & MSOs (HLAFAGAE)

Keywords

• Community health services
• Primary medical care
• Behavioral health services
• Rural healthcare
• Pharmacy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Eden

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patient Service Revenue: Revenue from patient services billed to insurance providers including Medicaid, Medicare, and commercial insurance plans. The organization also generates revenue through its on-site pharmacy services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Frontera Healthcare Network operates as a nonprofit community health center providing primary and preventive medical care, behavioral health counseling, and on-site pharmacy services across five rural Texas clinic locations. Care is delivered in person and via telehealth regardless of patients' ability to pay, accepting Medicaid, Medicare, and most commercial insurance plans and offering a sliding-scale discount program.

Product overview

Frontera Healthcare Network is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit rural community health center organization that provides integrated healthcare services through a multi-location model. The organization operates Medical Care Services, Behavioral Health Services, and a Health Center Pharmacy across five Texas locations (Brady, Fredericksburg, Junction, Mason, and Menard clinics). Additional offerings include the Wellness Uncorked mental health program, Mindful Mondays virtual workshops, and Thrive Connection group counseling—all serving the broader mission of providing quality, accessible, and affordable care regardless of ability to pay.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Care Services Primary and preventive medical services offered at all five rural Texas service locations (Brady, Fredericksburg, Junction, Mason, Menard) to help patients get healthy and stay healthy; available regardless of ability to pay.
• Behavioral Health Services Licensed therapists provide mental health services including support for anxiety, depression, anger management, and related issues; available virtually (telehealth) and at every Frontera medical clinic.
• Health Center Pharmacy On-site pharmacy providing patients with medications at affordable prices, operated at the Fredericksburg Health Center Pharmacy location.
• Thrive Connection Free virtual group counseling classes for hospitality, service, and retail industry workers and their families, facilitated by Licensed Professional Counselors.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Texas A&M Rural Nursing ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to develop rural nursing workforce pipeline, training future healthcare professionals for rural Texas communities
• Texas Wine AuctioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration forming Wellness Uncorked program to promote mental health among hospitality industry workers in Texas Hill Country through grant-funded free group counseling, educational seminars, and health fairs

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CentroMed: Large Texas FQHC operating primary care, behavioral health, dental, and pharmacy across San Antonio area. Comparable as a high-volume Texas FQHC with similar integrated service mix.
• CommUnityCare: Central Texas FQHC network with extensive primary care, behavioral health, and pharmacy services. Comparable FQHC operating model with HRSA funding and integrated care delivery.
• Cross Timbers Health Clinics: FQHC operating multiple clinics across rural Central/West Texas. Comparable as a Texas rural FQHC network with primary care, behavioral health, and pharmacy in small communities.
• Lone Star Circle of Care: Texas FQHC with multiple sites providing primary care, behavioral health, and pharmacy. Comparable as a large multi-county FQHC network operating under the same federal funding framework.
• Su Clinica Familiar: Texas FQHC serving the Rio Grande Valley with medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy. Comparable multi-site nonprofit FQHC model serving rural/underserved Texas communities.
• Atascosa Health Center: Texas-based FQHC providing primary care, behavioral health, and pharmacy services across rural South Texas counties. Directly comparable as a multi-site FQHC with similar sliding-scale, integrated service model.
• HealthPoint (Texas): Texas FQHC providing primary medical, dental, and behavioral health across rural and suburban counties. Comparable multi-site FQHC serving similar populations with similar service mix.
• Project Vida Health Center: Texas-based FQHC providing integrated primary care, behavioral health, and enabling services in underserved borderland communities. Comparable mission-driven, multi-site community health model.

Others

• National Association of Community Health Centers: National membership and advocacy organization for FQHCs. Comparable ecosystem participant that shapes the federal policy and funding environment Frontera depends on.
• Texas Association of Community Health Centers: Statewide membership organization representing Texas FQHCs. Comparable because it represents the same FQHC operating model and policy environment that governs Frontera's operations and funding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@FronteraHealthcare
• Xx.com/fronterahealth
• Facebookfacebook.com/fronterahn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fronterahealthcare

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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